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Terror leaders now fleeing, in hiding, because of Trump's Soleimani strike

  • Offline MalabarJag
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01-29-2020, 07:07 PM

(01-29-2020, 06:18 PM)mikesez Wrote:
(01-29-2020, 06:01 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:
In 2016 I wouldn't have picked Trump either. But after seeing all of Trump's accomplishments to date, not picking Trump would have been a mistake. Most of the other Pubs would have negotiated away some of Trump's accomplishments in the interest of "bipartisanship." Who else would initiate a trade war with China to protect American intellectual property? I've read a lot of conservatives who disapprove of Trump's challenge to China. Maybe a progressive would, but then we'd still be in the Paris treaty accord and sending $100B a year in climate reparations to 3rd world dictators.

So this is another place where we disagree.
I agree with you that Trump has been more reluctant to get involved in shooting wars and less reluctant to get involved and trade wars than a stereotypical Republican.
And I agree with you this is a good thing. 
But I think that Rand Paul or Ted Cruz would have made about the same choices if we had made either of them president instead.

That's what they ran on. They were my top two choices. In the case of Cruz, I have a lot of respect for a candidate that went into Iowa and refused to pander to the ethanol subsidy crowd. Although didn't Rand Paul recently propose another entitlement?

Anyway, I doubt either one would stand up as well as Trump to the continual pressure of the media. He just lets it roll off his back. One or both would probably have caved on Kavanaugh. And make no mistake, while Trump is hated more than either one by the Dems, anyone else would still be facing the same constant anti-Republican propaganda.



                                                                          

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