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		<title>By: Patriot077</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/the-cuban-embargo-isnt-just-about-the-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-5528694</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot077]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No he was not at all reassuring. The press had never treated him well or with any respect, so I can&#039;t say that I blame him!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No he was not at all reassuring. The press had never treated him well or with any respect, so I can&#8217;t say that I blame him!</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s not a question of one war or another - both situations are fraught with peril.

But, we&#039;ll see, won&#039;t we.

I hope you&#039;re right.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not a question of one war or another &#8211; both situations are fraught with peril.</p>
<p>But, we&#8217;ll see, won&#8217;t we.</p>
<p>I hope you&#8217;re right.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Democrats were as guilty as sin, as usual.

But Bush&#039;s customary deer-in-the-headlights look in the midst of the crisis reassured no one.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Democrats were as guilty as sin, as usual.</p>
<p>But Bush&#8217;s customary deer-in-the-headlights look in the midst of the crisis reassured no one.</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it’s clear that we’re still in the process of transitioning between the Cold War and WWIII, and the sooner we move beyond the outmoded strategic mindset of the Cold War, the better.  The truth of the matter is that our former Cold War adversaries are likely to be our best allies in the emerging global war against the combined forces of Islamic Jihad, and anything we can do to nurture and enhance those relationships will accrue to the benefit of all concerned.  The best way to lose the war we’re in now is to keep fighting the war that was over more than twenty years ago.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it’s clear that we’re still in the process of transitioning between the Cold War and WWIII, and the sooner we move beyond the outmoded strategic mindset of the Cold War, the better.  The truth of the matter is that our former Cold War adversaries are likely to be our best allies in the emerging global war against the combined forces of Islamic Jihad, and anything we can do to nurture and enhance those relationships will accrue to the benefit of all concerned.  The best way to lose the war we’re in now is to keep fighting the war that was over more than twenty years ago.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 22:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will explore this link, thanks.

I do think you&#039;re a bit sanquine about the chinese, while you put too much emphasis on the extent of the Islamic threat.

At the same time, the Islamists are irrational, and totally vicious.

Still, war game scenarios NOW, not at some point in the future, hold an American military victory in doubt in the event of a shooting war with China.

China seeks hegemony in the Pacific, and is quite likely, in spite of economic imperatives, to run up against Japan very hard.

American alliances with Taiwan and Japan will not be abandoned; the danger of war in the region, which will quickly involve U.S. assets, is not remote.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I will explore this link, thanks.</p>
<p>I do think you&#8217;re a bit sanquine about the chinese, while you put too much emphasis on the extent of the Islamic threat.</p>
<p>At the same time, the Islamists are irrational, and totally vicious.</p>
<p>Still, war game scenarios NOW, not at some point in the future, hold an American military victory in doubt in the event of a shooting war with China.</p>
<p>China seeks hegemony in the Pacific, and is quite likely, in spite of economic imperatives, to run up against Japan very hard.</p>
<p>American alliances with Taiwan and Japan will not be abandoned; the danger of war in the region, which will quickly involve U.S. assets, is not remote.</p>
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		<title>By: whyhearme</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need change in our political system. The 2 party system is enslaving us. It is time we register Independent / Unaffiliated. Time to send a message to both parties.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need change in our political system. The 2 party system is enslaving us. It is time we register Independent / Unaffiliated. Time to send a message to both parties.<br />
We are not a democrat/republican/libertarian site. We are independents trading ideas, solutions and info.<br />
We support how this nation was founded and designed with no national/nationalist parties and where the States were the biggest factions.<br />
The only thing wrong with our Republic is the operators called democrat/republican.<br />
We are Americans, no hyphen required.<br />
We need change. Freedom can not be defeated but you can surrender yours and join those who steal it and oppress your<br />
So join us at<br />
<a href="http://no2party.freeforums.org/index.php" rel="nofollow">http://no2party.freeforums.org/index.php</a><br />
Our main commenting is at<br />
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<p>The site is run by membership only, we are free of trolls and spammers.</p>
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		<title>By: Patriot077</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And what was the proximate cause of the market crash?
Repeal of Glass Steagall, the legislation enacted after 1929 to avoid future run-ups. That was in Clinton&#039;s admin.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what was the proximate cause of the market crash?<br />
Repeal of Glass Steagall, the legislation enacted after 1929 to avoid future run-ups. That was in Clinton&#8217;s admin.</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Strategic thinkers at the Pentagon are concluding that if present trends continue, China will defeat the United States militarily.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that if present trends continue that China will be &lt;i&gt;capable&lt;/i&gt; of defeating the United States militarily at some point in the not too distant future.  As America demonstrated beyond any shadow of a doubt in WWII, superior manufacturing capacity and superior technology create almost insurmountable advantages in modern warfare, and the United States has been slipping in both categories for the last fifty years.  Unfortunately, America’s school system has gone from being the best in the industrialized world in  1964 to the worst (and most expensive) of any major industrialized nation today.  

During that same time period, Americans have become the most sedentary and obese among all the industrialized nations of the world with health care expenses going from somewhere around 5% of GDP in 1964 to more than 17% today.  We’ve lost millions of jobs and even entire industries to foreign competition, and we’ve gone from being the largest creditor nation in the world to the largest debtor nation in the the history of the world with more than $18 trillion in debt and the need to borrow somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.6 billion &lt;i&gt;a day&lt;/i&gt; just to pay our debts as they come due.  As recently as the year 2000, China had an economic output just one-third the size of ours, but  has now, in just fourteen years, closed the gap and surpassed us in annual economic production. 

Should we be concerned?  Yes.   Should we assume that China wants to defeat us militarily?  Not necessarily.  China has reasons for wanting the United States to stay strong, just has we have reasons for wanting China to stay strong.  There are many ways America and China can benefit each other economically and militarily, and there are many reasons why we should hope they will start strong and vice versa.    The truth of the matter is that there are many reasons to suppose that China will become one of our greatest allies in the global war against the forces of Islamic Jihad, and we should encourage and nurture that relationship.  In the meantime, we obviously have our work cut out for us unless we want to be the weak siren in the relationship, and in that regard I would refer you to the work and the findings of Robert Atkinson, and his book &lt;i&gt;Innovation Economics:  The Race for Global Advantage&lt;/i&gt; which he introduced at the New America Foundation in 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM08DzTuhY



Although it is perfectly clear that we are falling behind China at this point in time, it is not impossible that we may be able to regain our former competitive advantage, but that will not be possible without radical improvements in our education system, our health care system, and our ability to create and attract the best high-value added manufacturing companies in the world.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MG:  <i><b>Strategic thinkers at the Pentagon are concluding that if present trends continue, China will defeat the United States militarily.</b></i></p>
<p>It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that if present trends continue that China will be <i>capable</i> of defeating the United States militarily at some point in the not too distant future.  As America demonstrated beyond any shadow of a doubt in WWII, superior manufacturing capacity and superior technology create almost insurmountable advantages in modern warfare, and the United States has been slipping in both categories for the last fifty years.  Unfortunately, America’s school system has gone from being the best in the industrialized world in  1964 to the worst (and most expensive) of any major industrialized nation today.  </p>
<p>During that same time period, Americans have become the most sedentary and obese among all the industrialized nations of the world with health care expenses going from somewhere around 5% of GDP in 1964 to more than 17% today.  We’ve lost millions of jobs and even entire industries to foreign competition, and we’ve gone from being the largest creditor nation in the world to the largest debtor nation in the the history of the world with more than $18 trillion in debt and the need to borrow somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.6 billion <i>a day</i> just to pay our debts as they come due.  As recently as the year 2000, China had an economic output just one-third the size of ours, but  has now, in just fourteen years, closed the gap and surpassed us in annual economic production. </p>
<p>Should we be concerned?  Yes.   Should we assume that China wants to defeat us militarily?  Not necessarily.  China has reasons for wanting the United States to stay strong, just has we have reasons for wanting China to stay strong.  There are many ways America and China can benefit each other economically and militarily, and there are many reasons why we should hope they will start strong and vice versa.    The truth of the matter is that there are many reasons to suppose that China will become one of our greatest allies in the global war against the forces of Islamic Jihad, and we should encourage and nurture that relationship.  In the meantime, we obviously have our work cut out for us unless we want to be the weak siren in the relationship, and in that regard I would refer you to the work and the findings of Robert Atkinson, and his book <i>Innovation Economics:  The Race for Global Advantage</i> which he introduced at the New America Foundation in 2012:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM08DzTuhY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM08DzTuhY</a></p>
<p>Although it is perfectly clear that we are falling behind China at this point in time, it is not impossible that we may be able to regain our former competitive advantage, but that will not be possible without radical improvements in our education system, our health care system, and our ability to create and attract the best high-value added manufacturing companies in the world.</p>
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		<title>By: Hard Little Machine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hard Little Machine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So will the foreign aid package to Cuba be larger than that to Maduro&#039;s Venezuela?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So will the foreign aid package to Cuba be larger than that to Maduro&#8217;s Venezuela?</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is true, but regardless, the communists are finished in Cuba.

Even they know it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is true, but regardless, the communists are finished in Cuba.</p>
<p>Even they know it.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wars have a way of winding up, and winding down. The fighting in the Middle East is still on a low burner.

CHINA presents the greatest strategic threat.

Don&#039;t take my word for it.

Strategic thinkers at the Pentagon are concluding that if present trends continue, China will defeat the United States militarily.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wars have a way of winding up, and winding down. The fighting in the Middle East is still on a low burner.</p>
<p>CHINA presents the greatest strategic threat.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t take my word for it.</p>
<p>Strategic thinkers at the Pentagon are concluding that if present trends continue, China will defeat the United States militarily.</p>
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		<title>By: His Excellency</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[His Excellency]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no real embargo if there are so many holes to it. There are only limited sanctions. The so-called &quot;embargo&quot; is one of the largest lies of Castrogonia (aka Communist Cuba) in order to get undeserved sympathy around the world.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no real embargo if there are so many holes to it. There are only limited sanctions. The so-called &#8220;embargo&#8221; is one of the largest lies of Castrogonia (aka Communist Cuba) in order to get undeserved sympathy around the world.</p>
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		<title>By: His Excellency</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[His Excellency]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no real embargo at all. How is paying for food and other American supplies constitute an embargo? Humberto Fontova and Carlos Eire expose the truth about how the so-called &quot;embargo&quot; is too full of holes to be an actual embargo. There are limited sanctions. That&#039;s all. If the world wants to see an actual embargo, they should have done to Castrogonia (Eire&#039;s term for Communist Cuba) what they did to South Africa back in the &#039;80s. In South Africa&#039;s case, that was an embargo. Embargoes work if they are done properly and by multiple countries. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no real embargo at all. How is paying for food and other American supplies constitute an embargo? Humberto Fontova and Carlos Eire expose the truth about how the so-called &#8220;embargo&#8221; is too full of holes to be an actual embargo. There are limited sanctions. That&#8217;s all. If the world wants to see an actual embargo, they should have done to Castrogonia (Eire&#8217;s term for Communist Cuba) what they did to South Africa back in the &#8217;80s. In South Africa&#8217;s case, that was an embargo. Embargoes work if they are done properly and by multiple countries. </p>
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		<title>By: Bamaguje</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamaguje]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You keep making the fallacious argument that Cubans are predominantly Christians, and therefore an ally in the global war against Jihadism.
Cuban people are not synonymous with the Castro tyranny, which has supported Palestinian Jihadists.

Until the Cuban people regain control of their country, the embargo should remain. Ending the embargo now - with the Castro tyranny still in place - only serves to bolster the repressive dictatorship and prolong the suffering of the Cuban people.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You keep making the fallacious argument that Cubans are predominantly Christians, and therefore an ally in the global war against Jihadism.<br />
Cuban people are not synonymous with the Castro tyranny, which has supported Palestinian Jihadists.</p>
<p>Until the Cuban people regain control of their country, the embargo should remain. Ending the embargo now &#8211; with the Castro tyranny still in place &#8211; only serves to bolster the repressive dictatorship and prolong the suffering of the Cuban people.</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;I agree that the Islamists must be stopped - by any means necessary.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;

Yes!

MG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;I agree that Cuba should be, and will again become an American satellite, if not an American state.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;

Cuba will always be Cuba, but there is no reason to believe that Cuba will not be a great ally of the cause of truth and love against the forces of lies and hatred throughout the world.

MG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;There is likely going to be a very nasty war in the Middle East in which the West will prevail.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;

It’s hard to say who will prevail and when and how.  From my perspective, it is highly likely that any of the so-called moderate governments in the Middle East will be standing in five years.

MG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Indeed, one can view the present fighting in Syria, Iraq, and in Gaza, as prelude to the coming conflagration.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;

The conflagration is not “coming” it’s here, there, and everywhere, all around the world, now.

MG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;But I believe the real strategic danger will come, again, from Asia.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;



Asia is somewhat of a vague term.  Malaysia is a threat, to be sure  Of course Pakistan is a threat.  Otherwise, China is potentially a great friend, and so is Japan.  So, where do you see the biggest strategic danger in Asia?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MG:  <i><b>I agree that the Islamists must be stopped &#8211; by any means necessary.</b></i></p>
<p>Yes!</p>
<p>MG:  <i><b>I agree that Cuba should be, and will again become an American satellite, if not an American state.</b></i></p>
<p>Cuba will always be Cuba, but there is no reason to believe that Cuba will not be a great ally of the cause of truth and love against the forces of lies and hatred throughout the world.</p>
<p>MG:  <i><b>There is likely going to be a very nasty war in the Middle East in which the West will prevail.</b></i></p>
<p>It’s hard to say who will prevail and when and how.  From my perspective, it is highly likely that any of the so-called moderate governments in the Middle East will be standing in five years.</p>
<p>MG:  <i><b>Indeed, one can view the present fighting in Syria, Iraq, and in Gaza, as prelude to the coming conflagration.</b></i></p>
<p>The conflagration is not “coming” it’s here, there, and everywhere, all around the world, now.</p>
<p>MG:  <i><b>But I believe the real strategic danger will come, again, from Asia.</b></i></p>
<p>Asia is somewhat of a vague term.  Malaysia is a threat, to be sure  Of course Pakistan is a threat.  Otherwise, China is potentially a great friend, and so is Japan.  So, where do you see the biggest strategic danger in Asia?</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cubans remain very Catholic, beneath the communist veneer.

The present government will not survive the death of the Castro brothers.

A smart (for a change) American administration in 2017 can see to that.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Cubans remain very Catholic, beneath the communist veneer.</p>
<p>The present government will not survive the death of the Castro brothers.</p>
<p>A smart (for a change) American administration in 2017 can see to that.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree that the Islamists must be stopped - by any means necessary.

I agree that Cuba should be, and will again become an American satellite, if not an American state.

There is likely going to be a very nasty war in the Middle East in which the West will prevail.

But I believe the real strategic danger will come, again, from Asia.



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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree that the Islamists must be stopped &#8211; by any means necessary.</p>
<p>I agree that Cuba should be, and will again become an American satellite, if not an American state.</p>
<p>There is likely going to be a very nasty war in the Middle East in which the West will prevail.</p>
<p>But I believe the real strategic danger will come, again, from Asia.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Garfinkel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Garfinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WMDs were delivered to Syria, where they remain as chemical weapons, and where other material was eventually destroyed in the Israeli bombing of a Syrian nuclear facility.

Really, if weapons are put on trucks and moved from A to B, it doesn&#039;t mean they were never at A, does it?

This is the WMD trope that is on a par with &quot;hands up - don&#039;t shoot.&quot;

Incidentally, the Cuban deal looks good compared to the trade of five Taliban commanders for one American deserter.

PS Regardless of the WMD issue, Iraq was a mistake - without question. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The WMDs were delivered to Syria, where they remain as chemical weapons, and where other material was eventually destroyed in the Israeli bombing of a Syrian nuclear facility.</p>
<p>Really, if weapons are put on trucks and moved from A to B, it doesn&#8217;t mean they were never at A, does it?</p>
<p>This is the WMD trope that is on a par with &#8220;hands up &#8211; don&#8217;t shoot.&#8221;</p>
<p>Incidentally, the Cuban deal looks good compared to the trade of five Taliban commanders for one American deserter.</p>
<p>PS Regardless of the WMD issue, Iraq was a mistake &#8211; without question. </p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 07:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Seeing that vision and insisting that it already exists are two very different things.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

Seeing the possibility of positive improvement and insisting that it does &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; exist are also two very different things.

DG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cuba may be a majority Christian nation, but as with China, that doesn&#039;t mean that its government is or that they share any of our values or priorities.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

Beginning with the American Revolution in 1776, the idea that &lt;i&gt;governments&lt;/i&gt; are more important than people ceased to exist.   Governments are almost always corrupt.  It’s a function of human nature.  As the Right Honorable Lord Acton recognized almost two hundred years ago,  &quot;Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”  So even if the governments of the United States and Cuba are dysfunctionally haywire and out of sync, there is no reason to suppose that the people of America and the people of Cuba do not have a lot in common.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DG:  <i><b>Seeing that vision and insisting that it already exists are two very different things.</b></i></p>
<p>Seeing the possibility of positive improvement and insisting that it does <i>not</i> exist are also two very different things.</p>
<p>DG:  <i><b>Cuba may be a majority Christian nation, but as with China, that doesn&#8217;t mean that its government is or that they share any of our values or priorities.</b></i></p>
<p>Beginning with the American Revolution in 1776, the idea that <i>governments</i> are more important than people ceased to exist.   Governments are almost always corrupt.  It’s a function of human nature.  As the Right Honorable Lord Acton recognized almost two hundred years ago,  &#8220;Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”  So even if the governments of the United States and Cuba are dysfunctionally haywire and out of sync, there is no reason to suppose that the people of America and the people of Cuba do not have a lot in common.</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2014 07:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;If we&#039;re going to deal with reality, let&#039;s deal with reality.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;


I couldn’t agree more.

DG:  &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-Muslim revolutionary organizations of the left in America and around the world feel a great deal of kinship with Islamic jihadists. And rally together with them.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;



Why don’t we start by &lt;i&gt;naming&lt;/i&gt; the non-Muslim revolutionary organizations who &lt;i&gt;still&lt;/i&gt; feel any kinship with Islamic Jihadists.  Black Panthers, probably.  Nation of Islam, probably.  IRA, probably not.  Russia and China, definitely not.  So maybe the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam.  Anyone else?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DG:  <i><b>If we&#8217;re going to deal with reality, let&#8217;s deal with reality.</b></i></p>
<p>I couldn’t agree more.</p>
<p>DG:  <i><b>Non-Muslim revolutionary organizations of the left in America and around the world feel a great deal of kinship with Islamic jihadists. And rally together with them.</b></i></p>
<p>Why don’t we start by <i>naming</i> the non-Muslim revolutionary organizations who <i>still</i> feel any kinship with Islamic Jihadists.  Black Panthers, probably.  Nation of Islam, probably.  IRA, probably not.  Russia and China, definitely not.  So maybe the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam.  Anyone else?</p>
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