DramatistDreamer

And the Crown prince MBS is driving that war in Yemen which has been devastating but then again, Kushner and his kin seem to be indebted to the Saudi royal family, so I won't hold my breath for any pronunciations on that one. Also, the Reagan administration trained mujahedeen (Bin Laden was one among many in this group) who spanked the Soviets in Afghanistan. @Juliajms I'm not dismissing the Russians at all but in terms of the middle east, the U.S. might just have more to worry about from a rising insurgent force of guerrilla fighters who may have an even greater ability to move more stealthily than the Russians. The U.S. has been obsessed with the machinations of Russians and possible war for over 60 years now yet no one paid enough attention to the more than dozen terrorists who commandeered commercial airplanes and flew them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. I'm just saying that, in terms of retaliation, it is important to keep one's eyes open for the the little noticed groups as well as the bigger ones.

Even those who applaud the missile strike agree that it won't achieve anything in the long run. I don't understand Slaughter's reasoning though. And no one seems to care that it was likely illegal.

Hezbollah is in Syria as well. They could certainly mix and mingle with other disaffected Syrians the way that Daesh infiltrated in Syria against Assad. Then you'd have the possibility of an odd combination of Assad being on the same side as forces that he once opposed against a U.S. allied coalition. Armed conflict certainly makes strange bedfellows.

I think people are remiss if they dismiss possible retaliation from militant groups like Hezbollah, as well as any ad-hoc militant groups that could form because of this action. Under the Bush administration, the U.S. underestimated grassroots militant groups in Iraq (which quickly became the land of IEDs) and Afghanistan who know the landscape a thousand times better than any perceived 'invading' force coming in from the outside, like the Allied forces. An old-fashioned, on-the-ground war of attrition that lasts for a decade is always a danger. Remember Iraq was supposed to be an 'in and out' proposition too (remember Cheney speaking of how the U.S. would be greeted in Iraq as liberators? How far was the reality from this?).

Feast your eyes. Although, I don't expect to get an honest timeline of when the warnings were issued.

I don't see why not, especially since he likely tipped Putin off before that 'retaliatory response' that ultimately arrived in the wake of the poisoning of the ex-spy and his daughter. Announcing sanctions months ago, then leaving it open-ended gave all those oligarchs plenty of time to move their money to the Cypriot bank of their choice.

And who among us didn't see this coming from a mile away?

Remember when Fridays didn't have the predictable drumbeat of political scandal? It's starting to feel like ages ago.

That fool wants to rejoin the TPP? Ahahahaha! Only if it's a better "deal" than what Obama did? After all those countries worked meticulously in the absence of the U.S., (who, by the way created TPP under Obama). Let's see how that one goes. Japan has already said that they don't intend to change the agreement and Canada (that has gotten a better "deal" after the departure of the U.S. from the trade agreement) agrees with Japan. Trump cannot manage China, clearly and wants some sort of backup trade agreement. China recently claimed that they would look to lower tariffs on foreign automobiles but who knows whether they intend to include the U.S.? Many Chinese like European and Japanese cars, particularly those who lean towards status symbols. I think the TPP members may be more open to the U.S. rejoining when the U.S. has a different president because at this time, the U.S. is no longer a reliable partner, as Angela Merkel alluded to in a speech she gave last year. @marceline ITA with your post.

I'm not sure of anything in this life. Hopefully people are not waiting for this investigation to unwind itself in lieu of voting in midterms, since it could take years. Also, the GOP is already using the threat of impeachment to fundraise to their base for midterms. Voters of good conscience had better be able to focus on more than one political issue/crisis at a time. The sovereignty of the U.S. may depend upon this.

Mueller gave the information to Rod Rosenstein who then decided to give it to the attorney for the southern district of Manhattan, who is a Trump appointee, who then submitted it to the FBI. Firing Mueller won't stop that legal wheel from turning, it may escalate things though.

Laura Harrier (Destiny, OLTL 2.0) is featured in an ensemble cast of a Spike Lee film due out this summer.

I KNEW she looked familiar!!

We all figured that Stormy Daniel's lawyer was slick but this article paints a profile of someone who is very messy in his financial/business matters. There's a school of thought that says that someone this slippery can anticipate the Trump team's moves and might have an advantage but this portrait of him in this article suggests him to be someone who does not act in good faith. I mean, he was sued by Patrick Dempsey?! Before Stormy Daniels, her attorney faced allegations of dubious business dealings at Tully’s Coffee

Oh and this happened at the Bill Cosby retrial this morning. Topless Protester Charges Toward Bill Cosby as He Arrives for Sexual Assault Retrial.

I never saw it either but I remember one of my favorite athletes once taking the time to complain in an interview that it was one of "the worst films ever made" after seeing it.

And this is the 2nd fire in probably about a year. Perhaps the forces of dark money that circulate all through that building are having a hand in this. There needs to be a thorough investigation of Trump Tower.

Haha, see what you get for trying to post the clean version? That's what I thought you might've meant but since I didn't know anything about the man, I had to Google.

I meant that he doesn't look like a POC (Person Of Color) to me. You described him as a POC. Is he?

POC? He doesn't look like a POC to me, although I know nothing of the man other than googling him.