woodview   10 #2725 Posted November 16, 2018 Except he said nothing of the sort.   Quote: Originally Posted by woodview View Post Hmm that's a fair point. Trump is obviously toe curling slimey, but Macron making the comment about forming a european army to defend it against the USA is equally disrepectful at that time. Except he said nothing of the sort.  Mis-reporting including the BBC. Most stories ran Macron saying the army was to protect against various including usa. Your link suggests he was only talking about cyber threats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
phil752   10 #2726 Posted November 17, 2018 I'm not sure waiting until you're 8,000 miles away before daring to say anything counts    Hmmm, let me think, maybe because Trump has spent the last year telling them they're going to be on their own in future  As usual, Trumps short sightedness is the catylist that creates the problem in the first place  I think the US has been saying they are going to have to put more money into the NATO pot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
glennpickard   10 #2727 Posted November 17, 2018 I am not sure there is a "Pot" per se. I believe the agreement was that all NATO countries would spend 2% of their GNP on defence spending, ie. that could be utilised for NATO defence. This could be in the form of weapons, armed forces personnel, R & D, infrastructure etc with the intention the spending is to be for NATO group defence purposes. The UK meets this criteria but many other countries don't, including Germany. Trumps complaint is that "If you want to play, you have got to pay," and this is one of the very few things I agree with him on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Halibut   12 #2728 Posted November 18, 2018 In the latest installment of 'How catastrophically stupid can a President be?' Trump talks some total BS about forest fires - "You gotta take care of the floors. You know the floors of the forest, very important... I was with the President of Finland... he called it a forest nation and they spent a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things and they don't have any problem."  Nothing to do with a totally different climate then you total moron? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magilla   510 #2729 Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) On 11/18/2018 at 2:40 PM, Halibut said: In the latest installment of 'How catastrophically stupid can a President be?' Trump talks some total BS about forest fires - "You gotta take care of the floors. You know the floors of the forest, very important... I was with the President of Finland... he called it a forest nation and they spent a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things and they don't have any problem." Nothing to do with a totally different climate then you total moron? Seems the president of Finland can't remember mentioning it Edited November 19, 2018 by Magilla Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981 Â Â 10 #2730 Posted November 19, 2018 Â AÂ White House spokesperson said this evening that Mr Trump has had 2 really good night's sleep while Sheffield Forum was closed down. He is now refreshed and waiting to batten down the hatches from tonight onwards. Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magilla   510 #2731 Posted November 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ontarian1981 said:  A White House spokesperson said this evening that Mr Trump has had 2 really good night's sleep while Sheffield Forum was closed down. He is now refreshed and waiting to batten down the hatches from tonight onwards. Lol Doesn't look like it: https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/417342-the-memo-trump-seethes-two-weeks-after-midterms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981   10 #2732 Posted November 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Magilla said: Seems the president of Finland can't remember mentioning it  Trump was just suspicious about the Finnish president saying that the forests were kept clean by reindeers grazing, so he used poetic license to save the guy from embarrassment.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magilla   510 #2733 Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Ontarian1981 said:  Trump was just suspicious about the Finnish president saying that the forests were kept clean by reindeers grazing, so he used poetic license to save the guy from embarrassment.? Hmmm, doesn't seem to have worked. Of course, the forests aren't the issue, it's primarily scrubland that is most prone to starting fires... oh dear Trump looks like a fool yet again Edited November 20, 2018 by Magilla Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981   10 #2734 Posted November 20, 2018 6 hours ago, Magilla said: Hmmm, doesn't seem to have worked. Of course, the forests aren't the issue, it's primarily scrubland that is most prone to starting fires... oh dear Trump looks like a fool yet again  6 hours ago, Magilla said: Hmmm, doesn't seem to have worked. Of course, the forests aren't the issue, it's primarily scrubland that is most prone to starting fires... oh dear Trump looks like a fool yet again  Well you don't start fires with a tree trunk, do you? Of course, scrubland and dry fallen branches are starting hot spots for fires in heavily forested areas. However, most are usually started by humans( campfires, tire blowouts, arson etc) plus aggravated dry weather and high wind changes. Anyway when it starts,dry scrub grass and fallen branches are the kindling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magilla   510 #2735 Posted November 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ontarian1981 said:   Well you don't start fires with a tree trunk, do you? Of course, scrubland and dry fallen branches are starting hot spots for fires in heavily forested areas. However, most are usually started by humans( campfires, tire blowouts, arson etc) plus aggravated dry weather and high wind changes. Anyway when it starts,dry scrub grass and fallen branches are the kindling. LOL... I can hear the wheels turning on that one "Lock Her Up!" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46271021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magilla   510 #2736 Posted November 20, 2018  .. and, more bad news for Trump: https://thehill.com/policy/finance/417531-slowing-economy-looms-as-2020-challenge-for-gop  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...