>>>>>>>>>I did not hear what he said about Iran. He said he would never nuke iran? Does iran need nuking?
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>>>>>>>>During the democrat debates, he declared nuclear weapons would never be an option. During his trip, he stated nothing would be off the table to deal with Iran who he (now) considered a grave threat (as opposed to his earlier speech where he stated it was a tiny country like Cuba and Venezuela and no threat to the U.S.).
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>>>>>>>Sounds like he's in the Diplomacy-to-ConventionalWeapons-response range, which sounds appropriate to me. Do you see the need for the US to use nukes in an engagement w/ Iran? We'd have to be very careful where we placed them so we dont inadvertantly close down the Hormuz, or turn some oil fields to glass.
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>>>>>>The point is not what I think, the point is that his positions are changing and not just a little.
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>>>>>A foolish consistancy is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. - Emerson.
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>>>>"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time ... and those are pretty good odds."
>>>>- Brett Maverick's ol' pappy
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>>Thought you'd like that. Another favorite Ross Thomas book is called "The Fools in Town are on Our Side" and begins with the Mark Twain quote from Huck Finn
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>>"Hain’t we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain’t that a big enough majority in any town?"
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>>(the book itself takes inspiration from "The Man who Corrupted Hadleyville") God I miss him.
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>You talked about who you'd like to have over for dinner. Mark Twain alone would be enough for me. Can you imagine being given a chance to sit and chat with him for even just one evening; even just one hour?

If given the opportunity, and it could only be one dinner, then I would have to pick John Adams and Thomas Jefferson at the same table. Just to sit and listen...

If allowed a 2nd dinner, it would be with either Benjamin Franklin or Mark Twain...