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kpete

(71,991 posts)
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 08:26 PM Jul 2018

Rep Jackson Lee:"When our country gets attacked-I want to make sure its FBI & not KGB that shows up"

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee just delivered her closing remarks in the #StrzokHearing:

"When our country gets attacked, I want to make sure it's the FBI and not the KGB that shows up."



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Rep Jackson Lee:"When our country gets attacked-I want to make sure its FBI & not KGB that shows up" (Original Post) kpete Jul 2018 OP
50% of the US isn't even aware that Russia is the enemy. BigmanPigman Jul 2018 #1
The Baltic States are the ones about to be attacked. For real. McCamy Taylor Jul 2018 #2
Makes some sense. Estonia especially is a "threat" to putin's wish for a New USSR. erronis Jul 2018 #7
The KGB hasn't existed for 27 years, she means the FSB. braddy Jul 2018 #3
Post removed Post removed Jul 2018 #4
Fraid not Liberalagogo Jul 2018 #8
Excellent statement. Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #5
Caroline guss Jul 2018 #6
K&R Scurrilous Jul 2018 #9
Yeah for Sheila Jackson Lee Gothmog Jul 2018 #10

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
2. The Baltic States are the ones about to be attacked. For real.
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 08:32 PM
Jul 2018

This is all leading up to Russia invading and the GOP Congress sitting on its ass doing nothing.

erronis

(15,257 posts)
7. Makes some sense. Estonia especially is a "threat" to putin's wish for a New USSR.
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 09:47 PM
Jul 2018

After the Baltics, expect Poland, the rest of Ukraine, Georgia, possibly into the Balkans again. Right-wing successes in Austria are a lure to the megalomaniac.

But this is all looking at the future through the ancient lens of history. Wars were waged mainly on land and sea. Now we can send missiles around the world and have them very precisely targeted to inflict the most pain.

Pick one city in the US in the 500,000-1,000,000 range and take out its major infrastructure. How would our current POS react? The repuglicons can still sit on their thumbs since it isn't their call ("wage war"?). My guess is that the peeresident* would immediately capitulate and sue for peace (as long as he gets his real-estate IOUs cancelled.)

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