Sometimes you do. Sometimes you don't. You have a problem with nuance. Everything must be able to fit into a neat, little category for you. If it doesn't, you struggle. Mentally. Dichotomized thinking isn't something you suffer from ALL the time or SOME of the time. That's precisely the point.
Originally Posted by WombRaider
What a crock of shit. You know nothing about nuance, undercunt. Whenever you are backed into a corner (a frequent occurrence here), you yell “false dichotomy”! That's your default argument, even when it doesn't apply. The rest of the time you pretend nuance doesn't exist. It's all a matter of convenience for you. But hey, that's how libtards roll!
Where is the nuance in Odumbo's feckless and disengaged foreign policy? There is none. For every crisis, you justify inaction by saying the only alternative is to send in the marines. How's that for a false dichotomy?
Do nothing or go to war - no policy options in between. If an option is even suggested, you shout it down with your “no boots on the ground” talking point. Then when events deteriorate and public opinion forces your hand, you do the absolute minimum. Like give a speech or something. No wonder you're constantly behind the curve. Then when a crisis balloons out of control, you blame Bush.
In the case of Iran, all the choices other than war can basically be grouped together and filed under 'U' for useless. More sanctions. Yes, let's make the Republican Guard and their ilk even more rich, since they run the country's black market.
Originally Posted by WombRaider
Your crock of shit is already full, undercunt. What is “useless” is your negativity, defeatism and lack of imagination in foreign policy. Only an idiot would argue the sanctions are benefiting the regime in Tehran. You say the Republican Guard is cleaning up in the black market, so they love the sanctions? Are you nuts? Any black market profits pale in comparison to the amount of Iranian assets that are frozen right now. The Iranians themselves say they can't get their hands on as much as $100 billion! And since we kicked them out of the SWIFT international payments network, their trade with the rest of the world has been crippled and reduced to barter arrangements. Try to pay attention, undercunt.
You would argue that they are closer now than they have ever been to a bomb, yes? And out of the other side of your mouth, you argue that the sanctions work and we should carry them further. Those two statements are at odds with each other. They can't both be true. One is true and the other, is false. So which is it? Do the sanctions work or are they closer to the bomb than ever? If you admit the sanctions failed, why seek to expand them?
Originally Posted by WombRaider
Now your crock of shit is overflowing! The sanctions are “working” insofar as they are undermining the Iranian economy and hurting the regime's popularity. They have been less effective in crippling the nuclear program. There is nuance involved here so you obviously won't get it. Maybe this will help. You're an alcoholic. I cut your income to make you quit drinking. You stop buying food and paying rent in order to spend all of your reduced income on booze. What should I do next? Give all your income back if you promise to stop drinking? Or move on to a more targeted approach - like getting all the bars and liquor stores in the neighborhood to stop serving you? It took a lot of work to ratchet up the sanctions and get other countries to participate. Odumbo stopped turning the screws just as they were starting to hurt. Now he is ready to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Just like he did when he failed to leave any troops in Iraq. He is our most incompetent President ever by a wide margin.
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