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12-19-2010, 11:14 AM | #212 |
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Could you explain that in a little more detail? I would be interested to know what you think along those lines. Are you saying that there are not nation states that would like to see the US brought to it's knees economically, through the stealing of industrial secrets, via various forms of state sponsored terrorism, or in the numerous other ways of undermining our society at large for what ever perceived reason? I am curious.
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12-19-2010, 11:27 AM | #215 |
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Sure, IMHO countries like Iran and North Korea would love to break the US but lack the ability to project power in any serious way and can be contained diplomatically. The threat of radical Islam is enhanced by our lack of openness and our willingness to compromise values when dealing with Middle-Eastern regimes. China could be a real economic threat but those pirates have lashed their ship to ours so we'll go down together.
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The threat of exposed cables is problematic but could lead to rhetoric matching action in international relations allowing the US to lead by example instead of despite example. Had WikiLeaks been in place back in the yellowcake time-frame we could have avoided supplying manpower to AQ for the last several years. What to do with Saddam would continue to be an issue but we would have had to deal with it honestly and openly.
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12-20-2010, 08:34 AM | #221 | |
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According to the Sicko filmmaker, Michael Moore, that "ban" story was made up by American diplomats. Not banned
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This is the only Wikileaks cable that is false. They made it up because they wanted even secret channels to discredit Sicko.
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12-20-2010, 04:05 PM | #224 |
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12-20-2010, 09:11 PM | #225 | |
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Therefore the US built major trust with every East European nation. It even made ending the cold war so much easier. And why relations between those nations and the US are stronger today. Wikileaks has simply changed the dynamics. For all that damage, it has also created new honest and open relationships. No more decisions based upon second guessing. As for things they do not need to know, even Wikileaks redacted that stuff. Wikileaks is not the disaster some would promote. They did not leak the sensitive stuff. BTW, some Americans have become popular with their foreign governments. How those cables were written has also entertained their foreign peers. Created a new respect. |
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