Putin's Speech at Valdai Discussion Club Meeting- "A direct threat to the political, economic, and ideological monopoly of the West consists in the fact that the world can see the emergence of alternative social models which can turn out to be more efficient, more vibrant, more attractive than the ones that exist as of now. And these models will emerge and develop. This is inevitable."
Here's the rub: Formalities aside, what some people fail to understand is that they do not get to tell me how to do my job, especially when I am held responsible for what happens out here.
CrossTalk - "...a complete Russian victory...Russia can tolerate nothing less than this."
Jackson Hinkle- The Saudis want to milk the American consumer while they still can (before the Venezuela dumping deal is finalized. Why would they help the US?)
CrossTalk- Would the US do something that would get US troops shot in Ukraine?
The Chris Hedges Report- I remember seeing a tape of Bin Laden being interviewed while Obama was still President. Based on what he said, one could reason that he was under the false impression ("Thank you, Satan") that Obama was actually a Muslim because he went to school in Indonesia. That gave sharp insight into what level Bin Laden was operating at before he was burnt by US intelligence. When he outlived his usefulness.
Jackson Hinkle- As Michael Savage would say, "Republican goood, Democrat baaad." Everyone stands behind their own record, as if all Republicans got the war right from the jump and are in a position to call balls and strikes on the matter.
CrossTalk- "A broken Europe is a weight that the United States has to carry with it." -Why would one go to a pot-luck dinner empty-handed? What's the point of that? In what way does that work? Europe needs to pull its own weight.
Redacted- Xi is bluffing about Taiwan for domestic consumption, period. If he made a move on Taiwan, the CCP would be dissolved and overthrown overnight.
Jimmy Dore -Deflation kind of works like musical chairs, unfortunately. Someone's going to be out of a job in order to right spiraling inflation. This is what happens when there are no good choices left to make.
Jackson Hinkle- They intend to make US citizens suffer because out of greed they want to use the system in a manner it was not intended to be used. The moral of the story is is that it doesn't work that way.