Trump's ban on Muslims

[Aroura]

He's both clever and a puppet.
It's too easy to manipulate him with his ego and need for praise, we've seen this. Doesn't make him stupid or just a figurehead...he's no Bush Jr. But he's still being manipulated by those who aren't so emotionally driven. Bannon and Putin certainly are manipulating him, probably others as well.
That's what I think anyway.

[ReptilianPeon]

[Wyrd of Gawd]

[downbeatplumb]

Trump is no one's puppet.  That should be obvious.

His character is very easily explained by psychology.

He is a child, he never grew up.  He never had to deal with any repercussions that taught him how to properly behave with decorum.  

He is spoiled to the point where he will always fight for his way.

The fact that he behaves like a child is what is most dangerous about him.

I heard the same description of Caligula.

[henryp]

I don't think worrying how ISIS is going to spin the news should be a factor in any decision.  We've been bombing their countries, toppling their leaders, and are best friends with Israel for decades.  The ship has sailed on ISIS not having any recruiting material.

Sure, by all means, let's not worry about how our actions help them grow in numbers.  Let's just play terrorist whack-a-mole for the rest of our lives.  That's worked really well for us so far.

It's precisely that kind of reckless attitude that has gotten us into this mess in the first place.

The assumption I'm not buying into, is that the 6 month travel ban is helping them grow in numbers.
I think 'emboldening the terrorists!' is more of a cable news quality talking point than a reality on these smaller scale items.  
Now toppling their governments, blowing up their cities, and being at the heart of horrifying chaos that ruins the lives of millions is a different story.  But this isn't that.

[robvalue]

Muslims are now banned! Anyone caught with a Muslim in their deck during the tournament will be disqualified.

[Sterben]

[ukatheist]

Looks like ban 2.0 is imminent...

Trump to sign new immigration order - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39183153

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[Thumpalumpacus]

Remember how we roasted people in Dresden Germany and Tokyo?  We used flame throwers on enemy soldiers.  If it hadn't been for the nukes (which vaporized people) we would have burned Japan to the ground.   

You can Google the pictures.  The Draft feature isn't working so I can't do multiple links.  

Personally I think it takes someone who enjoys burning people alive to use a flame thrower on someone instead of just shooting him or blowing him up with a grenade.  

Blowing someone up with a high explosive bomb dropped from an airplane is bad but necessary.  However, to willingly drop firebombs on people requires that you like it.  We even did it in Vietnam.

        I would agree to certain extent, napalm was used to help clear the jungles out in The Vietnam war; beyond that it was cruel to use to in war. The flame thrower it self has always been questionable weapon, it had limited use other then for short range purposes. I'm sure some did enjoy dropping napalm, and setting people on fire to get their jolly's. I've seen the pictures and rare footage of burning men, woman, and children in both wars. The flame thrower was also used in the first world war by the Germans. Where i disagree with you is the fact we liked it seeing people on fire. If you set a city or a village on fire your sending a strong message that an invading army is going to burn as many as we can out of a deep rooted hatred.

       Seeing it with your eyes happening right in front of you must been horrifying. Those mental scars will last a life time, I'm also willing to bet that a lot solders regretted having to set another human being on fire. The smell of rotting human flesh must been of been something you got use to though. As long as you masked it behind the thought *I'm doing the right thing for my country.*

Remember, the GIs who used flamethrowers in the Pacific war were fighting an enemy very willing to fight to the last man (of 3,636 Japanese troops defending Tarawa, only 17 were captured -- all the rest had to be killed), who was usually honeycombed into the ground. Even though that war in particular was a deeply racist war from both sides, I agree with you that most Americans did not enjoy using flamethrowers ... or enjoy any other aspect of the war, for that matter.

[Amarok]

So after a massive fuck up  on the first ban they decide to fuck up slightly less on one hand and even more on the other. By taking Iraqi off the list making it even weaker .And also claiming that 300 immigrants are being investigated by the FBI without a single document to back it up . The stupidity of this man begins belief.