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2016-11-10 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2016-11-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 So the world finally heard.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-11-10 02:52|| 2016-11-10 02:52|| Front Page Top

#2 This article is pure speculation starting from an extremely biased base of knowledge about Bush mixed with propaganda based emotional reaction to Trump. iMHO

Posted by Airandee 2016-11-10 06:37|| 2016-11-10 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 So I'm all, like, "Whoa, this sucks! What's wrong with Fred? Where the hell is Nadeem?" So I go have a look... and jeez, I wish I hadn't. When will I learn to trust my elders and betters? Story of my life.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2016-11-10 07:35|| 2016-11-10 07:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Geeze, maybe this guy should read the Dhaka Tribune Editorial.

Posted by Bobby 2016-11-10 08:01|| 2016-11-10 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Well Khaleed, Bush believed that you people can be reformed. Trump, in part due to Bush's experience, believes you people should be contained --- while he solves USA's problems.
If I was you Khaleed, I'd pray he succeeds in both. Because, the next step --- if containment fails, is pest control. And, if USA is weak and preoccupied with internal problems, the decision of what to do with Islam will be made in Moscow and Beijing.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-11-10 08:01|| 2016-11-10 08:01|| Front Page Top

#6 I imagine a scene where ole Khurram here is sitting in his favorite coffee bar in Karachi "why they say up in Islamabad that Fatima Curie has invented a cure for the Pakistani foot in mouth disease...imagine that gentlemen"...when Khaleed picks up a Dawn newspaper and sees a picture of President Elect Trump...and says "Forget that alqaraf, here comes Mongo!"

Posted by Tennessee 2016-11-10 09:12|| 2016-11-10 09:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Trump will be an excellent president. He is driven by ego and that same ego will lead him to want to improve the country's economy and standing in the world

Thus the motivations of Trump and the interests of the country are in alignment.

Unlike Bush he can think and act decisively and toughly and independently

Instead of invading Afghanistan on 9/11, Trump would have immediately frozen all Saudi assets, and those princes in the USA would not have been hustled out, they'd have been in the dock.

All arms trading to saudi would have ceased.

And then Pakistan.

And then he would have demanded they surrender Bin Laden within 20 days or he would nuke Mecca.

and they would have surrendered Bin Laden or they would have lost Mecca.

And if they lost Mecca and did not provide Bin Laden he would say: you have 5 days to produce Bin Laden or we nuke Riyadh.

And Bin Laden would have been produced and we would not be in the mess we are now in.

Then he would have ordered them to dismantle Islamism.

Posted by anon1 2016-11-10 17:52|| 2016-11-10 17:52|| Front Page Top

#8 correction: Trump would never say "nuke" anything. He hates nukes.

He would say: hand over Bin Laden or we invade Mecca and occupy it.

Posted by anon1 2016-11-10 17:54|| 2016-11-10 17:54|| Front Page Top

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