EPTEdit: Sanctions relief, interesting.
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farvacola
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Edit: Sanctions relief, interesting. | ||
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jacevedo
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On November 24 2013 11:56 Sub40APM wrote: Summers: http://equitablegrowth.org/2013/11/16/759/this-mornings-must-watch-larry-summers-on-the-danger-of-a-japan-like-generation-of-secular-stagnation-here-in-the-north-atlantic Krugman: Some responses: http://blogs.ft.com/gavyndavies/2013/11/17/the-implications-of-secular-stagnation/ http://crookedtimber.org/2013/11/21/if-this-is-secular-stagnation-i-want-my-old-job-back/ I found a brilliant comment in the first link: All of human civilization is a bubble. Ain't that the truth. | ||
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itsjustatank
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farvacola
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Sub40APM
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On November 24 2013 12:30 farvacola wrote: Are you of the opinion that Iran is to be regarded like Nazi Germany? I can see the parallels but that figure of speech seems rather hyperbolic given what we know so far. well, if you want to start a war with someone it helps to be hyperbolic. And comparing them to the Soviet Union implies that there is no need for a bombing campaign at behest of Israel and Saudi Arabia but rather a prolonged cold war that will eventually be won because theocracies are by their nature less efficient. | ||
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Introvert
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This president is a really big fan of being late. Late starts, late speeches, etc etc. I'll just catch it later. Maybe it will be several minutes shorter even; they may edit out of the "uh" and "um" bits. edit: as I go for the close button, he appears! I forgot he has a teleprompter. Phew, at least we don't get the um parts. | ||
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xDaunt
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On November 24 2013 12:31 itsjustatank wrote: We are lifting sanctions based on assurances and trust in the hope of peace. This is empirically how rogue states take advantage of great powers. This is what I'm afraid of. It'll probably take 6 months or so to know how this will shake out. If it works, great. I'm just not expecting it. | ||
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sam!zdat
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{CC}StealthBlue
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A9QCW8eoZ4jScgiyOWAgm0XiJ4Pd0AfdSoW20mkkffs/preview?sle=true#heading=h.ggj9nwbtjtxa | ||
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xDaunt
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On November 24 2013 12:36 sam!zdat wrote: Iran is a lot less evil than you've been led to believe It's not about good and evil. They're a geopolitical adversary. | ||
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sam!zdat
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On November 24 2013 12:37 xDaunt wrote: It's not about good and evil. They're a geopolitical adversary. so good. hopefully they can establish a regional hegemony. they aren't wahhabists | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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On November 24 2013 12:37 xDaunt wrote: It's not about good and evil. They're a geopolitical adversary. By that logic Israel is a far bigger threat. | ||
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itsjustatank
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On November 24 2013 12:36 sam!zdat wrote: Iran is a lot less evil than you've been led to believe. Israel is more evil than Iran, when it comes down to it There is no good and evil in international relations. There is threat, and dealing with threat. And there is self-interest, and acting in self-interest. | ||
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Sub40APM
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On November 24 2013 12:37 xDaunt wrote: It's not about good and evil. They're a geopolitical adversary. bogged down in what soon to be a 3 front guerrilla war. their biggest impact on America was their impact on the global oil price. | ||
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xDaunt
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On November 24 2013 12:38 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: By that logic Israel is a far bigger threat. Uh, not quite. | ||
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