'Did you say this when' style comments are a distraction more than an argument. You're clearly more niche than the majority politically, and you get don't there via 'well on the other hand' outlooks so are hardly on here with balanced appraisals and equal time to approaches and parties you don't like. As such there's little point in getting the spirit level out every time somebody else makes a point.

As for the second point, Republicans under Bush were disastrous with international policy, and the Patriot Act and the like. Sure, the years tick by but Trump isn't a Republican anyway really, so he's no direct judge of the trajectory without his presence. Politicians can tell you their approach but they blow with the wind, so when they get back into power we will see. Often events dictate, but I wouldn't say that the US is especially shy of involving itself in other countries affairs, now, then or ever.

Again, two years in we'll clearly know how war geared this administration, rather than use something two days in that was happening anyway. Personally with the challenges faced I can't see any major new conflicts but of course I may well be entirely wrong.

Edited by BlueJay (23 Jan 2021 1.50pm)

You're getting more 'back to the future' with each comment. None of us can say with any level of certainty what the next four years will bring. You highlighted something you thought shows Biden as a 'war monger' two days into his Presidency, when in fact Trump had done precisely the same thing. A year or two in if Biden has taken the country onto more of a war footing then people will no doubt draw an assessment. Until then it's fantasy. In the current climate with the problems at hand, I don't see much support for foreign conflicts.

Have you any idea how much money and time has been spent looking into that?

Tens of millions of dollars and years is the answer.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I can't address the 'you didn't say this when..' style approach, without talking about the contradictions involved in taking it. You're hardly 'giving him time' with regard to the Biden Presidency, much like people didn't with Trump. Difference being that you believe you do so as a reaction to others lowly behaviour and hypocrisy rather than it also being your own. A 'they made me do it, or they did it first' outlook. Of course we can all claim that or emulate the pickings from the trash can of our political opposites, but it may not serve us well.

Centralists hold a decent amount of sway. Swings voters and moderates tip many an election. They may not always get precisely what they like, but they help to draw parties towards certain aspects of popular appeal. In polarised times the opposites (who ironically have a lot in common in their mindset) bounce off one another and crave for others to joint their tribe. If someone highlights instances of foolishness and policies across the board its at least an honest approach, even if they aren't getting invited to any parties!

There are so many unknowns, since we're basing four years vs four days, that it will require time to tell. It may well be a disaster, or more likely it will be a little more boring than the previous four years. Maybe more of a slog due to the challenges faced than a series of wars. But again, I have no idea as it's an unpredictable time and I appreciate that people may have very different ideas about what might be ahead of us. I just think a few days is a bit on the short side to claim to know how the following years will pan out!

Edited by BlueJay (23 Jan 2021 2.49pm)

NO.

Shouting again CP !