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| Topic | Have you seen the above film? |
| CyborgSage00x0 08/22/21 6:28:59 PM #315 | Yes Lord of War --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Have you seen the above film? |
| CyborgSage00x0 08/16/21 2:31:43 AM #257 | Phantom_Nook posted... YesNo. Rollerball. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Bob Odenkirk Hospitalized After Collapsing On Set of Better Call Saul |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/29/21 2:37:41 AM #12 | Yeah, my friend who works on BCS called me not long after it happed. I know a few people that saw it, apparently chest compressions were a used, and a defibrillator was either used, or primed to be used. Definitely a scary thing, but Sony's response to the Crew was good, which is basically in a holding pattern atm. InfernalFive posted... Probably heat exhaustion if New Mexico is having the heat the rest of the south is having.Nah, it's been quite cool here with the monsoon season lately. It was like mid-80's the time of day when it happened, but I haven't heard if it was an interior or exterior scene. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I've bought a bunch of yu gi oh cards recently |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/27/21 10:45:02 AM #33 | The time I stopped playing was when link monsters were becoming a thing. The game is basically unrecognizable to me now. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Masters of the Universe |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/27/21 12:00:24 AM #65 | Mead posted... whoa thats coolYup. We'll see what happens --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Masters of the Universe |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/26/21 3:12:01 AM #47 | Fun fact: MOTU, live action, is going to start prepping to shoot here in ABQ before the end of the year. I'm supposed to have a call with Netflix sometime to possibly do it. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Whats a game/series that you wish had a sequel or another entry? |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/12/21 3:12:18 AM #38 | PunishedOni posted... skies of arcadiaI was going to say this, but honestly, the floating-pirate-ship-theme is about all I would keep. The characters and story weren't that amazing, and the combat mechanics are horribly dreadful, dated, and boring by today's standards. I really just want a games with the same theme/setting, but if it had zero relation to SoA then it wouldn't matter. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I saw a truck flying a large "BIDEN SUCKS" flag. |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/11/21 7:35:57 PM #46 | BlackScythe0 posted... Biden hasn't even done anything controversial yet.The Right pretended Obama asking for Dijon mustard and saluting with a Starbucks cup were world-ending events, so the standard of a "controversy" clearly is at different levels on the spectrum, here. Mead posted... If you didnt, youre either so burned out that you dont give a shit or you were not paying attention.I mean, it depends on what you mean by "making an identity of it." I consider the Trump Admin. the match-point that, without a doubt, signals the stark and real decline of America (that was slowly happening for years now anyways), and the things I would want done to him and his supporters would get me auto-banned, but I'm also not about to go buy bumper stickers and wear a shirt over it. I'll almost certainly be either dead or hopefully in a cyber-conscious upload 80 years from now, and America and the world will still be limping along anyways. I don't have time for such non-sense. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | pirates 3 makes no sense |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/11/21 7:21:42 PM #40 | It's clearly an example of not having a full story for a trilogy in mind, so when the original Pirates became a massive hit, sequels were necessary, so they had to keep it alive. I'd say it's less that the plot doesn't makes sense, in more that it gets bogged down by giant set pieces (that they clearly envisioned first, and then based the story around after), and too many new characters and premises to keep track of. The giant whirlpool at the end of 3 comes to mind: they used that shit in the trailers a ton, and was clearly meant to be the big finale set piece. But it's only there because Calysto gets set freed and she....makes it, because she's actually a sea diety, or something. So, this is supposed to be scary and terrible, but both fleets gleefully sail into it anyways. "Fuck it, it looks cool!" is basically what's going on there. Ditto with Jack being kidnapped by natives on the one island in 2, or them being in China to meet Chow Yun Fat, etc. All of these makes for spectacle pieces, but absolutely did not need to exist. The plot, what with Davy Jone's curse, his heart being in the Dead Man's Chest, the East Indie Trading company blackmailing Davy to rule the ocean and exterminate pirates for corporate wealth all pretty much works, it just gets bogged down with giant set pieces and confusing time wasting moments, and cranking up the zaniness of Depp's character to where he's less menacing, and more gimmick. Compare this to the tightness and succinctness of the 1st movie, where the plot glides from point A to B in a nice, linear fashion, each scene building off the next. Which is a shame, because they managed to turn old nautical lore into some neat ideas, like Davy, an actual Dead Man's Chest, the kraken, etc. ParanoidObsessive posted... The implication seems more to be that she's pretending to have something for Jack, so she can manipulate him into doing what she wants. And then later she feels guilty about it not because it conflicts with how she feels about Will, but because she's afraid Will will be mad at her for being that callous (which is essentially exactly what happens).Indeed. Which, I also thought didn't make sense anyways (Will being mad), since Will basically went full-on pirate since at least the end of the 1st movie, and makes it pretty clear he thinks Jack is expendable in 2 & 3. So him being mad at Elizabeth joining the pirate party, and her being concerned he wouldn't like it is kinda at odds with, like, everything they do. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Whats a game/series that you wish had a sequel or another entry? |
| CyborgSage00x0 07/11/21 7:03:55 PM #18 | Viewtiful Joe, Eternal Darkness, Advance Wars. Advance Wars seems likely, now that I.S. is remaking 1 & 2 on the Switch. About damn time. ED came damn close to getting a sequel, and Nintendo keeps refreshing the rights to it, so perhaps someday. VJ...I have no idea what Capcom is doing with him. They keep him semi-relevant by putting him in MvC3 and whatnot, but they probably missed their window for relevancy with VJ3. I keep thinking he'd be a great Smash Bros. character, which would segway nicely into VJ3/ VJ 1 & 2 collection, but alas. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Are there any super heroes with absolutely useless powers? |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/30/21 12:03:26 AM #38 | KarsUltimate posted... No, you really can have crippling powers, whether they harm you or another.True, but that's to to my point, as those powers aren't "useless", just "crippling/detrimental." Always creating poison around you can have a use, after all, even if it's more of a burden 99% of the time. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Are there any super heroes with absolutely useless powers? |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/28/21 11:45:53 PM #23 | Ogurisama posted... https://www.goliath.com/comics/10-worst-super-powers-ever-created/I mean, there's pretty much no such thing as a useless super power, since any "power" implies you now have something before that you didn't before. Hell, Doorman would be a really useful person to have for a bank robbery or something. Now, fucking lame powers? Sure. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD. |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/21/21 9:40:24 PM #31 | BADoglick posted... Can you go to the Twisters (los pollos) and see if the pipe i left in the parking lot is still by the fence with the ostrich behind it?Which one? I can't recall the one they primarily filmed at. VeeVees posted... any behind the scene gossips to share?That's a pretty wide subject. Here are some random ones: -no entity on Earth comes even close to Covid testing/restrictions than the current film biz, aside from maybe the White House, and that isn't hyperbole. I have friends and family in the military, hospitals, labs, etc., and we beat them all. I have to Covid test at least once a week, every week, and wear a mask 12+ hours a day. Some Crew get tested 3 times a week. Others and Cast? 5. They may change these rules soon, but in 2 weeks my state will be fully open, and yet I still will have to treat Covid while at work as if it's April of last year. -Hilary Swank was probably the most annoying actor to work with for me. Sure caused a lot of problems for just 3 days of filming, and has the most insane diet/eating regiment I've ever seen. I think she can only eat certain fruits and vegetables, and that's it. -The Masters of the Universe film might shoot here -There's a huge affirmative action, for lack of better word, push in the film biz right now, especially for women, in elevated positions (director, EP, etc.). Which is causing quite a few headaches. "Have any clue what you're doing? No? Well, do you have a vagina, or check a quota box we are trying to fill? Great, you're hired!" Revelation34 posted... You worked on Breaking Bad too?Yup. ClarkDuke posted... i feel like your name would be tom, so im curious if im even close, ok?Not even close, but even it were, would I tell you? --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Too scared to go to bed |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/21/21 2:21:55 PM #15 | Zeus posted... Is that a problem with granite itself? Or something else?Technically, any soil/ground manipulation can release radon, but granite in particular has higher amounts of radon trapped inside (packrat seems more knowledgeable on it, so he can elaborate). Even granite countertops emit very low amounts of radon emissions. Radon is the 2nd highest cause of lung cancer in America, (far) after smoking. Like I said though, detecting it and resolving it is relatively inexpensive and easy, and areas with high granite ground bases already have buildings constructed with radon exhaust in mind. I've been looking to buy a house since January, and actually looked at an open house that disclosed the radon level was higher than acceptable, so work would need to be done on ventitlation thereof. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD. |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/21/21 1:37:14 PM #25 | Soup_or_Science posted... DirtBasedSoap posted...If either of you live in NM, then quite possibly. There are 10+ projects actively happening/about to happen all at once, so it's crazy busy here, and we are basically out of Crew to fill all the projects. By my count: -Better Call Saul S.6 -End of the Road (Netflix feature) -Outer Range S.1 (Huge Amazon TV show) -Stranger Things S.4 (Big unit, in pre-production currently) -MacGruber S.1 (based off of the SNL skit/movie, in pre-production) -Roswell S.4 (almost in pre-production) -Trigger Warning (Netflix feature, almost in pre-production) -"Sandy Cheeks" (SpongeBob live-action, almost in pre-production) -Big Sky S.2 (basically in pre-production today) -Dark Winds (TV I think, George R.R. Martin involved, I think it'll start up in a month or 2) -The Cleaning Lady (pilot was finished in Feb., getting picked up, starts pre-production in like a month-ish) Are all happening right now. I definitely feel like I'm forgetting a few, too. So at this point, shows are definitely willing to take a chance on people who don't suck and have a pulse. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD. |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/21/21 12:47:39 AM #18 | Jen0125 posted... So what do you doSupervise the shoot. Jen0125 posted... Have you ever met Henry Cavil? Do you think he would marry me?No, and no. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Too scared to go to bed |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/20/21 11:36:18 PM #10 | Lokarin posted... I had to google it. Today I learned that one of the geological layers in the area is very rich in Uranium. NeatPretty much. It's common when building on granite type rocks, found near most mountains. It's very easily dealt with, though, homes just have tubes/pipes that divert radon from your ground level to outside. It's quite common to do a radon test with a home inspection, they are like $50. And even then, the particle count would have to be very, very high, over a long time of exposure before elevated cancer risks become truly worrying. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD. |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/20/21 11:25:18 PM #15 | DirtBasedSoap posted... how did you get into the industry?Wrote a guy with a show posting on the state's Film Office website after High School a decade and change back. Told him I didn't know jack shit about making films, but loved watching them, and wanted to throw my hat in the ring of maybe making a career out of it. He gave me a chance, and I was soon working and learning on this History Channel show. Decided all the mass insanity is something I wanted to do with my life, and here I be. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD. |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/19/21 12:58:52 AM #11 | Firewood18 posted... HBO has currently taken over my workplace for a series shoot. Should I steal stuff from the production equipment?Please don't. While that equipment was purchased with HBO's money, the people in charge of maintaining and securing it don't *actually* work for HBO, and will be the ones responsible should stuff goes missing. It becomes a big headache. shadowsword87 posted... What's the most annoying question people ask you when you say what your job is?Dunno, since my job can be quite hard to describe outside of the film world in general, and plenty of Crew members don't have a totally concise idea of what I do. I suppose the most silly is "When is X going to release?" X being the film/TV show/etc. in questions. No one who makes these shows, even the Producers, can guarantee exact release dates. I've worked on shows that didn't come out until like 3+ years later. Mead posted... Who is the meanest actor or actress to work around?I've heard of rumors of bad ones to work for, but I tend not to take them with a grain of salt, since rumors in the film world can be rampant, and colored on a per-case basis. How much I can come into a contact with a Cast can vary a lot, too, so a lot of the times I have to rely on what other Crew members tell me. I'm actually struggling to think of any that were "mean" - Hilary Swank wasn't mean, per se, but she was very difficult for other reasons. Beth Chapman, Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife easily takes the cake, but that depends on if you qualify her as an "actress", and that being a turbo-bitch is basically her gimmick. PunishedOni posted... have you ever filmed underwaterI myself, no, since I don't camera operate (although I am a diver, so I'm half way there), but have been on films with underwater filming, and have had to help source diving equipment, permitting, etc. for underwater filming. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Too scared to go to bed |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/18/21 10:54:06 PM #7 | Zeus posted... Wait, why don't they have them there? I wouldn't imagine the ground is too wet >_>The opposite, ground is too hard. Solid granite mountain is under most of the area, and radon exposure can be a problem. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD. |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/18/21 10:43:28 PM #5 | DirtBasedSoap posted... im going to abq in augustDope, what for? --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I work in the film industry in NM and am bored whilst between jobs, AMA PotD. |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/18/21 9:34:57 PM #1 | Let 'er rip. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Too scared to go to bed |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/18/21 9:34:27 PM #4 | Man, I wish basements were more of thing here in Albuquerque. I know why they aren't, but I miss them. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Days of our Geekery Past |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/15/21 2:58:00 PM #9 | Yo, Wave better not be dead. He loves 2D Metroid, he's gotta come talk about Dread. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | inb4 "nintendo won e3" |
| CyborgSage00x0 06/15/21 2:54:22 PM #40 | Dread existing at all is pretty mindblowning. And AW 1&2 remastered gives me hope that IS will finally fucking make a new one. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | how can In-N-Out burger and Chick Fil A be considered overrated |
| CyborgSage00x0 04/21/21 3:27:41 PM #20 | Because people over-rate them. I like both, but really, Five Guys>In-N-Out, and the Spicy Chicken Bacon Asiago Ranch sandwich>almost anything at CFA. People act like they are the be all, end all to their respective food types, and lol. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | My wife got lasik today |
| CyborgSage00x0 04/04/21 3:54:16 AM #6 | No idea are so afraid of it. It's legit one of the safest procedures you can have. Bets money I ever spent. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Studies show states with GOP leadership had worse COVID 19 outcomes |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/25/21 7:34:42 PM #38 | GastroFan posted... As a Floridian, I know that the Miami area has complained for months about how bad Covid-19 is there. Florida's governor (a true Trump apostle, btw), cherry picks stats, like not put nonresidents in with residents when it comes to Covid deaths, etc; so nobody really knows how many people in Florida have been exposed, have had, or have died from Covid-19.Surprised it took this long for someone to mention that it's been proven that FL's numbers are fabricated, omitted, or otherwise altered. Which makes sense why the troll alt keeps specifically mentioning Florida. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Studies show states with GOP leadership had worse COVID 19 outcomes |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/25/21 1:58:28 PM #30 | USER INFO: MARTIANMANCHILD Legend User Since: Jul 2015 Karma: 322 Active Posts: 9 Everyone in this topic has been on GFaqs waaaaay too long to respond to an obvious troll-alt acocount. Don't take the bait, please. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Studies show states with GOP leadership had worse COVID 19 outcomes |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/25/21 12:20:34 PM #7 | I mean, no shit. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I'm so disappointed in real life halberds |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/23/21 10:33:43 AM #36 | Zeus posted... 'm going to need some citations there, because an oversized sword should be terrible at something like that. Great swords typically required full body rotation, which typically doesn't work well in combat formations (unlike the spear which was basically designed for that).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweih%C3%A4nder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsknecht https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppels%C3%B6ldner I have a few books on weapons and warfare, as well as a weapons master friend, but wiki is easier. Basically, the Zweihander itself functions like a polearm and sword cross: long enough to catch and intercept spears and keep them at bay (especially with a cross in the blade), but short enough to offer some defense for those that close the distance. As well as the ability to be swung, which you can't do with a spear. To wit, warfare with them isn't well understood, and their use was quite isolated. But the generally idea is that the flat of the blades could shove aside a spear/cut the spearhead off, allowing to create a gap in a spear formation and close the ranks. It's basically an anti-spear weapon. Zeus posted... However, if it was an effective tactic, it would have been in widespread use. And, realistically speaking, you're not going to be "lopping off heads" with it.Lopping the heads off of spears, that is. And not true. There's loads of example of weapons that were effective, but isolated, due to a number of reasons through history. Hell, the katana is considered the perfect sword for virtually all situations, and Europeans didn't both to make their own even after learning about them. The use of the Zweihander largely died off with the rise of gunpowder, which killed off spear formations and most all other type of melee weapon usage aside from calvary. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I'm so disappointed in real life halberds |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/22/21 8:45:15 PM #28 | Zeus posted... I can't imagine that a great sword was much of a counter for spears. What you gain in reach you lose out in mobility/speed, precision, etc. And unlike with a spear, you can't even use a shield >_>That was the point: the humungous weight, length, and broad blade allowed them to shove aside spears, and lop off the heads. Those doing so had to be in the front of the formation, so they were paid twice as much (Doppelsoldner). --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | I'm so disappointed in real life halberds |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/22/21 7:13:13 PM #25 | Not as cool as the Zweihander, which was more or less made to counter them (well, spears, really). --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Ranch or Blue Cheese? |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/22/21 12:46:59 PM #30 | LinkPizza posted... I think you mean subjectively. Unless you have a good reason that its objectively...I'm right, and everyone else is wrong. Boom. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Ranch or Blue Cheese? |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/22/21 11:50:06 AM #24 | Blue is objectively better for buffalo wings/sandwiches. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Have you been stimulated yet? |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/22/21 11:49:24 AM #37 | Instantly used it to buy more weed stocks. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Pirro ends Segment After Guest Says Biden Is 'Making America Great' |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/22/21 11:48:24 AM #5 | Can't pop the propaganda bubble. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | St. Patrick's Day |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/17/21 12:30:56 PM #5 | I basically forgot about it and am not wearing green, until my 55 year old Costume Supervisor literally pinched me for it. So, now I'm wearing a green lanyard, because I'll roll with the festivities, no matter how dumb. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Should police have qualified immunity for setting people on fire? |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/17/21 12:24:19 PM #14 | Zeus posted... Which is basically saying "police shouldn't be a thing, period" because it's damn near impossible for them to operate in any meaningful capacity without qualified immunity.No it isn't. Police have a lot of latitude is how they are allowed to operate. Qualified immunity only comes into play when they clearly have broken the law or overstepped their bounds. Police not being responsible for damages or injuries caused by raiding a home in a no-knock, for example, is because of qualified immunity. But, if the police *correctly* raid the *correct* house, they wouldn't be liable for damages, anyways, because they did their jobs *correctly* Qualified immunity is what allows the police to essentially operate like Judge Dredd, and was made up specifically to allow police to get away with racist shit in the Civil Rights unrest of the late 60's. There wasn't rampant suing or inability of the police to function before that. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | No topics on PotD about the mass shooting in Atlanta |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/17/21 9:20:08 AM #15 | Blighboy posted... Because she's a prominent Qultist?He's either making a joke or doesn't know I'm talking about Marjorie Taylor Greene, the psycho-bitch Rep. from GA, and not Magic the Gathering. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | No topics on PotD about the mass shooting in Atlanta |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/17/21 3:40:56 AM #5 | All Asian victims, and the shooter was a massive Trump/MTG fans as well, and had a literal neckbeard. Right wing terrorist #94093482. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Should police have qualified immunity for setting people on fire? |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/17/21 3:39:33 AM #2 | Qualified immunity shouldn't be a thing, period. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Do you believe the "Big Lie"? |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/16/21 10:44:36 AM #76 | adjl posted... Motivated =/= mastermindedThere's actually evidence now that some of the rioters colluded with Trump's team/GOP lawmakers as well. Obvious not the entire riot did, and calling it a "mastermind" is too generous, but it was motivated for all, and planned for some. We may be only scratching the surface of how horrible this all was. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Do you believe the "Big Lie"? |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/11/21 10:55:21 PM #10 | >Makes a topic asking if you believe in a lie Hermmm.... rexcrk posted... Would be kinda cool if you actually gave some context to wtf youre talking aboutMaybe turn on the news for once. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | TMNT beat 'em up coming from devs behind Scott Pilgrim game |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/10/21 5:34:31 PM #16 | Needs more gameplay footage, but it does look like Turtles in Time, which is cool. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Biden: A Vaccine for Every Adult American by the End of May |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/10/21 3:46:39 PM #93 | Mead posted... To be a libertarian you really have to ignore pretty much all of human historyOr lack common sense in general. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Biden: A Vaccine for Every Adult American by the End of May |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/09/21 3:37:42 PM #73 | Yellow posted... He shouldn't even be considering any airstrikesWhat a ridiculous and naive claim. Airstrikes aren't inherently bad, and needs context, like anything else. Yellow posted... and should end the war immediatelyIt was a bombing in Syria against Iranian-backed militants, that suddenly attacked US forces first, neither of which has to do with Iraq/Afghanistan. This is seriously like a middle-school level attempt to discuss geopolitics. Cease these piteous attempts at going so. Mead posted... I thought congress were the ones that decided who we are at war with? If Biden can just stop the conflict in the Middle East without doing more damage, then yes I think he should do thatTechnically correct. The Last time the US formally declared war was for WWII. But obviously, a formal declaration isn't nor hasn't been needed in decades, by any country, to do stuff like the Iraq/Afgan invasions. Congress *DID* authorize the initial bombing campaign against Iraq, but it still wasn't a formal war declaration. Obviously, this itself is problematic for a variety of reasons, but the US would still have troops stationed in the ME, meaning attacks by random militants (which occurred and inspired the US counter-attack) are something that would happen anyways. And it should be noted, the "war" against Iraq was completed and troops withdrawn 10 years ago, in 2011. Iraq also voted in 2020 for all foreign troops to leave the country. It shall be seen under Biden how that goes down. As for Afghanistan, technically the "war" is still ongoing, but it should be noted that Afghanistan has been a NATO affair the entire time, not just a US one. And for the record, the recent agreement with the Taliban is supposed to drawn down US troop numbers there, so long as the Taliban agree to the terms. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
| Topic | Biden: A Vaccine for Every Adult American by the End of May |
| CyborgSage00x0 03/09/21 2:36:15 PM #59 | Yellow posted... *Snippet* Cool. Zero of that has to do with your tangent on the recent airstrikes in Syria, and why they are inherently bad. And virtually everything of what you posted needs heavy citations (but don't bother at this point, none of that is relevant). Again, stick to the kiddy pool, you're just flailing and screaming without presenting a coherent thought or argument. This is either bad faith shitposting or a legit mental hinderance. Try and do better. As for pearl-clutching over civilian casualties, you'll be happy to know that Biden is directly involved in target picking depending on the possibilities of civilian deaths, and called off the 2nd round of strikes due to too many women and children present. Which shouldn't be surprising: Biden is a *devout* Catholic, so the sanctity of life is something he actually acts on. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-syria-airstrike-2021-us-latest-b1812522.html --- PotD's resident Film Expert. |
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