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Has The U.S. Ever Been More Vulnerable? (Original Post) lame54 Feb 2017 OP
Never!!!! Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #1
He's making moves... lame54 Feb 2017 #2
That was the whole game plan. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #3
Which leaves us vulnerable lame54 Feb 2017 #4
Of course it has MichMary Feb 2017 #5
I see whst you mean... lame54 Feb 2017 #8
We were certainly vulnerable to MichMary Feb 2017 #10
Hard to say... lame54 Feb 2017 #12
Putin's a sideshow JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2017 #6
And India Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #7
He's 30 miles away and nothing from the top lame54 Feb 2017 #9
Are you taking about the bdamomma Feb 2017 #11

lame54

(35,277 posts)
8. I see whst you mean...
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 07:26 PM
Feb 2017

But i am referring to outside countries attacking us

Not counting terrorists attacks - as horrible as they are they can't break our country

Now we are being tested by the Putin and our guy is his. Buddy

I have little confidence we can adequately defend ourselves right now

The size of our military may mean little if the guy in charge of them is owned by the enemy

MichMary

(1,714 posts)
10. We were certainly vulnerable to
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 07:35 PM
Feb 2017

attack from foreign powers. Remember, our military was busy fighting each other. Able-bodied, and sometimes somewhat less able-bodied men of all ages, including children, were in uniform and pre-occupied. Can't imagine our military ever being stretched thinner.

In the aftermath we had to deal with the assassination of the president, Reconstruction, and the impeachment of another president. All of that made us extremely vulnerable.

lame54

(35,277 posts)
12. Hard to say...
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 07:46 PM
Feb 2017

You make very good points

But the weaponry is so different

And the surveillance

Plus a dead president is better than this guy

He may stonewall instead of putting up a defense

I have no idea if he can bypassed in case we're attacked

But i hope so

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,336 posts)
6. Putin's a sideshow
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 07:18 PM
Feb 2017

China is strengthening its occupation and claims on the South China Sea.

Israel is strengthening its occupation and claims on West Bank territories.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. And India
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 07:25 PM
Feb 2017

launches the Tech Worlds largest event ever,a cluster of Nano Satellites claiming the Tech leadership role. Mean while,Dolt 45 is rounding up Hispanics cause that is his distraction.

bdamomma

(63,810 posts)
11. Are you taking about the
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 07:42 PM
Feb 2017

Russian ship on the East coast ???? 45 is more concerned about a victory speech.

This man is a true threat more than Isis, GET RID OF HIM PLEASE!!!

God this is horrible.

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