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Can this thread be closed? Now that we're at 2%? Time to look at the next bound.

Trump doesn't listen to his own cabinet. He does what he wants. Ergo there's no point "negotiating with the Americans". That presumes a rational actor. You have a crazy old man on one side. And crazy ideologues on the other. Going to be very hard to get them to actually reach a deal. And...

I'm of the opinion that Iraq doomed Afghanistan. It sucked away so much resources. Afghanistan went from "must win" to keep the bench warm. Imagine a world where Iraq 2003 didn't happen, and how the Afghanistan war would have run and what resources would have been put in to reform and...

And Iraq 2003. Well known that Canada was asked. Even to make a token contribution to help legitimize the war. Chretien turned Bush down after the Canadian weapons inspectors said they were confident there was no WMD. How our Int Community reached their conclusions is actually the subject of...

It's not just that. How much are the Americans and Israelis actually going to coordinate? Also, like I said, is this going to be a case of the US simply handing over the mission and then leaving before the job is done. See Afghanistan for recent precedent of the US simply throwing partners...

It's not about ignoring Iran. It's a question of whether anybody else can effectively contribute.

The administration routinely devalues others contributions and routinely says they don't need the help. What guarantee is there, anybody else would get any say? Heck, his own cabinet doesn't get any say. There's no point in anybody else participating. That's not hating on the US or whatever...

I actually still think they would have got some allies. Possibly some Gulf States. But this whole appeal seems to be so that Trump can hand this mess over and declare victory. Of course, when the less resourced militaries then fail, Trump blames them for it. Let's not forget, they got...

Quite frankly I do think others would have signed on if there looked to be a reasonable chance of success and if there seemed to be a plan. But right now it really looks like the Trump administration just wants bagholders and fall guys so they can cut and run. Anybody signing up risks being...

How and why? For everybody else this is way, way worse than Iraq in 2003. "Freedom fries" seems cute in hindsight. Iraq was the gift that kept on giving with ISIS. Now you're asking countries who saw how that went to sign on to an even bigger blunder (from their perspective)? And for...

Most of the air force wants to kill the Snowbirds or put it on ice. The only people trying to stop this are politicians.

What feed in tarrifs are they paying in China? Again. What we do here (or in Europe) is not universal. China obviously has lower costs for renewables. And enough energy security concerns that make any cost differential worthwile. The same is true for every importer.

This is like saying refineries will pay carbon taxes.

Forget our own politics. The American people themselves don't want an occupation.

I am not so sure it's "short term pain" This is akin to saying Iraq would be a short war.

Do you know what HVDC lines are? Serious question. It's nothing like the hydro pole on your street.

That warrants supporting a separatist movement to break up Turkey?

The fact that you think wind and solar are more expensive than coal, is the root of your misunderstanding. Especially in China. The only reason coal use is up now is because oil and gas imports are down. The clickbait article also ignores that China produces more PV panels and builds more...

Then you should understand why dreams of displacing coal use in China with gas are just that: dreams.

Are you under the impression that China is going to import oil and gas to replace domestic coal? Have people learned nothing about energy security from the last few months?