Biden has mentioned this.
Also Powell has now mentioned this
and today Albright said it's a 'statement of fact'

they obviously know something is up

I'm guessing something with Iran, Russia and China
is going to happen in the next few months
: /

Originally posted by Mdv2
And the typical American ignorance starts once again. Perhaps you should visit Michigan where factories close their doors every day, where mayors of cities need to do part-time jobs to make a decent living, and where more and more people get unemployment.

You do know that Michigan is a Democratic-run state, right? Glad to see their leadership is really helping.

could be the end of america.The morons will elect Obama expecting him to give them change.The constitution is the foundation of this country.The republicans and democrats have been chipping it away for years now but you can't tell morons that.They wouldn't put up with anyone taking a hammer and chisel to the foundation of thier house but as long as it's just the foundation of this once great country it's ok.

Another thought:

What if the crisis after an Obama election is internal rather than external?

Picture this scenario. Obama wins, but fraudulent voting arranged by ACORN and others is pretty obvious. Given Obama's demonstrated distaste for the military, what if he does something to tick the military off? Maybe we'd see a South American-syle coup to settle the country down until all the rabid political partisans on both sides went back to having the entire country's best interests heart, rather than what works best for just their ideology?

[edit on 10/21/2008 by centurion1211]

Originally posted by jtma508
As for star wars, etc. Look, do you really believe that all military systems are put forward becasue they make sense? Or more likely that they are massively profitable to the military-industrial complex? There is a limitless list of military technology on which we could spend money but we can't --- unless bankrupting the country is an acceptable result.

Yes, they obviously make sense. The United States MUST stay ahead in Space-Based DOD systems. China already has Kill SATS in orbit, Russia you can be certain does as well. We won the Space Race during the Cold War, but if we lose such a competition now, we will be left wide-open for an attack of unimaginable proportions. The same goes for all Future Weapons Systems development. We can push for our economy to prosper at the same time, but in cutting DOD Projects we are dooming ourselves into non-existence.

Originally posted by ClintK
You'd really have to be some delusional dipstick to interpret it that way. Some people are just not streetwise about the real world. Do you actually think that a VP candidate would tell people that if you vote for their ticket they intend to cause a big problem? Do you have no common sense at all?

Sheesh. It's often amusing to see simpletons try to inject some self-serving meaning into something; some tortured interpretation of something someone said or did. But it's simply gotten to the point where it's impossible to have a rational, informed discussion about anything political in this country.

Streetwise? Lol, yeah sure, you know so much about the streets. Senator Biden does not even like Senator Obama, he himself was the source of some of the harshest anti-Obama rhetoric during this Campaign. If anything you should realize that Senator Biden has from day one undermined Senator Obama's campaign. Why? He does NOT like the guy, and he most likely knows aspects of him which he wishes to make public in a non-direct fashion.

Taking Senator Biden's slip-ups so lightly is what being a "simpleton" is all about, so be mindful of tossing such a label around. Now if you are of the opinion that Senator Biden did not mean what he said in such a "conspiratorial" fashion, then I can understand your OPINION. However, looking deeper into the meaning of what he stated is completely contrary to the aspects of simpleton ideology.

Ahhh, As much as I hate saying this.....Obama would do fine. I dont believe he is the Clinton (run and bomb a asprin factory) kind of guy. Biden is a idiot. Always has been. Obama will get tested like any other POTUS if he wins. Nobody could do as badly as our current idiot in charge....and as a GOPr that is not a fun thought.

I just love watching Biden operate. He throws what looks like a slip into the ring and McCain just grabs the bait and runs with it!

McCain looks like more of a loon than ever shouting about threats of nuclear devistaiton. Meanwhile the antipsychotic medicaitons for his PTSD are giving him shakes and contortions from the neurological damage they do. And when he nosedives we get Sarah Palin to protect us from our enemys.

Hey John! Next time Biden makes a mistake, don't grab it, it's the third rail again.

Unpopular decisions and sticking by their judgements, supporting them in the community.. this can only sound like sweeping gun confiscation.. That's the next step before they turn this country into a socialist regime. H'i guarantee.

If this isn't a case of Biden "preparing" us for another Sept. 11 type event to quell doubt about the government's involvement in advance, then I suspect that Obama's ideas are unpopular with the Washington establishment, and they think they can force him unto their program. Biden could have just threatened Obama in public.

Maybe we need to check a persons character and life for us to understand any possible cryptic messages he is giving, or to understand his views.

Biden being a person that early in his adult life was stricken by unfortunate circumstances, it is expected that he is a careful individual and always planning ahead for possible circumstances happening from out of the blue.

If he is seen taking the time to voice his fears and actually openly inform the people, there might be chances that he actually expects some out of the blue events to occur at some uncomfortable timing for the new presidency.

I could also point the finger at a number of scenarios, like disgruntled allies that were more in favor of the old establishment planting attacks because they feel they will lose valuable ground with a Democrat presidency, in order to make the opinions turn again on their favor, other powers wishing to reestablish their former glory and status and wish to check which scripts can they run on a brand new and inexperienced president.

What ever will be, it could be efforts of upsetting the international status taking advantage of the presence of an inexperienced president, Biden sounds as almost being sure about it when he speaks of unpopular strategies that the new presidency might have the need to resort to.

He is just being cautious and he probably learned that lesson very hard in his life. He is also in charge of external affairs.
Not a bad choice for America after a careless G.W. Bush that is steping down leaving America with nothing but enemies around the globe.

I could learn to trust him.
I hope we have all learned our own lessons by now.