BruceVC

That's a fair point. I don't think anyone here would argue the Afghanistan intervention was needed. But every one since was a bad idea. Congress could have stopped every one of them it's worth mentioning. You all know where I stand on US foreign policy and of of these 5 candidates the only two who favor a more reserved, less interventionist attitude are two who probably won't win. From a FP perspective do you think there will be a bit of difference in the actions of a Clinton, Cruz, or Kasich State Dept? I don't think there will be. So again, what does it matter? It's not just invasions and the like, there's also trade agreements and there there is some differences between candidates. Probably theoretical difference as I'd suspect when it came down to it all of Clinton, Cruz, Trump and Kasich would sign up to the TPPA/ TTIP whatever they say now but at least theoretically Clinton/ Trump and Sanders oppose TPPA with only Kasich outright supporting it. The trade deals and the support, or lack it, is a good indicator on where their priorities might be. In other news, something very, very interesting might happen within 72 hours. http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-03-31/dc-madams-attorney-says-election-bombshell-already-online Probably too good to be true though. Well I'll be very surprised if Cruz has had affairs, I dont particularly like him but to cheat on his wife....I find it hard to believe?

I suppose you right, a Trump nomination does help Hilary But I am also concerned with the overall low level of general political decorum that has been almost forced and embellished on the Republican party through Trumps antics...its not that positive Not like there hasn't been precedence. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner Also this: Interesting....but going back over 150 years may not convince many people that this type of behavior is normal but yes there is precedence

Did you read the explanation? They weren't entirely happy with the image and he says " We actually already have an alternate pose that we love and we feel speaks more to the character of Tracer. We weren’t entirely happy with the original pose, it was always one that we wrestled with creatively " This is a none issue...it amazes why you aren't supporting this decision and being logical

There explanation seems very reasonable and I think they made the right decision?

I still think English must be a difficult language to learn with the huge and varied vocabulary ? But also in this case saying Islamic Extremism is an existential threat to Western countries is subjective, so you wont often hear it

I suppose you right, a Trump nomination does help Hilary But I am also concerned with the overall low level of general political decorum that has been almost forced and embellished on the Republican party through Trumps antics...its not that positive

Something that threatens your existence...so a terrorist attack that kills indiscriminately

Sorry to hear. It is never nice when we lose a pet that has been part of our lives for so long

No Trump has demonstrated indirectly he has very little respect for women, you may think his comments are cool and refreshing but I dont I think its appalling and offensive...but I am not outraged as I am use to Trump saying similar things. I am just annoyed Also can you find some examples of other Republican candidates that have said similar things....since this is normal for you there must be lots of examples?

Those were in fact the " bad old days ", countries and there citizens were less safe and information gathering was less effective Yes, we are now living in good times due to the advancements of how governments can protect citizens from existential threats

http://news.sky.com/video/1669986/parrot-attack-oz-reporters-fright Shame I felt sorry for her but her reaction is funny

http://thecarousel.com/news/donald-trump-even-offends-pro-lifers-with-abortion-remarks/ Trump offends women....again This time by saying " women who have abortions should be punished ", later he clarified it by saying " only the people who perform the abortions should punished " ...its a bit late to clarify these types of comments. The damage is done. As I have predicted several times Trump will pay for this type of invective in the Presidential elections, the minorities will make him pay at the voting stations Clinton said the comments were " horrific and telling”

Volo its always upsets me when you show you are fine with violence against women....dont you know violence against women is wrong? Please dont make me move you back onto my " Volo is a Trump supporter" list , you know how much that upsets you

Geez that sounds truly horrible

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/29/politics/trump-campaign-manager-charged-with-simple-battery/index.html Guys on a more serious note....is there no low the Trump campaign will stoop to, now they assaulting women

Yeah, I can believe this. Most Americans are far too critical of the election system...it seems to work fine most of the time?

As usual you raise some good points, we do want to spread Western values but I recognize the political reality that some people live. We can't implement Western values straight away... unfortunately we know this doesn't work. So to avoid what you talking about why do we assume that this Apple device hack that was used will ever be seen on the Internet? Seriously lets be honest, there are software viruses and code hacks created by cyber-espionage government divisions that people dont know about, there such things as data that is secretive? Lets say the Israelis created it...the source code will be very well protected as the Israelis know how to make things secure So I can argue there is no real risk with this hack getting into some dictators hands This is actually a very good point...and extremely relevant, I missed it completely We already have far too much of our personal data on PC...and we know with programs like Prism the NSA really could hack your PC. So does accessing a device really make that much more of a difference?

You funny

I would say that they come from so called "good place". They just want to have access to devices in ways that let them to get information from them that they need to solve crimes in fast and easy way, they don't necessary think what risks come with things they want and what they mean globally. FBI has asked backdoors, skeleton keys, etc. things for same reasons in past. Fair enough, I get your point about the potential abuse that may happen in the future ....I still think you have to weigh up the reality that encrypted devices are used to plan acts of terrorism and do you believe your government has a right to access those devices implicated in a terrorist attack? For the answer is an emphatic and unquestionable " yes..as your government needs to protect its citizens and this is clearly an example of information gathering which is very important to state security when dealing like many global threats...like Islamic Extremism "

Yes Apple in my view did display arrogance, intransigence and was unhelpful towards the FBI ...and now they want the FBI to give them what they wouldn't give the FBI It doesn't seem reasonable ?

How do they patch what they don't know? Or are you saying that Apple has been aware of this vulnerability the whole time and just never bothered patching it out? Company that has over 50 billion dollar cash in their bank account can buy that security company (and with it they also gain information about said vulnerability) if they can find said vulnerability in any other way No, Apple is not sure how the FBI found this information out They will do there investigations but it will be difficult if the FBI doesn't tell them how especially since the FBI has the actual device Also Elerond this is not about money...not at all There are people who do support the FBI and believe what Apple did was wrong, these people would also work in the software security industry and would happily help the FBI crack the Apple device because they believe this is an issue of state security...and they wouldn't be interested in selling there technology to Apple or helping Apple undermine the FBI They aren't motivated by money but follow a greater calling...the security of the USA Our tech news reports all say that it was security company from Israel, that FBI contracted to hack the phone. Also lots of technology, software, law and USA analysts believe that there was bigger game behind all of this where FBI tried to use public support from terrorist strike to get precedent that would allow them to force tech companies to break their own security systems. Israelis...interesting. I can believe that as the Israelis have some of the most experienced hackers in the world and some Israeli hackers are state sponsored I heard that story about the FBI trying to get access to all devices through public fear...I find it hard to believe. What would be the purpose of this ...seriously? To keep the Democrats in power...to ensure a new USA political order could come to power, to usher in a new reign of mankind ? That theory starts to sound like a conspiracy theory IMO

I would guess that Apple works like MS and patch things only when they become public knowledge, because they don't really care about security of their customers they just want look that they care. Thats also not true, I use to work at Microsoft and I can promise you Microsoft does care about security and creating patches to fix security holes in there products If there software gets hacked it undermines the credibility of there products and thats something no software company wants

How do they patch what they don't know? Or are you saying that Apple has been aware of this vulnerability the whole time and just never bothered patching it out? Company that has over 50 billion dollar cash in their bank account can buy that security company (and with it they also gain information about said vulnerability) if they can find said vulnerability in any other way No, Apple is not sure how the FBI found this information out They will do there investigations but it will be difficult if the FBI doesn't tell them how especially since the FBI has the actual device Also Elerond this is not about money...not at all There are people who do support the FBI and believe what Apple did was wrong, these people would also work in the software security industry and would happily help the FBI crack the Apple device because they believe this is an issue of state security...and they wouldn't be interested in selling there technology to Apple or helping Apple undermine the FBI They aren't motivated by money but follow a greater calling...the security of the USA

Firstly I have never said "the refugees are beneficial to Europe "....I have said consistently things like " it was a mistake for Germany and Merkel to invite the refugees " But I dont have an issue with Germany or Merkel because they meant well and what is done can't be changed, so we can't go back in time to change the initial offer to invite the refugees. So instead of just complaining and having unrealistic suggestions like " the EU should just dissolve because of this " I believe in practical solutions. We cant send the current refugees back so real efforts have to be made to stop any additional refugees from arriving, like this new Turkish deal, and then the current refugees that are in EU have to absorbed into EU society..and yes I understand this is difficult but you want to avoid the refugees ending up living in ghetto communities, being unemployed and living off social security I have always also maintained that a small percentage of refugees will commit crime...so obviously the crime rate in an EU country will increase...this is not the same thing as me saying " " you must be happy with increased crime "...I am saying its inevitable but its not all the refugees who are committing crime So no I'm not Trolliing, my argument is logical and based on the reality of the situation You are constantly trolling or - excuse me - you are idiot.# 1) it never was intend of any nation to create ghettos - these people created them themselfs 2) Turkish deal - EU will return refugees to Turkey where they get turkey asylum and turkey citinzenship in exchange for no-visa access for these people to EU. Wow, what a great deal we are going to pay for! 3) Stalin meant well as well - but few millions of people died in process - bugger I know 'Mean well' doesn't mean i dont have problem with it even if I agree with 'higher good' that may come from it. If I rephrase your comment: But I dont have an issue with Germany USSR or Merkel Stalin because they meant well and what is done can't be changed, so we can't go back in time to change the initial offer to invite the refugees invade east block. So instead of just complaining and having unrealistic suggestions like " the EU USSR should just dissolve because of this " I believe in practical solutions. Are you really that blind that you dont see it? ** Sorry for derailing this thread - back to gender equality please Why you calling me an idiot ? I dont debate with people who are so blatantly rude