The United States is assembling the greatest armada of modern warfare in or near the Persian Gulf. The reason for this, is to attempt to have Iran negotiate honestly with the U.S. on several issues or, suffer the consequences. Depending on who you listen to or read, there are people on both sides of this possible step to a war. I’m concerned more at the politicians in Washington that, when asked about the possibility of some sort of strike on Iran, grin at the possiblity.
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There’s something that always irritates me and of course it happens every day and no matter how hard I try, I can’t avoid it. This occurs on every news channel and every politically oriented podcast (even some that aren’t particularly politically oriented). You’ve heard this too, even if you never watch or listen to anything that is the slightest political. For me it’s when, especially in politically oriented media, a person uses the phrase all Americans, or all of America. I always question how this is known. Is there a poll? Well, sometimes there’ll be a mention of a poll but I’ve never seen one where 100% of American voters, either registered or likely, agree on anything. There’s always going to be a majority of sorts, but none at 100%.
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