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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    Where were all these attacks before 9/11?
    In the middle east where they've consistently deal with these problems but when you carelessly open your borders to a Muslim population you expose yourself to all of this.

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    So Muslims werent in all these places being attacked before 9/11?
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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    So Muslims werent in all these places being attacked before 9/11?
    Of course there were some Muslims but when you open up the borders you create natural pockets of ghettos where radicalization is allowed to thrive. Moderate Muslims don't want to blow things up but they also don't report extremism that's right in front of their eyes.

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    Congrats to Mexico for recording a record number of homicides in 2017. Likely over 32,000! Thanks to a US backed war on drugs started in 2008 Mexico the murder rate has skyrocketed. When they started the war on drugs there were 6 criminal organizations. Now there is 400. The worst part is when they use the violence their war causes as reasons why we need their war. We started with a lot match, threw gasoline on it till it's a raging inferno and we keep listening to the "Let's throw more gas on it" guys. Does no one under stand cause and effect anymore?
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    We are numb to terrorist violence across the world. Tragic attack in kabul. Need to stay disciplined and attack this threat head on for our future generations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    https://www.npr.org/sections/paralle...ides-on-record



    Congrats to Mexico for recording a record number of homicides in 2017. Likely over 32,000! Thanks to a US backed war on drugs started in 2008 Mexico the murder rate has skyrocketed. When they started the war on drugs there were 6 criminal organizations. Now there is 400. The worst part is when they use the violence their war causes as reasons why we need their war. We started with a lot match, threw gasoline on it till it's a raging inferno and we keep listening to the "Let's throw more gas on it" guys. Does no one under stand cause and effect anymore?
    Stop the inflow, build a physical barrier to limit entry and legalize marijuana. That's the only solution in my eyes. Mexico is a ****hole and needs to be treated as such.

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    Shooting a missile out of the sky with another missile is hard. Much better to destroy the missile on the ground. Having said that, this was a Block II SM-3 missile that failed. SM-3 Block I and SM-6 missiles have successful BMD tests already and are the current BMD weapon for Aegis.
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    Relevant to ballistic missile defense

    The long version: https://whitefleet.net/2017/06/04/a-...fense-systems/

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    Apparently marijuana is legal in North Korea. How sad is it there are aspects where North Koreans are more free than we are. Wonder how that would go if there was ever legitimate reunification talks since its highly illegal in South Korea. Even a crazy dictator knows marijuana prohibition is ridiculous.
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    Yeah, even if a South Korean national consumes marijuana abroad they can be arrested for it when it when they come home. The same goes for any foreigner who tests positive for THC while in Korea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    Yeah, even if a South Korean national consumes marijuana abroad they can be arrested for it when it when they come home. The same goes for any foreigner who tests positive for THC while in Korea.
    What's the drug-testing regime in the KBO like?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio3000 View Post
    What's the drug-testing regime in the KBO like?
    They were late to the game (as was NPB), but have come on strong over the past decade and the now program virtually mimics the one MLB employs.

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    Although they do still export a dirty Bong every now and then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    Yeah, even if a South Korean national consumes marijuana abroad they can be arrested for it when it when they come home. The same goes for any foreigner who tests positive for THC while in Korea.


    Our own border agents won't let foreigners into the country if they know they have consumed marijuana, even if they did it legally where they are from.




    Also, the US strong arms countries into accepting their crazy war on drugs. Would not be surprised if that's why South Korea has strict marijuana laws. That's why I think they should be tried in an international court for war crimes. Over 1 million have been murdersd outside the US cause we forced other countries to adopt our arbitrary drug laws.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    Our own border agents won't let foreigners into the country if they know they have consumed marijuana, even if they did it legally where they are from.




    Also, the US strong arms countries into accepting their crazy war on drugs. Would not be surprised if that's why South Korea has strict marijuana laws. That's why I think they should be tried in an international court for war crimes. Over 1 million have been murdersd outside the US cause we forced other countries to adopt our arbitrary drug laws.
    I think strict drug laws in Asia go back to when the East India Trade Company was exploiting the entire region with opium back in the 18th and 19th centuries. They would sail into harbor with a couple of crates of the stuff, then leave with a ship full of silk, spice, tea, and silver. Investors were receiving something like a 10,000% return on a single voyage.
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    Estimates of 20,000 people murdered by police on the Phillipines since Duerte took over in 2016. Duerte claims all 20k deaths were people resisting legitimate police operations. But police are always the good guys right? If they don't like police murdering tens of thousands of people then maybe they should call a crackhead next time they need help. This guy makes Sessions look like Willie Nelson. Sessions atleast wanted to wait till a second drug conviction to execute drug users. And no that's not a joke, Sessions did propose the death penalty for a second drug offense.
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