OftenWrong

I am not begging anything. I understand your point Scott Mayers, but certain key things changed since 1947. All actions have consequences... shall we ignore history?

You are entitled to your opinion, but for the debate to carry on one must be founded in reality. That is not meant to be an insult, but what you are talking about here is fiction. There is not much point to discuss such "fantastic" ideas. In reality you cannot claim it is your capital unless it is within your borders. That's just... fundamental. Palestinians are a people that have no country. The country is Israel. Jerusalem can still be their capital, but only in the sense that it belongs to the nation of Israel. This point shows that Donald Trump did not unilaterally make this decision. A number of other world leaders past and present have done likewise. As is often the case by pro-leftist media these days, they are not lying but they are omitting parts of the truth, seemingly to increase outrage and fear directed solely at Donald Trump.

The international legal and diplomatic status of Jerusalem is unresolved. Legal scholars disagree on how to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian dispute about it under international law.Many United Nations (UN) member states formally adhere to the United Nations proposal that Jerusalem should have an international status. Positions on Jerusalem

Nonsense, I think plenty of new information was given. The problem in that region is more complex than what you are alluding to in your first post, that Trump is on a suicide mission because of impending impeachment. That, most assuredly is not the reason for his move on this. In recent news, both parties voted against a motion to impeach Donald Trump- Trump impeachment vote fails overwhelmingly 12/06/2017 House Democrats overwhelmingly joined Republicans on Wednesday to defeat an attempt to impeach President Donald Trump. Information was given that: - Jerusalem is already the self-declared capital of Israel. - Other nations have recognized this. - Several past US presidents and congress expressed their support for this, even through the passage of laws. - All countries have the right to self-determination, including the right to choose which city within their borders is the capital. - Comparison of Israel with Pangea are not well founded. May I also add that Pangea existed 100's of millions of years ago, long before any humans existed to live on it. - Former Canadian governments have expressed similar support for this idea. ... just to name a few of the informative points raised here by forum member @bush_cheney2004!

First, thanks for posting. But from the OP - you asked "What do you guys think?" I find it refreshing to hear differing views, both in agreement and disagreement. If you post here you will get some of that. If you only want agreement, there is another forum for that (where the whole group coos in unison to the melody of "Kumbaya"...)

The city existed and was called Jerusalem long before Muhammad was even born.

Live by the sword... etc

He is nowhere near being impeached at the moment, and doesn't need to do anything desperate. I think your reaction is over the top.

According to Bard, "Jews have devoted themselves to politics with almost religious fervor." He cites that "Jews have the highest percentage voter turnout of any ethnic group" and that of the American Jewish population "roughly 94 percent live in thirteen key electoral college states" which alone "are worth enough electoral votes to elect the president. Israel lobby in the United States It appears there is method to his madness.

Trump is a bull in a china shop and demonstrates this with his recent decision on Jerusalem. He sees the status quo vis Palestine as unacceptable... and it is. The standoff has only prolonged suffering in that region, but at least the issue has finally been settled. What Trump has done here will bring more security in the long run.

Trudeau keeps his yapper shut when it comes to China's well-known human rights abuses, but just had to say something to Duterte at the ASEAN conference. I guess he couldn't care less about Canada's relationship with the Phillipines... no money in it.

I think the question is whether or not its "safe" for a man to work alone with a woman or not. Given the current climate of media broadcasting every allegation, real or unfounded, the answer has to be not. Mike Pence is right.

Hope it will be even bigger than that. Lose official party status!

"We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday. The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process. As a result of our continued reporting over the next several hours ultimately we determined the information was wrong and we corrected the mistake on air and online. It is vital we get the story right and retain the trust we have built with our audience –- these are our core principles. We fell far short of that yesterday. Effective immediately, Brian Ross will be suspended for four weeks without pay." Because it came out that Flynn was asked to contact the Russian ambassador AFTER the election. The false information released by ABC News spread like wildfire through media outlets begging for anything substantial relating to collusion, causing markets to tank as investors moved their funds into safe havens. Millions of dollars were lost. There may be an investigation, and follow-up law suits. This underscores the power of the media, and potential impact of false or deliberately fake news.

I see you're in a bad mood again and looking for an excuse to hurl insults. Sorry, I don't debate that way.

Canada invoking sanctions against an economic superpower would be pointless and self defeating. Canada does not have enough economic clout to make a difference with sanctions. And I do not whine. You mentioned that it would harm our economy, proving what I just said. You have neutered your own argument.

Everything you said is so true, really wish you could stand up in the HOC and say that to Mr. Trudeau. Much more incisive than what smiling Speer says.

The real problem with health care is excessive management bloat that wastes millions in every institution, coupled with administrative incompetence, poor decision making in planning for facilities and equipment, beds, medical staffing levels, poor relations with unions that leads to a completely adversarial relationship with management, reducing the quality of care. Just pray that you do not get any serious illness that requires immediate attention, especially in smaller towns across Canada. The big cities have a pretty decent level of competence and better response time, although the costs are orders of magnitude higher as a result. Having said that, there are a lot of good people working in it who really do care, and there are far more success stories than there are problems.

Kind of a shame, I was looking forward to watching them play 3 on 3 overtime.

There is no way that a vote for a different party can do anything, since Canada's obligations to the UN are legal and binding. Also since the matter we're talking about really hinges on superpower nations seeking global hegemony, there is no Canadian candidate that COULD remove Canada from participation in these matters, without very serious repercussions. I'm not excusing that but trying to show that the problem is the whole "system", at an international level where Canada is a minor player. Nor do we have referendums to ask voters the question, whether or not Canada should participate in a war. Which is probably a good thing, the average Joe Bob has little to no idea about the background issues to make an informed decision. We can only put our trust in the leadership that they will know all the details and make a righteous call. So as a voter I cannot accept responsibility for that which I have absolutely no control over.