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PeterS

Marty 2020 wrote:

I believe that Obama will be history’s worst president ever!
He’ll be right up there in the weeping and gnashing of teeth bunch!

He didn't do enough to be deemed the worst president in history. After 2010, two years into his term, you cons held the majority and blocked ALL of his legislation so what could he have done--that your legislators didn't want him to do--to be regarded as the worst president ever?

Radiance3

PeterS wrote:

He didn't do enough to be deemed the worst president in history. After 2010, two years into his term, you cons held the majority and blocked ALL of his legislation so what could he have done--that your legislators didn't want him to do--to be regarded as the worst president ever?

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Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting your king Obama. These are just few of his failed policies during his first 2 years.
A. In 2008 Congress authorized TARP "Toxic Asset Relief Program" of $700 plus billion to purchase toxic assets due to Subprime Loan failures of the Democrats in Congress, the Barney Frank-Dodge program. In 2009, this was handled by Obama to manage the fund. Obama used some of the funds to build and rebuild Mosques all over the world. He gave Morsi of Egypt $1.5 billion. The Palestinians $900 million. These had nothing to do with TARP programs. Before Obama left in 2016, he gave Palestinians another $221 million.
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/washington/24gaza.html

B.Here are the Top 10 Apolgies Obama toured all over the world.
https://www.heritage.org/europe/report/barack-obamas-top-10-apologies-how-the-president-has-humiliated-superpower

Heritage Foundation
REPORT Europe
Barack Obama's Top 10 Apologies: How the President Has Humiliated a Superpower
June 2, 2009 8 min read Download Report
Authors:
Nile Gardiner and Morgan Lorraine Roach
A common theme that runs through President Obama's statements is the idea the United States must atone for its past policies, whether it is America's application of the war against Islamist terrorism or its overall foreign policy. At the core of this message is the concept that the U.S. is a flawed nation that must seek redemption by apologizing for its past "sins."

On several occasions, President Obama has sought to apologize for the actions of his own country when addressing a foreign audience--including seven of the 10 apologies listed below. The President has already apologized for his country to nearly 3 billion people across Europe, the Muslim world, and the Americas.

The Obama Administration's strategy of unconditional engagement with America's enemies combined with a relentless penchant for apology-making is a dangerous recipe for failure. The overall effect of this approach has been to weaken American power on the world stage rather than strengthen it.

Get exclusive insider information from Heritage experts delivered straight to your inbox each week. Subscribe to The Agenda >>

President Obama's personal approval ratings across much of the world may be sky high, but that has not t***slated into greater support for U.S.-led initiatives, such as the NATO mission in Afghanistan, which is heavily dependent on American and British troops. The U.S. is increasingly viewed as a soft touch internationally, which has encouraged rogue regimes such as North Korea and Iran to accelerate their nuclear and missile programs.

As President Obama embarks this week on his second major overseas tour, which will take him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, and France, the world does not need yet another apology from the President. Rather, it is looking for strong and principled leadership from the most powerful nation on the face of the earth. American leadership is not a popularity contest, nor should it be an exercise in self-loathing. Rather, it is about taking tough positions that will be met with hostility in many parts of the globe. Above all, it demands the assertive projection of American power, both to secure the homeland and to protect America's allies.

The following is a list of the 10 most significant apologies by the President of the United States in his first four months of office as they relate to foreign policy and national security issues.

1. Apology to France and Europe ("America Has Shown Arrogance")

Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009.

So we must be honest with ourselves. In recent years we've allowed our Alliance to drift. I know that there have been honest disagreements over policy, but we also know that there's something more that has crept into our relationship. In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.

2. Apology to the Muslim World ("We Have Not Been Perfect"

President Obama, interview with Al Arabiya, January 27, 2009.

My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect. But if you look at the track record, as you say, America was not born as a colonial power, and that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there's no reason why we can't restore that.

3. Apology to the Summit of the Americas ("At Times We Sought to Dictate Our Terms"

President Obama, address to the Summit of the Americas opening ceremony, Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 2009.

All of us must now renew the common stake that we have in one another. I know that promises of partnership have gone unfulfilled in the past, and that trust has to be earned over time. While the United States has done much to promote peace and prosperity in the hemisphere, we have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms. But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations; there is simply engagement based on mutual respect and common interests and shared values. So I'm here to launch a new chapter of engagement that will be sustained throughout my administration.

The United States will be willing to acknowledge past errors where those errors have been made.

4. Apology at the G-20 Summit of World Leaders "Some Restoration of America's Standing in the World"

News conference by President Obama, ExCel Center, London, United Kingdom, April 2, 2009.

I would like to think that with my e******n and the early decisions that we've made, that you're starting to see some restoration of America's standing in the world. And although, as you know, I always mistrust polls, international polls seem to indicate that you're seeing people more hopeful about America's leadership.

I just think in a world that is as complex as it is, that it is very important for us to be able to forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions. Just to try to crystallize the example, there's been a lot of comparison here about Bretton Woods. "Oh, well, last time you saw the entire international architecture being remade." Well, if there's just Roosevelt and Churchill sitting in a room with a brandy, that's an easier negotiation. But that's not the world we live in, and it shouldn't be the world that we live in.

5 Apology for the War on Terror ("We Went off Course"
President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009.

Unfortunately, faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a series of hasty decisions. I believe that many of these decisions were motivated by a sincere desire to protect the American people. But I also believe that all too often our government made decisions based on fear rather than foresight; that all too often our government trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions. Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford. And during this season of fear, too many of us--Democrats and Republicans, politicians, journalists, and citizens--fell silent.

In other words, we went off course. And this is not my assessment alone. It was an assessment that was shared by the American people who nominated candidates for President from both major parties who, despite our many differences, called for a new approach--one that rejected torture and one that recognized the imperative of closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

6. Apology for Guantanamo in France ("Sacrificing Your Values"

Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009.

Our two republics were founded in service of these ideals. In America, it is written into our founding documents as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." In France: "Liberté"--absolutely--"egalité, fraternité." Our moral authority is derived from the fact that generations of our citizens have fought and bled to uphold these values in our nations and others. And that's why we can never sacrifice them for expedience's sake. That's why I've ordered the closing of the detention center in Guantanamo Bay. That's why I can stand here today and say without equivocation or exception that the United States of America does not and will not torture.

In dealing with terrorism, we can't lose sight of our values and who we are. That's why I closed Guantanamo. That's why I made very clear that we will not engage in certain interrogation practices. I don't believe that there is a contradiction between our security and our values. And when you start sacrificing your values, when you lose yourself, then over the long term that will make you less secure.

7. Apology before the Turkish Parliament "Our Own Darker Periods in Our History"

Speech by President Obama to the Turkish Parliament, Ankara, Turkey, April 6, 2009.

Every challenge that we face is more easily met if we tend to our own democratic foundation. This work is never over. That's why, in the United States, we recently ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. That's why we prohibited--without exception or equivocation--the use of torture. All of us have to change. And sometimes change is hard.

Another issue that confronts all democracies as they move to the future is how we deal with the past. The United States is still working through some of our own darker periods in our history. Facing the Washington Monument that I spoke of is a memorial of Abraham Lincoln, the man who freed those who were ens***ed even after Washington led our Revolution. Our country still struggles with the legacies of s***ery and segregation, the past treatment of Native Americans.

Human endeavor is by its nature imperfect. History is often tragic, but unresolved, it can be a heavy weight. Each country must work through its past. And reckoning with the past can help us seize a better future.

8. Apology for U.S. Policy toward the Americas ("The United States Has Not Pursued and Sustained Engagement with Our Neighbors"

Opinion editorial by President Obama: "Choosing a Better Future in the Americas," April 16, 2009.

Too often, the United States has not pursued and sustained engagement with our neighbors. We have been too easily distracted by other priorities, and have failed to see that our own progress is tied directly to progress throughout the Americas. My Administration is committed to the promise of a new day. We will renew and sustain a broader partnership between the United States and the hemisphere on behalf of our common prosperity and our common security.

9. Apology for the Mistakes of the CIA "Potentially We've Made Some Mistakes"

Remarks by the President to CIA employees, CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia, April 20, 2009.[9] The remarks followed the controversial decision to release Office of Legal Counsel memoranda detailing CIA enhanced interrogation techniques used against terrorist suspects.

So don't be discouraged by what's happened in the last few weeks. Don't be discouraged that we have to acknowledge potentially we've made some mistakes. That's how we learn. But the fact that we are willing to acknowledge them and then move forward, that is precisely why I am proud to be President of the United States, and that's why you should be proud to be members of the CIA.

10. Apology for Guantanamo in Washington ("A Rallying Cry for Our Enemies"

President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009.

There is also no question that Guantanamo set back the moral authority that is America's strongest currency in the world. Instead of building a durable framework for the struggle against al Qaeda that drew upon our deeply held values and traditions, our government was defending positions that undermined the rule of law. In fact, part of the rationale for establishing Guantanamo in the first place was the misplaced notion that a prison there would be beyond the law--a proposition that the Supreme Court soundly rejected. Meanwhile, instead of serving as a tool to counter terrorism, Guantanamo became a symbol that helped al Qaeda recruit terrorists to its cause. Indeed, the existence of Guantanamo likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained.
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C.During the 2nd year, in 2010, Barack Obama, family, and 6000 entourage traveled for 10 days to India that cost US taxpayer $2 billion dollars. Along with him was 43 warships and 13 Aircrafts, more than any Monarch of King in world history.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/obamas-india-visit-34-warships-13-aircraft-n-button/articleshow/6874544.cms

Note: For 241 years during the Barack time, our Founding Fathers, carried on by our fathers, brothers, husbands, and family members had invested their lives, their sacred honor, and fortune, the sufferings of families left behind in order obtain and preserve the freedom endowed by God to us. That life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness remain with us. Only to end and put to humiliations of Barack Obama,with no assurance of where he was born.

Marty 2020 Loc: Banana Republic of Kalifornia

Radiance3 wrote:

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Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting your king Obama. These are just few of his failed policies during his first 2 years.
A. In 2008 Congress authorized TARP "Toxic Asset Relief Program" of $700 plus billion to purchase toxic assets due to Subprime Loan failures of the Democrats in Congress, the Barney Frank-Dodge program. In 2009, this was handled by Obama to manage the fund. Obama used some of the funds to build and rebuild Mosques all over the world. He gave Morsi of Egypt $1.5 billion. The Palestinians $900 million. These had nothing to do with TARP programs. Before Obama left in 2016, he gave Palestinians another $221 million.
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/washington/24gaza.html

B.Here are the Top 10 Apolgies Obama toured all over the world.
https://www.heritage.org/europe/report/barack-obamas-top-10-apologies-how-the-president-has-humiliated-superpower

Heritage Foundation
REPORT Europe
Barack Obama's Top 10 Apologies: How the President Has Humiliated a Superpower
June 2, 2009 8 min read Download Report
Authors:
Nile Gardiner and Morgan Lorraine Roach
A common theme that runs through President Obama's statements is the idea the United States must atone for its past policies, whether it is America's application of the war against Islamist terrorism or its overall foreign policy. At the core of this message is the concept that the U.S. is a flawed nation that must seek redemption by apologizing for its past "sins."

On several occasions, President Obama has sought to apologize for the actions of his own country when addressing a foreign audience--including seven of the 10 apologies listed below. The President has already apologized for his country to nearly 3 billion people across Europe, the Muslim world, and the Americas.

The Obama Administration's strategy of unconditional engagement with America's enemies combined with a relentless penchant for apology-making is a dangerous recipe for failure. The overall effect of this approach has been to weaken American power on the world stage rather than strengthen it.

Get exclusive insider information from Heritage experts delivered straight to your inbox each week. Subscribe to The Agenda >>

President Obama's personal approval ratings across much of the world may be sky high, but that has not t***slated into greater support for U.S.-led initiatives, such as the NATO mission in Afghanistan, which is heavily dependent on American and British troops. The U.S. is increasingly viewed as a soft touch internationally, which has encouraged rogue regimes such as North Korea and Iran to accelerate their nuclear and missile programs.

As President Obama embarks this week on his second major overseas tour, which will take him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, and France, the world does not need yet another apology from the President. Rather, it is looking for strong and principled leadership from the most powerful nation on the face of the earth. American leadership is not a popularity contest, nor should it be an exercise in self-loathing. Rather, it is about taking tough positions that will be met with hostility in many parts of the globe. Above all, it demands the assertive projection of American power, both to secure the homeland and to protect America's allies.

The following is a list of the 10 most significant apologies by the President of the United States in his first four months of office as they relate to foreign policy and national security issues.

1. Apology to France and Europe ("America Has Shown Arrogance")

Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009.

So we must be honest with ourselves. In recent years we've allowed our Alliance to drift. I know that there have been honest disagreements over policy, but we also know that there's something more that has crept into our relationship. In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.

2. Apology to the Muslim World ("We Have Not Been Perfect"

President Obama, interview with Al Arabiya, January 27, 2009.

My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect. But if you look at the track record, as you say, America was not born as a colonial power, and that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there's no reason why we can't restore that.

3. Apology to the Summit of the Americas ("At Times We Sought to Dictate Our Terms"

President Obama, address to the Summit of the Americas opening ceremony, Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 2009.

All of us must now renew the common stake that we have in one another. I know that promises of partnership have gone unfulfilled in the past, and that trust has to be earned over time. While the United States has done much to promote peace and prosperity in the hemisphere, we have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms. But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations; there is simply engagement based on mutual respect and common interests and shared values. So I'm here to launch a new chapter of engagement that will be sustained throughout my administration.

The United States will be willing to acknowledge past errors where those errors have been made.

4. Apology at the G-20 Summit of World Leaders "Some Restoration of America's Standing in the World"

News conference by President Obama, ExCel Center, London, United Kingdom, April 2, 2009.

I would like to think that with my e******n and the early decisions that we've made, that you're starting to see some restoration of America's standing in the world. And although, as you know, I always mistrust polls, international polls seem to indicate that you're seeing people more hopeful about America's leadership.

I just think in a world that is as complex as it is, that it is very important for us to be able to forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions. Just to try to crystallize the example, there's been a lot of comparison here about Bretton Woods. "Oh, well, last time you saw the entire international architecture being remade." Well, if there's just Roosevelt and Churchill sitting in a room with a brandy, that's an easier negotiation. But that's not the world we live in, and it shouldn't be the world that we live in.

5 Apology for the War on Terror ("We Went off Course"
President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009.

Unfortunately, faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a series of hasty decisions. I believe that many of these decisions were motivated by a sincere desire to protect the American people. But I also believe that all too often our government made decisions based on fear rather than foresight; that all too often our government trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions. Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford. And during this season of fear, too many of us--Democrats and Republicans, politicians, journalists, and citizens--fell silent.

In other words, we went off course. And this is not my assessment alone. It was an assessment that was shared by the American people who nominated candidates for President from both major parties who, despite our many differences, called for a new approach--one that rejected torture and one that recognized the imperative of closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

6. Apology for Guantanamo in France ("Sacrificing Your Values"

Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009.

Our two republics were founded in service of these ideals. In America, it is written into our founding documents as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." In France: "Liberté"--absolutely--"egalité, fraternité." Our moral authority is derived from the fact that generations of our citizens have fought and bled to uphold these values in our nations and others. And that's why we can never sacrifice them for expedience's sake. That's why I've ordered the closing of the detention center in Guantanamo Bay. That's why I can stand here today and say without equivocation or exception that the United States of America does not and will not torture.

In dealing with terrorism, we can't lose sight of our values and who we are. That's why I closed Guantanamo. That's why I made very clear that we will not engage in certain interrogation practices. I don't believe that there is a contradiction between our security and our values. And when you start sacrificing your values, when you lose yourself, then over the long term that will make you less secure.

7. Apology before the Turkish Parliament "Our Own Darker Periods in Our History"

Speech by President Obama to the Turkish Parliament, Ankara, Turkey, April 6, 2009.

Every challenge that we face is more easily met if we tend to our own democratic foundation. This work is never over. That's why, in the United States, we recently ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. That's why we prohibited--without exception or equivocation--the use of torture. All of us have to change. And sometimes change is hard.

Another issue that confronts all democracies as they move to the future is how we deal with the past. The United States is still working through some of our own darker periods in our history. Facing the Washington Monument that I spoke of is a memorial of Abraham Lincoln, the man who freed those who were ens***ed even after Washington led our Revolution. Our country still struggles with the legacies of s***ery and segregation, the past treatment of Native Americans.

Human endeavor is by its nature imperfect. History is often tragic, but unresolved, it can be a heavy weight. Each country must work through its past. And reckoning with the past can help us seize a better future.

8. Apology for U.S. Policy toward the Americas ("The United States Has Not Pursued and Sustained Engagement with Our Neighbors"

Opinion editorial by President Obama: "Choosing a Better Future in the Americas," April 16, 2009.

Too often, the United States has not pursued and sustained engagement with our neighbors. We have been too easily distracted by other priorities, and have failed to see that our own progress is tied directly to progress throughout the Americas. My Administration is committed to the promise of a new day. We will renew and sustain a broader partnership between the United States and the hemisphere on behalf of our common prosperity and our common security.

9. Apology for the Mistakes of the CIA "Potentially We've Made Some Mistakes"

Remarks by the President to CIA employees, CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia, April 20, 2009.[9] The remarks followed the controversial decision to release Office of Legal Counsel memoranda detailing CIA enhanced interrogation techniques used against terrorist suspects.

So don't be discouraged by what's happened in the last few weeks. Don't be discouraged that we have to acknowledge potentially we've made some mistakes. That's how we learn. But the fact that we are willing to acknowledge them and then move forward, that is precisely why I am proud to be President of the United States, and that's why you should be proud to be members of the CIA.

10. Apology for Guantanamo in Washington ("A Rallying Cry for Our Enemies"

President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009.

There is also no question that Guantanamo set back the moral authority that is America's strongest currency in the world. Instead of building a durable framework for the struggle against al Qaeda that drew upon our deeply held values and traditions, our government was defending positions that undermined the rule of law. In fact, part of the rationale for establishing Guantanamo in the first place was the misplaced notion that a prison there would be beyond the law--a proposition that the Supreme Court soundly rejected. Meanwhile, instead of serving as a tool to counter terrorism, Guantanamo became a symbol that helped al Qaeda recruit terrorists to its cause. Indeed, the existence of Guantanamo likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained.
---------------------
C.During the 2nd year, in 2010, Barack Obama, family, and 6000 entourage traveled for 10 days to India that cost US taxpayer $2 billion dollars. Along with him was 43 warships and 13 Aircrafts, more than any Monarch of King in world history.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/obamas-india-visit-34-warships-13-aircraft-n-button/articleshow/6874544.cms

Note: For 241 years during the Barack time, our Founding Fathers, carried on by our fathers, brothers, husbands, and family members had invested their lives, their sacred honor, and fortune, the sufferings of families left behind in order obtain and preserve the freedom endowed by God to us. That life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness remain with us. Only to end and put to humiliations of Barack Obama,with no assurance of where he was born.

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Very good!
PeterS won’t read it.
If he/she does, it’ll be tossed out as BS.
But, it is still the t***h.
Obama’s proven to be the worst president ever!
Thanks for illuminating the dark side!

debeda

PeterS wrote:

1) Still, that's not authoritarianism, and 2) anyone terminated because of their ideology has ground for one whale of a lawsuit...so where is it? 3) who was harassed mercilessly over their ideology--please name names and where this happened...

You're kidding, right???? There are so many I couldn't begin to take the time to look up for you. If you are sincerely interested, look up on Google, something like "people who have lost jobs for expressing conservative values" or some such. If you are really unaware of this you'll be shocked.

debeda

PeterS wrote:

Did I ever get an answer to my original question: how did Obama divide this country? If nothing else please give an answer to that, and please be specific and not glossed over in generalities...what did he do, what did he say to divide the nation? Answer if you please...

Obama divided the country by:
1. Pushing identity politics.
2. Talking constantly about minorities (particularly b****s) and how young black men should run from the police.
3. Consistently criticizing the country he was president of - not only to Americans but around the world.
4. Importing muslims from the ME as refugees, but refusing to take Christians from the ME, whose lives truly were in danger, and who were mostly since slaughtered.
5. Creating a "celebrity" White House culture.
6. Pushing globalism.
7. Expanding welfare and food stamps. Contracting opportunities for people by ignoring the need for jobs.
8. Expanding "college loans" to the point that many young people used the program as a s**m to get money to use as they pleased (no oversight) and now said young people have debt h*****g over them, ruined credit, and there is a HUGE unpaid (never will be paid) debt bubble out there waiting to pop in the rest of our faces.
9. His COMPLETE lack of respect, and constant undermining of American laws and culture. Telling Americans who respected him that it was ok to disrespect those ignorant white people "h*****g on to their guns and bi les".
I have things to do today, so if you'd like more, I'll be sure to check back on this thread when I have more time

Marty 2020 Loc: Banana Republic of Kalifornia

debeda wrote:

Obama divided the country by: br 1. Pushing identi... (show quote)

He’s not worth it, don’t bother looking up anything else, you’ll be wasting your time!

debeda

Marty 2020 wrote:

He’s not worth it, don’t bother looking up anything else, you’ll be wasting your time!

Lolololhahahaha I didn't look anything up. Those things on my list were just off the top of my head. No shortage of egregious Obama actions to list

Sicilianthing

PeterS wrote:

Because it occurs in your imagination and it's like playing chess with yourself--you always know the next move...

>>>

Whattabuncha CRAP!

Radiance3

Marty 2020 wrote:

Very good!
PeterS won’t read it.
If he/she does, it’ll be tossed out as BS.
But, it is still the t***h.
Obama’s proven to be the worst president ever!
Thanks for illuminating the dark side!

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Wait, that was only during the first 2- year period. I have much more disasters to report for the remaining 6 years. That would be reserved later.