1 hour ago, Runr6730 said:

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”

“Open the F***in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell. JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”

We’re better than this. These posts by a commander-in-chief, even during wartime, have reached a level of absurdity I never thought I’d see…even by Trump standards. Policy aside, how are these in our country’s best interests?

"What the Captain means..."

The whole thing reads like a cliffhanger going into a commercial break on a reality TV show. Not surprising, since we foolishly elected a reality TV star to the highest office in the land.

When people are overwhelmed or uncomfortable, they retreat to what they know and like. That’s the basis of Trump’s obsession with his stupid ballroom. He spent his life building gaudy hotels, towers, and casinos. He knows that world and likes it. So it’s no surprise that while our servicemembers are out risking their lives, and while everyday Americans are struggling because he couldn’t deliver on his bullshit campaign promises, you find him aboard AF1 awkwardly holding up poster boards of the ballroom and bragging about how ornate the columns will be.

This is no different. He knows and likes reality TV. He knows the hallmark is manufacturing suspense. “WHO KNOWS?” he writes. ….GMAFB. Spoiler alert, he (and all key cabinet members) know.

….But that’s boring. Reality TV is about keeping people guessing. Create drama and keep them coming back for more. That’s how Trump treats Americans….as an audience. For his ego and amusement.

Tonight he’ll say they struck a deal. “A beautiful tremendous deal.” “At levels no one’s seen before.” He’ll pretend that the Iranian’s came groveling at his feet and begging him. ….“Isn’t he so strong and tough?!” the MAGApotamian’s will exclaim.

And for 3 more years, we’re going to have to listen to another one of his bullshit “Sir” stories (….. that’s where he goes into an alternate voice, either wispy or rough, pretending to be someone else, and says “…. They asked me, they said ‘sir,….sir, we want…..’” blah blah blah….. it’s obviously fabricated nonsense virtually every time.)

The next 24 hours will be no different. Just more embarrassment, shame, and discredit for our country.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by SpeedOfHeat

It must be exhausting to be such a miserable person so full of rage. Go have a few beers and relax a bit.

It’s just a shame no one predicted this would devolve into reckless escalations with no plan. But in fairness these things are super duper difficult to analyze as they’re happening

10 minutes ago, Pooter said:

It’s just a shame no one predicted this would devolve into reckless escalations with no plan

Well it hasn’t, so there’s no missed prediction as of time now. Always subject to change of course.

4 minutes ago, brabus said:

Well it hasn’t, so there’s no missed prediction as of time now. Always subject to change of course.

Oh silly me I thought that the commander in chief threatening to “end a civilization” was where we lost the plot but I guess we have to wait and see if he’s actually gonna do it

What we’re doing with Iran is reckless and without plan? 0% truth in that line you’re pedaling. That’s my point.

Is the plan in the room with us right now? Describe it to me.

How does “a whole civilization will die tonight” fit into that plan? How is that not escalatory? How is that rhetoric in line with how this war was originally sold?

edit, maybe a better question to ask: is there any public statement trump could make that you would admit is reckless, escalatory, or strategically damaging?

Edited 9 minutes ago9 min by Pooter