This all feels very, very . . . . Kabuki.
I don’t think Putin wants the US to go to war in Iran or Venezuela. Competing priorities, everyone beholden to someone else. Awkward!
Those things that donnie takes out of the
’ BAD - DON’T TAKE OUT OF BOX ’ …box —
Trump is weak. Trump is dumb.
— Ron Asher (@rmasher2) May 17, 2019
Trump is easily manipulated.
John Bolton isn't.
John Bolton is leading Trump into a trap where he'll have no choice but to start a shooting war with Iran.
John Bolton would give his left tusk to be in a shooting war with Iran. #WagtheWalrus #Iran
“but, but Fox News and OANN said that it’s ok to do that.”
See ? ? …
a few sprinkles … gets 'im everytime ----
[ " heeeere little boy " ]
(borderline) O/t
Hopefully it’ll happen before the missles start flying, but NJPW needs to release EL Phantasmo’s Bullet Club theme to the public.
they have a couple of missiles too …
“hello, is the impound yard?”
But seriously, two can play that game.
k …
This all could have been avoided if Mayor McCheese hadn’t backed out of the Nuclear deal. There was proof that it was actually working; Iran was complying with UN investigators, and it kept them from making nukes. McCheese backed out of it because, of course, it was an Obama deal. This is another one of those cases where his ego has backfired on him. I just pray he doesn’t commit to a senseless and useless war…
From the NYTimes today:
Mr. Trump is less frustrated with Mr. Bolton over his handling of Iran–he favors the tougher measures as a warning to Tehran
As a warning to Tehran or as a warning to us?
–than over the evolving narrative that his national security adviser is leading the administration’s policy in the Middle East, according to three officials.
It’s so comforting to know he has prioritized his episodes of umbrage
Yeah, why this garbage even gets printed is beyond me. It’s all a set up:
“I didn’t want to go to war with Iran, but they forced my hand”.
War (along with cheating, treason, racist voter laws, etc.) is a tried and true GOP election strategy. So some people die, meh.
You could take the word “attack” and substitute any policy position you can think of, and it’s got an extremely high likelihood that it’s something Trump has already said or is going to say soon.
…and NAFTA. And TPP. And the Paris accord. &c.
Can I just say what a good look is for the US? Does Trump realize this isn’t a reality show called “So You Want To Act Like You Run America!”?
Wait. Don’t answer that.
Why in Earth would Iran want to negotiate a deal with us when Trump had just shown we won’t keep a deal if we reach one?
bullshit. it’s all media manipulation because he’s seeing the reactions that expose his belligerence and he wants to shift the narrative to being forced into action…
keep in mind his first briefing by his national security staff included him asking why the u.s. couldn’t use nukes.
Short answer : though the ‘reverse’ is obviously in play, he still thinks that he’s a hero.