If Trump carries out his threat, it's goodbye to American democracy this week. Trump will immediately go full dictator

[Doodley]

Trump is talking about committing the most horrendous act any American president has ever committed, a crime against humanity on the scale of Hitler. Iran has a population of 93 millions people, and he is talking about destroying the whole nation, or at best destroying infrastructure,desalination plants and power plants that are all keeping the population alive. It will be a humanitarian disaster that will spill over to neighboring nations.

The only way Trump could survive carrying out a crime on that scale is through a coup. There will literally be a power grab this week, a full takeover by this regime.

[johnnyfins]

1. If he follows through on his threats. IF it happens. Things will start

Before 8pm est tonight. That's for sure. And, coincidently, congress is on vacation.

I'm thinking of our service members and their families.

[leftstreet]

2. Was it a democracy if we could get to this point?

[Doodley]

3. Good point. I think getting to this point exposed the flaws.

[S/V Loner]

4. If nothing is done about him today...

then it is 100% on us.
No other options.

[EX500rider]

5. "Trump is talking about committing the most horrendous act any American president has ever committed" not really

The United States bombed over 60 major Japanese cities during World War II, primarily through a massive, sustained incendiary campaign in 1945, in addition to the two atomic bombings. While the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are most famous, conventional firebombing devastated most of Japan's urban industrial areas.

Key details:
Firebombing Campaign: By August 1945, about 60 major cities had been burned down. Another source indicates 67 cities were specifically targeted for firebombing, often destroying massive percentages of the urban areas.

Major Targets: Major cities firebombed included Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, and Kawasaki.
The Firebombing of Tokyo: The March 9-10, 1945, raid on Tokyo alone killed over 100,000 people, comparable to the atomic bombing death tolls.

Atomic Bombings: Two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945).

Total Destruction: The US Strategic Bombing Survey reported that 60 major Japanese cities were burned down

[Doodley]

6. Yes really: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Did that happen in Japan?

No. Is Iran killing millions, like Japan was? No.

[Bettie]

7. Maybe he means ours

the United States will cease to be, it will instead be Trumpistan. (Half sarcasm, half...who fucking knows anymore)

[EX500rider]

9. Unless the 60 biggest cities in Iran get burnt to the ground it will be no way near Japan's destruction

And since the US no longer has the 1,000's of bombers used to do that, unless we nuke 60 cities Trump is talking out his ass like usual.

[malaise]

8. It will be goodbye US dollar first

That is all