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BREAKING: In a SCATHING statement, Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton just called out Donald Trump's War In Iran for what it is: a complete and utter FAILURE.
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Skittles
(173,466 posts)VBNMW_Realist
(7 posts)Everything Donald Trump has done in his life is a lie. His businesses. His actor personality. And now, his presidency. Even though this isn't surprising, it is a new low even for him. He is doing this war to keep the attention off of the Epstein files and also to enrich his cronies by manipulating the stock market.
The thing is, that this war in Iran could be his undoing. Because history has shown that despite higher polarization, the economy is the one issue that really sticks electorally. It sticks more than culture wars or anything. Trump knows this. He rode the coattails of Biden's unpopularity and the messaging on the economy to a narrow victory. Also a non-trivial amount of Trump's base opposes this war in Iran because they sincerely wanted lower prices even though a lot of them are Trumpist enough that they will nod their heads for it and say "muh Christianity for the win" or whatever line Trump wants.
erronis
(24,814 posts)You really highlighted his shallow personality - all bluster and noise. I'm so surprised the media and the magats were taken in.
reACTIONary
(7,377 posts)niyad
(135,034 posts)stillspkg
(211 posts)wasn't it first promoted by Russia to get some sanctions lifted?
Attilatheblond
(9,420 posts)oasis
(54,211 posts)Yeah, that too.
Lovie777
(24,227 posts)will try and find something on you. Stay safe.
And thank you.
MustLoveBeagles
(18,094 posts)GiqueCee
(4,976 posts)... that every breath that Trump takes is, in some way, devoted to his subservience to Vladimir Putin. Putin has owned his sorry ass for decades, but no one in Washington has the balls to call him on it, despite the voluminous proof of his treachery.
Trump is a traitor. So what does that say about those who still support the evil fuck?
AZ8theist
(7,734 posts)
spanone
(142,189 posts)question everything
(52,564 posts)was open. Now this country is releasing Iranian gold - or equivalent - to open it.
And Iran ia planning to start charging toll.
And Iran has its nuclear plan and no one is saying boo.
Swede
(40,416 posts)Anyone who doubts that ain't too bright either.
thomski64
(990 posts)..and lot people don't know dumb is spelled with a B, did you know that? He didn't..
progressoid
(53,474 posts)They voted for no more wars and now they seem to ignore the reality that they got played.
usonian
(26,961 posts)1. Higher oil prices for Putin.
2. Epstein out of the headlines for the duration.
Nothing else matters to him.
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,401 posts)70sEraVet
(5,713 posts)Destroyed any hopes of winning over the Iranian civilian population, by bombing a girls' school and killing almost 200 people (mostly children and women teachers).
NO ONE wants the trump-brand of 'democracy'!
FakeNoose
(42,839 posts)It happened multiple times and each one was an act of war. The fishermen weren't doing anything to provoke an attack, they were completely innocent civilians.
MyOwnPeace
(17,653 posts)the killing of those school kids and boats out there as proof of what an idiot this evil demon is!
And our votes must drive out all of those gutless republicons who didnt have the balls to vote against the destruction of our democracy.
HighFired49
(534 posts)Bombing the water supply of two Iranian towns in the desert, just because....
Permanut
(8,685 posts)IronLionZion
(51,659 posts)Mr. Mustard 2023
(368 posts)When discussing the cost of Trump's idiotic war, we should mention Iranian casualties too, nut just American casualties. In addition, over 50 U.S. bases have been bombed.
dave99
(393 posts)sakabatou
(46,503 posts)We've known that for a long time!
1WorldHope
(2,203 posts)I am afraid he will take it back and start bombing again and unend this crime.
Martin68
(28,210 posts)Roc2020
(1,796 posts)scathing
cer7711
(623 posts)Like the 100+ girls masscred by us the first day of the war.
Humanity demands their losses weigh equally heavy on the scales of justice.
Anything less when reckoning up the moral cost of this stupid war is simply xenophobic tribalism.
Everyone loses in war.