So, do Americans like presidents who drop bombs, with or without any justification?

[MoonRiver]

If so, Gawd help US.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I think so, I think people will warm up to trump the more brown people he kills.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Nothing says "Presidential"...

like dropping bombs on brown people.

[rusty fender]

3. There will be many who do,

unfortunately.

After bomb dropping the approval of said act will be something like 67% approve

[Vinca]

4. When BLOTUS dropped the missiles, the media suddenly began slobbering all over the place

about how "presidential" he was. It stands to reason he'd drop another, bigger bomb to get continued adoration. North Korea should be really worried.

[Mrs. Overall]

5. I want to hear from some of the Democrats, but wonder if they are stuck

between a rock and a hard place--if they condemn some of Dump's antics and war-mongering, will they appear sympathetic to the "enemy"?

I feel like everything is spiraling out of control and no one is speaking up as a voice of reason.

I would like the Democratic leadership to say something.

[MoonRiver]

6. Mrs. Overall, I also hope we hear from the Dems about this escalating nightmare.

[guillaumeb]

7. Yes they do. Judging by US history.

There has never been a time when the US was not at war. War is the default condition in a country with thousands of military bases and a war budget that dwarfs all others.

[EX500rider]

9. "There has never been a time when the US was not at war."

It may seem that way lately but no, that is not true.

Lots of gaps between wars here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States

[guillaumeb]

11. The US waged war on the First Peoples until 1890.

The Us has been at war with various South American nations since the first interference in support of the slave-owners in Sainte Domingue, now Haiti. Those wars continued through the 19th and 20th centuries up into the 1970s in Cuba.

In the 20th century, 2 world wars and constant follow up wars with Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Haiti again, twice in fact, and again many South American countries.

[EX500rider]

13. So who were we at war with in 1976?

77?
78?
79?
80?
81?
82?
etc

[guillaumeb]

18. The Korean war never ended.

Nor has the heavy US presence.

[EX500rider]

19. Nice try..

The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when an armistice was signed. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners.

If you count every war that didn't end with a peace treaty as still ongoing that's a lot of wars...lol

[guillaumeb]

20. Iraq, Iran , Grenada, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen,

most are undeclared wars, except for the victims.

And Nicaragua, Honduras, numerous African countries, and more. Most are called defensive responses, or peacekeeping missions, anything but calling it a war.

And that does not count the internal war against non-whites that is generally called policing.

[get the red out]

8. Definitely

Cue the patriotic music and BOMBS AWAY!

[musicblind]

10. Just sayin' ...

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[Orsino]

12. Yes.

It's the only explanation.

If our government won't do right by us, we can damn sure insist that they at least bomb the hell out of some strangers. Reasons are for losers.

[alarimer]

14. Yes, the great ignorant masses do.

The rest of us see it for the transparent deflection that it is.

Some trumped-up (pun very much intended) excuse that they bombed an "ISIS tunnel" (likely bullshit) in order to 1) distract the news media from Trump's crimes and 2) to distract us with fireworks because Americans are basically barbarians and like stuff that goes boom.

[bdamomma]

15. No consultation with Congress on this??

this is sick and evil. No one should be applauding this kind of unwarranted assaults. Yes I am angry.

What the hell??? aren't we better than this???

[Iggo]

16. Yes, they do.

Someone has to pay, goddamit!

[ananda]

17. The media sure does.

Just deplorably fawning. Totally slimy.

We are so screwed!