The Republican strategy is to create disasters, Bush jr. had 2 wars and a economic "recession". How can someone be a Republican President without bombing several countries and trashing the economy.
Ironically, he's probably made the world a safer place.
Because of the massive distrust all countries now have for America and Israel, obtaining nuclear armament is now going to be a justifiable reality. How many times has North Korea been invaded since arming themselves?
Mutually Assured Destruction is more or less a guarantee of peace. We can't keep letting one entity be an eternal bully, and I say this as an expat living in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, much of Asia is rationing fuel and natural gas, and shortening work weeks to get through this, because they got nearly all their energy through the strait. This includes Egypt, Kenya, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, and South Korea. We've barely started the 2nd year of this 4-year trashfire. And at this point, I don't think he & his cabinet even care about their own party anymore, just their historic grift.
For the business class, spiking prices is a good thing because then they make more profit. People need gas, because that's how they have influenced our infrastructure. Yea, some people won't afford it but that's less money lost than the amount they gain from the price spike, so they don't care.
AND IF Trump is finally successful, he will have finally achieved -- what Obama gave him as Trump started his first term: an Iran that's not trying to build nuclear weapons. That's not winning, Trump voters. It's a double-tap of losing. It's a dumb guy doing dumb things because he's stupid. Like you.
Unlike Hunter Biden, who was an accomplished lawyer before he took a job in a Ukrainian energy corp, the tRump boy had no relevant experience or qualifications.
By the way, I hope we see y'all at the No Kings protests this weekend, in 3000 locations nationwide. Check https://nokings.org BEFORE Saturday so you won't miss your chance to be part of the largest protest since the 2003 protest of the Iraq War. (Sound familiar?)
No sanction on Russian or Iranian oil and Chinese ships are allowed to pass freely. The strait appears to only be blocked for some specific countries (i.e. the U.S. and its allies).
The US still has allies? Not too many folks in Canada consider the US to be an ally. Think about that...the storied longest open-border in the world, who has been there to help the US in dark days, we are NOT an ally any more.
In addition even once relations are repaired, the world will always be extra cautious of the US because if we could elect someone like trump twice...what's stopping us from doing something stupid again in the future?
Iran is now letting Spanish ships through because they refused to let the U.S. use their bases but it would seem that the rest of NATO hasn't taken such an obvious stand yet.
Apeofdeath
The Republican strategy is to create disasters, Bush jr. had 2 wars and a economic "recession". How can someone be a Republican President without bombing several countries and trashing the economy.
TheFullLength
Ironically, he's probably made the world a safer place.
Because of the massive distrust all countries now have for America and Israel, obtaining nuclear armament is now going to be a justifiable reality. How many times has North Korea been invaded since arming themselves?
Mutually Assured Destruction is more or less a guarantee of peace. We can't keep letting one entity be an eternal bully, and I say this as an expat living in the Middle East.
TheOvy
Trump's daily briefings on Iran are two-minute videos of airstrikes from the previous 48 hours: https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/trump-gets-iran-war-briefings-through-strike-video-montages-u-s-officials-say-260043845527 He "doesn't understand" why he isn't getting a war bump, and thinks if people saw what he did, his approvals would be higher. We're being led by a toddler.
pretzeldialectic
Meanwhile, much of Asia is rationing fuel and natural gas, and shortening work weeks to get through this, because they got nearly all their energy through the strait. This includes Egypt, Kenya, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, and South Korea. We've barely started the 2nd year of this 4-year trashfire. And at this point, I don't think he & his cabinet even care about their own party anymore, just their historic grift.
TheDoctorCrankenstein
For the business class, spiking prices is a good thing because then they make more profit. People need gas, because that's how they have influenced our infrastructure. Yea, some people won't afford it but that's less money lost than the amount they gain from the price spike, so they don't care.
All by design.
xenjamin
#vladimir_fucking_putin
mcoulter876
You forgot "Trump told Iran he wanted to talk and then bombed them instead."
clonedeeznuts
Don't forget he made Barren rich through predictive market precisely timed bets
BlackHoleSon01
AND IF Trump is finally successful, he will have finally achieved -- what Obama gave him as Trump started his first term: an Iran that's not trying to build nuclear weapons.
That's not winning, Trump voters. It's a double-tap of losing. It's a dumb guy doing dumb things because he's stupid. Like you.
witheredspoon
Don't forget about losing the respect of every other nation on earth and simping to Israel to bomb school children.
jasondeslin
The respect bit happened when he was elected the 1st time, and Israel has been bombing children for years. Both predate the timeline in the post.
luv2laff80
Art of the deal…goes with all the bankruptcies!
JustAnotherBoredUserAtWork
Don't forget he is also purchasing from Russia again as well
HerdOfPotatoes
Raised prices not only for the US, but I am not surprised that Americans don't give a f about the rest of the world.
jakedafish
Strait. It’s a strait.
Raventhief
You're forgetting the bit where his son became major shareholder in a company that makes military drones days before the attack.
Margrave9000
Unlike Hunter Biden, who was an accomplished lawyer before he took a job in a Ukrainian energy corp, the tRump boy had no relevant experience or qualifications.
Blatant nepotism & corruption.
borocanuck
That's the family grift? The best deals ever.
nopenopittynope2806
And looks like there was $540 million in insider trading…
lonelyrangerofthedreams
Sure, a great danger to world peace and stability.
urusername2
Masterful!
pretzeldialectic
By the way, I hope we see y'all at the No Kings protests this weekend, in 3000 locations nationwide. Check https://nokings.org BEFORE Saturday so you won't miss your chance to be part of the largest protest since the 2003 protest of the Iraq War. (Sound familiar?)
Davedavedavedavedave
Its like he's a fucking idiot, or something
mksu
BikeTrailsAndWaggingTails
Here's an animation of the summary.
Sauce: /gallery/iran-made-cartoon-was-more-accurate-than-white-house-press-briefing-fucking-saturday-morning-foreign-policy-n9Y6l9Z
thismyburnerbutyoucangetdigits
If only his voters had a brain cell
UncleRat
Trump didn't write the Art of the Deal any more than he was working as a steeplejack when they built Trump Tower.
NonstopRampage
The only kind of jack he is, is ass.
duktayp
The strait was open before he started bombing, BTW... Now he's spending 2 billion dollars a day trying to open it back up again
Monkeyfighter
And then he'll blame it on Biden/dems/liberals/trans/etc
Appollon
That 2 billion has the money that I was forced to pay in taxes. I did not authorize this use of my funds.
Fishy820
*we, you and me are spending!
PrincessWasabi
We’re so close to insurance and education for all, just one more war to stop all the wars
androgenoide
No sanction on Russian or Iranian oil and Chinese ships are allowed to pass freely. The strait appears to only be blocked for some specific countries (i.e. the U.S. and its allies).
lifeisadadjoke
The US still has allies? Not too many folks in Canada consider the US to be an ally. Think about that...the storied longest open-border in the world, who has been there to help the US in dark days, we are NOT an ally any more.
SploogeMcDuck316
In addition even once relations are repaired, the world will always be extra cautious of the US because if we could elect someone like trump twice...what's stopping us from doing something stupid again in the future?
pareidoliaperson
We have only our peanut turd (Geert Wilders) simping for that Orange turd.
mephiston
Those with official treaties and pacts. If other nations broke ties officially and denounced the US they'd get oil.
androgenoide
Iran is now letting Spanish ships through because they refused to let the U.S. use their bases but it would seem that the rest of NATO hasn't taken such an obvious stand yet.
TheBurpyPony
"Yet" being the operative word. It's probably going to be happening more.
ourari
UK did, at first, but relented.
lifeisadadjoke
Not too many Canadian ships going through there so it's hard to tell how they feel about us. We already have our oil.
haggerton
Carney openly voiced support for bombing Iran so you can take a wild guess as to their feelings about us.
lifeisadadjoke
He recanted.