Hey people, I need a quick reality check. You see, I always kinda liked Trump and what he was saying during all of his election campaigns. I don't even disagree with his move on Iran - the way i see it, those fucks had it coming. But lately, he kinda seems erratic to me (not in the good "keep your enemies in the dark" sort of way). Have I lost it or did the man go biden? Note that I'm not an American myself so it all only affects me by proxy, sort of.
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3@ThatCrazyDude No, we're in the same boat here. Trumps star is falling.
I guess there are two things at play here...
1. He's getting old, and it is starting to show. We must remember that the amount of stress he is experiencing on a daily basis is far, far above what we experience, and at that age. It takes its toll.
2. The upcoming election does not look good. He is therefore getting desprate. He gambled on a quick win in iran, based on erroneous information from israel, in order to go
I agree with all that and puts into my mind an alternate universe where the assassination strike *worked*. I mean, *I* still think it would have been a stupid idea but I can't deny that Trump would have been the foreign policy king in the eyes of a lot of normies and would have cemented his legacy as the man who turned the whole of the Mideast into a GAE client state.
Again, not worth the gamble in my mind, but I can at least kinda get why he saw the appeal. It also wouldn't surprise me if he's holding out beyond all hope and reason that he might still find a way to pull it off. I would still hate him for the adventure, but again, I can also not deny that a lot would be forgiven by most people if he was able to do it.
Again, not worth the gamble in my mind, but I can at least kinda get why he saw the appeal. It also wouldn't surprise me if he's holding out beyond all hope and reason that he might still find a way to pull it off. I would still hate him for the adventure, but again, I can also not deny that a lot would be forgiven by most people if he was able to do it.
@EvilSandmich @h4890 well, technically, he can absolutely pull it off. And that's a fact, not a speculation - he can literally order a nuclear strike on Iran right now and in a few days when the dust settles there would be no one to oppose him over there. It shouldn't even be a question because the US law allows him to do that and the US absolutely has the capability to glass the whole damn Iranian shithole. Not that I'm saying he should do that, of course, but, ya know, I'm just sayin'
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He definitely cannot unilaterally order a nuclear strike on iran under US law.
@Xenophon @h4890 @EvilSandmich actually, yes, he can. Absofuckinlutely. And to make it even funnier, nobody can veto him. Look up what the "sole authority" means.
Okay, foreigner. No he cannot. But keep believing he can.
@Xenophon @h4890 @EvilSandmich mate, look it up. Seriously. You are not right here at the slightest. Now, I do realize it's hard to grasp and all, not laughing at you for believing it should be somewhat reasonable, as in, there should be some checks there, but believe me (or don't - look it up), the us president does have the legal authority to nuke anything he feels like, and short of a coup d'etat, nothing can stop him if he chooses to issue those orders.
>short of a coup d'etat
This isnt a Jack Ryan novel, nigger. No one is going to nuke an entire country because a president tells them to.
This isnt a Jack Ryan novel, nigger. No one is going to nuke an entire country because a president tells them to.
@Xenophon @h4890 @EvilSandmich boy, go look it up. I mean, literally. I highly recommend you do before you'll make a fool out of yourself even more than you already have.
Or don't. Whatever. Free country, mostly ;)