I don't think since world war 2 has a word leader spewed the nonsense trump did in the last day or so.
The fact that this leader has nuclear weapons makes it more worrying.
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gosols3 days ago
+120
* Mar 3: "We won the war."
* Mar 7: "We defeated Iran."
* Mar 9: "We must attack Iran."
* Mar 9: "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully."
* Mar 11: “You never like to say too early you won. We won. In the first hour it was over.”
* Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet."
* Mar 13: "We won the war."
* Mar 14: "Please help us."
* Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it."
* Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all."
* Mar 16: "I was just testing to see who's listening to me."
* Mar 16: "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad."
* Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help."
* Mar 17: "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO."
* Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz."
* Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip - step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz."
* Mar 20: "NATO are cowards."
* Mar 21: "The Strait of Hormuz must be protected by the countries that use it. We don't use it, we don't need to open it."
* Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours. Open the strait"
* Mar 22: "Iran is Dead"
* Mar 23: "We had very good and productive talks with Iran."
* Mar 24: "We’re making progress."
* Mar 25: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize.”
* Mar 26: "Make a deal, or we’ll just keep blowing them away."
* Mar 27: "We don’t have to be there for NATO."
* Mar 28: No major quote
* Mar 29: Claimed talks were progressing
* Mar 30: "Open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, or face devastating consequences."
* Mar 31: Claimed a deal was "very close" and that Iran would "do the right thing"
* Apr 1: "We’ll see what happens very soon."
* Apr 2: Repeated that a deal was likely, while warning of continued strikes if not
* Apr 3: "Something big is going to happen."
* Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences. "Tuesday 8 PM ET".
* Apr 5: "Open the fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."
* Apr 6: "We can bomb the hell out of them"
* Apr 7: "A whole civilization will die tonight"
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simple_twice3 days ago
+28
wow --- that's a very concise version of all his madness in the last month.
Some might say he's not qualified to lead anything
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borninthewaitingroom3 days ago
+3
Behold the words of "a stable genius."
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TrickshotCandy2 days ago
+1
Read in reverse, it is wild.
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ConfidenceIcy60063 days ago
+78
I thought they won two weeks ago
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Xspike_dudeX3 days ago
+63
I really want to know what he thought was going to happen? Did he think he was going to swoop in bomb the shit out of Iran, take all their oil and leave with no issue or push back from Iran? Like what was the actual goal?
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nebrivor13 days ago
+50
Yes.
Beyond that there was no goal or plan.
You can't use logical thinking with this crew because they don't have those skills.
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Xspike_dudeX3 days ago
+22
Also we got a midterm coming up and this is certainly not going to help Republicans especially with gas prices going through the roof. Might be the dumbest timing to do something like this unless they have already rigged the election and are not worried.
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nebrivor13 days ago
+25
>*unless they have already rigged the election and are not worried.*
Bingo
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steveycip3 days ago
+9
I think they’re planning for retaliation to declare martial law and BOOM no election.
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Koala_eiO3 days ago
+3
He definitely did say the Muricans wouldn't need to vote again.
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Koala_eiO3 days ago
+3
> not going to help Republicans especially with gas prices going through the roof
Step 1: promess to fix the gas prices.
Step 2: get re-elected.
Step 0 or 3: blame Obama or Biden.
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ThunderChaser3 days ago
+14
It’s been reported that Netanyahu showed him a 4-step plan that they just go in, kill Khamenei, and the Mossad incites rebellion which overthrows the regime.
His advisors then allegedly said “lmao that’s bullshit” but Trump didn’t listen.
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fartonisto3 days ago
+10
The plan is to make the biggest mess any human has ever created so that those with the resources can rule the world without any rules or regulations. It's f****** nuts we just let them do it.
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Vlijmscherp3 days ago
+5
Trump found out about the straight of Hormuz just after the bombing
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ZeroTheRedd3 days ago
+7
Nah, goal was getting people to stop talking about the Epstein files.
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MaximumPepper1233 days ago
+3
Yes, he thought it would work like Venezuela. He's an idiot.
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Old_Management_19973 days ago
+7
Yes, in some respects.
Its been reported pretty heavily now that he figured he could just swoop in assassinate the Iranian regime leader, bomb some of their weapon facilities and then swoop out and claim himself as a hero.
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IntelArtiGen3 days ago
+2
I'd recommend you listen back his "declaration of war" video, because in that video he lists 5~10 goals I'd say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i03vW40EDI8 , I'm not saying it all makes sense, but it's his goals.
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txkwatch3 days ago
+11
"no new wars"
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IntelArtiGen3 days ago
+15
This whole war is particularly dangerous, but the question is more: what can you do about it? Decades ago, France had a bigger influence in Iran, Israel, and Lebanon. And now? France recently declared the IRGC is a terrorist group, will they do anything about it? France helped Israel get the nuke, does Israel remember? France has a defence agreement with the UAE, are we defending them successfuly / enough? France maintains close ties with the Lebanese government; are we helping them disarm Hezbollah? France is a member of the UN Security Council, are we helping Gulf States enough in the Strait of Hormuz?
Or, are we just doing communication? There are things to do to have an influence, there are risks to take. And if we take none, we can talk all we want, nobody cares.
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Koala_eiO3 days ago
+6
To be honest, I have no idea why we have a presence in the Middle East at all. You know things, maybe you can tell me roughly. I understand the relations with Lebannon because of the history we have with them (the protectorate) but I don't know why we have troops in the United Arab Emirates for example.
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IntelArtiGen3 days ago
+4
> but I don't know why we have troops in the United Arab Emirates
I think for us it's about having a military influence in a very important region for oil. The Strait of Hormuz has been an important waterway for decades: we had many Gulf Wars, many oil shocks, it impacted us, we know how these wars go. We knew how important it is to have a stable Middle East for us, and we knew that the military presence of a powerful country like France *usually* helps deter military escalation. So we played our cards decades ago, to ensure we had ways to act in situations like this.
For the UAE I think it's a way to have redundancy. They're very friends with the US and they probably don't need us, but you never know when your ally is going to elect a crazy orange guy so it's better to have other allies just in case. And the US hasn't been the most "peaceful / uncontroversial" ally in the region. And they buy our weapons so it's a win-win. And they have oil, and you always need to have friends with oil in case you don't have enough ideas.
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Koala_eiO3 days ago
+1
Thank you!
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Airline_Lower3 days ago
+5
He is completely right, but that is something that Trump does not have.
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Dry-Term78803 days ago
+1
Well it’s certainly not generally safe.
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ItsTheOtherGuys3 days ago
+1
For Iran, no one is ever stepping in to stop us
And with them having the majority in the Executive Branch, no one is stepping in domestically either
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BOPSurfcasting3 days ago
+1
"A whole civilization will die tonight"
Why would Iran want nuclear weapons I wonder?
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Crushed-Giant3 days ago
-3
For Sure !
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ThrowawayITA_3 days ago
+1
Foshu
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Barbu-Genial3 days ago
Et après on va nous imposer au travers d'une loi liberticide pour la France de s'empêcher de critiquer un pays...
loi Yadan.
Pour ceux qui sont passés à côté, voici le lien :
https://petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/i-5158
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SnooRegrets64283 days ago
-11
France is scared if Trump takes the strait, he’s going to charge a heavier toll than Iran
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ARazorbacks3 days ago
+11
I‘m pretty sure no one is afraid Trump will take control of the Strait. At best Trump can put boots there and then the shooting never stops, meaning the Strait is closed indefinitely. That’s what everyone is afraid of.
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