Iran bears responsibility but Trump rolled the dice, knowing that war brings unintended consequences...
After he’d cleaned out his State & Defense depts of anyone competent, ensuring he’d only get yes-advisors.
This disaster was set in motion long ago.
After he’d cleaned out his State & Defense depts of anyone competent, ensuring he’d only get yes-advisors.
This disaster was set in motion long ago.
Trump was desperate to trash Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, signed by Russia, China, UK, FR & Germany, notwithstanding Iran was complying, & other partners wanted it.
So he did.
So he did.
He was desperate to “get a better deal than Obama” so he re-imposed sanctions—but offered no carrot.
Still the deal’s partners stayed in compliance.
Still the deal’s partners stayed in compliance.
Iran for its part totally misread the US, attempting to provoke it into over-reaction.
Soleimani swaggered around Iran’s ME allies like he owned the joint. Regularly seen out in public, while taunting the US & crushing dissent at home.
Soleimani swaggered around Iran’s ME allies like he owned the joint. Regularly seen out in public, while taunting the US & crushing dissent at home.
Maybe Iran thought Putin would protect them.
Maybe they thought Trump would be dissuaded by Israel.
Maybe they watched how he rolled over for KJU. Who has like, NO MONEY ffs.
(Unless he does)
Maybe they thought Trump would be dissuaded by Israel.
Maybe they watched how he rolled over for KJU. Who has like, NO MONEY ffs.
(Unless he does)
Doesn’t matter now. Iran is fucked.
Normally careful, they totally overplayed their hand. The sanctions are suddenly hurting their base—what with cancelled gasoline subsidies & runaway inflation etc.
Normally careful, they totally overplayed their hand. The sanctions are suddenly hurting their base—what with cancelled gasoline subsidies & runaway inflation etc.
Trump only wants to hear from loyal bootlickers.
He proved that when he unilaterally (ie wo notice to ANYONE, incl his SecDef) abandoned America’s loyal Kurdish allies, handed thr territories to Turkey, allowed 100’s of ISIS fighters to escape,
then threatened Macron w them
He proved that when he unilaterally (ie wo notice to ANYONE, incl his SecDef) abandoned America’s loyal Kurdish allies, handed thr territories to Turkey, allowed 100’s of ISIS fighters to escape,
then threatened Macron w them
Trump gutted his foreign service, demanded partisan loyalty, & ruthlessly crushed anyone who tried to assert a whisper of competence—
See: Vindman, Hill, Yovanovich, Taylor et al.
Did you give a million to his campaign, or book your kid’s wedding at his hotel?
Screw off then
See: Vindman, Hill, Yovanovich, Taylor et al.
Did you give a million to his campaign, or book your kid’s wedding at his hotel?
Screw off then
It’s perfectly obvious who was in the room & who advised Trump when the subject of squeezing Iran came up. Again.
The usual toadies.
The ones who lied so badly for him that GOP senators briefly furrowed their brows
The usual toadies.
The ones who lied so badly for him that GOP senators briefly furrowed their brows
So when a complete incompetent boob rolls the dice with war in violation of US law, just to get Pelosi off his back, stick it to Obama & move the polls...
And someone panics in Tehran & kills almost 200 ppl...
Yeah, he wears it. Not all of it, or most of it...
And someone panics in Tehran & kills almost 200 ppl...
Yeah, he wears it. Not all of it, or most of it...
But enough of it that we can’t pretend we don’t know what we do know.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned...
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned...
