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This is actually all fucking stupider than Iraq, somehow.

The Democratic leadership has apparently learned nothing from Iraq or Afghanistan, never mind the Trump Admin.

The problem for all of us is if Iran gets lucky and sinks US carrier/other naval ship or carries out some big terrorist attack.

Can't imagine Trump responding with judicious restraint.

I wonder if Trump remembers that when he fired John Bolton he made a big deal publicly about how he wanted to go to war with Iran, and how dumb that and Bolton were?

I’m concerned their 30k small “pickup” is going to be a rounded over modern electric Camino with a hardly usable bed.

We gave them ~14 billion to raze Gaza with our weapons. That’s in addition to the annual 3.8 billion US gives them. Military welfare as much as anything, but they’d buy the hardware from us if we didn’t give them the money.

Team America 2: Epstein Boogaloo

Just try to imagine what happens if Iran sinks a carrier or carries out a major terrorist attack. Trump's ego would force him to escalate, and god knows where he'd take it. Literally anything and everything would be possible, and the ramifications of where it could lead are just harrowing.

it’s always so much stupider than you think it’s going to be

If they read they wouldn't advocate for such a insane policy.

Trump Foreign Policy is like the world's worst improv game played by the least talented comedians.

No shared talking points, can't even lie properly, backtracking on explanations for the war, no exit strategy, now trying to invite Kurdish rebellion and civil war.

Just try to imagine what happens if Iran sinks a carrier or carries out a major terrorist attack. Trump's ego would force him to escalate, and god knows where he'd take it. Literally anything and everything would be possible, and the ramifications of where it could lead are just harrowing.

I think our best case scenario is Trump grows bored, declares victory, and moves on before Iran sinks a carrier or something. The whole world is so f'd if something happens that doesn't allow him to save face.

Rubio is trying his limited best to invest this half-assed war with a narrative justification, and he's just flailing.

Just remember, it's only going to get stupider from here.

This Iran War is so half-assed and poorly thought out that they didn't even come up with a narrative to act as an excuse/justification. JFC

I mean I’m in no way an expert but it feels like this is all really spiraling very fast and the people who kicked it off are in their offices trying to stay in front of it with panicked Google searches

I think he's received some bad prognosis from his doctors.

Can’t escape the idea that Israeli intelligence saw an opportunity and Netanyahu is fully in charge of the operation. The US seems unsure where this is going and what it actually wants to achieve.

The Ayatollah should’ve bought some Trump crypto and complemented him more. Then you can pretty much do whatever you want.

They’ve probably wasted millions building and certifying one at Lagos already, too. Trumps probably refuses to use it because he can’t tweet on in it.

JFC I hope not, I’m following you. Do you have a Nazi tattoo or something?

AI is gonna say you're a terrorist and that's good enough for them. If you didn't think this was the real reason they've been all in on data scraping and AI you have your answer now. They want AI with their thumb on the scale to be the arbiter of truth

Trump has reached the 24 hours that serves as the maximum amount of time he’s capable of paying attention to anything, so this now is the exciting 72 hour period where they slap together some sort of exit - because why would they have thought of one yet!? - and never think about any of this again.

Obviously, under our Mobster Government, foreign policy is to “whack the boss.”

“All wars are popular for the first 30 days.” Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Only if you assume they ever cared about Maduro, and not the oil. They got what they wanted.

It’s nonsense.

Cuba is next on the list. Have to shore up Florida for November.

I think the only hope to facilitate regime change in Iran would have been if the US successfully launched a near bloodless decapitation event like in Venezuela that was over in hours. Uncertain/unlimited bombing will likely empower the worst hardliners in the Iranian regime.

I as agreeing with you, no implication intended.