everlast75 wrote: » What's truly so unfortunate is that it has taken so many people so long to see what was so blindingly obvious from the get go - that Trump is a snakeoil salesman who is so far out of his depth it is frightening, and will scorch the earth to save his own skin.
aloyisious wrote: » While he's upset the applecart through presidential directives and scared the sh*te out of nations across the globe, as a socio-political experiment by the GOP for the office of POTUS, Don is a total failure. He's woken the US, for good or bad, to what happens when it elects a tyro to the top office in the land.
ancapailldorcha wrote: » Ok, take the World War II stuff to the History & Heritage forum please.
Brian? wrote: » SNIP.
Igotadose wrote: » Seems likely, especially since his chief of staff just resigned, to be replaced by some GOP functionary with defense experience. This administration is like watching a blender on high speed with the lid removed stuff flys out so fast you can't keep track.https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/defense-secretary-chief-of-staff-094717
droidus wrote: » Trump is perhaps unique as a US president in having a ridiculous number of potential vulnerabilities. Every Trump property, resort, business and associate is now a real target, and many of these are scattered around the globe far from the reach of the US security services. Probably not a good time to plan a trip to Doonbeg.
Manic Moran wrote: » The replacement may be "some GOP functionary with defense experience", but if she was a senior advisor to Dunford (as per the politico article) she is also a very competent GOP functionary with defense experience. I also like her apparent focus on cyber.
johnnyskeleton wrote: » Do the Iranians personalise it against Trump? Or do they see it as yet another instance of US interference which has been constant (in their minds) since 1979?
droidus wrote: » Since 1953 and Mosaddegh at least. Agree with the above. Any US target would be seen as legitimate, though I imagine Trump's properties would offer a very tempting target. it would be interesting to see how this would be viewed in international, or even US law. Can an attack against a president's businesses be seen as an attack against the US considering that a president isnt even supposed to own those businesses?
Igotadose wrote: » Michael Flynn: 6 month sentence recommended by DOJ: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/477151-feds-recommend-six-month-prison-term-for-michael-flynn
Leroy42 wrote: » It really is one rule for one group and another for the other. 6 months for what he did? Remember he got his son let off. Imagine some poor person robbing a convenience store?
AbusesToilets wrote: » Rocket attacks taking place against Al Asad airbase in Iraqhttps://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Multiple-rockets-hit-Taji-base-in-Iraq-hosting-American-troops-613476
Itssoeasy wrote: » The Iranians ?
aloyisious wrote: » Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard are taking responsibility for the rocket attack.
Itssoeasy wrote: » Well at least we weren't kept in suspense. Trump said the ball was in Irans court but it looks like the ball has come over the net to tar Americans. So your move president trump.
