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[SRTtoZ]

God, I can't even fathom this.

Donald Trump and his inarticulate ineptitude talking about military bombing operations..

It's so surreal.

 

[Maintenance]

Maybe it's just a reflex

"Did you talk to Russia?"

"WHAT? NO"

God I'm going to hell, I laughed so hard reading this.

But yeah, I agree 100%, this is Trump we're talking about. He heard "talk" and "Russia" in the same phrase and instantly said "NO PUPPET, NO PUPPET".

 

[Justified]

Between this and talks of pre-emptive strike talks about NK, we're entering a very dangeous age.

This action isnt new Obama did the same thing. Trump didnt target civilian population areas, but the military base the just launched the chemical attacks.

And I far from a Trump fan, but its being blown up because "its him ordering it" not because of what happen

 

[Fancyarcher]

Lolwut?! You actually believe the Kremlin, which has poured its military and financial assets, at great expense to itself, into propping up the Assad regime is HAPPY that Trump (their supposed ally) is now bombing the shit out of their Baathist friends?? Yeah sure buddy.

Well they might not be happy, but I doubt Putin cares THAT much about Syria.

 

[mackaveli]

He wants to end the blood shed in Syria. Why not take in more refugees!

 

[Boke1879]

He was moved by seeing the dead kids, but refuses to let them come to our country.

 

[Speevy]

Would any other president have done this other than Trump? I think that's a relevant question.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Is the Trump speech garbled for anyone else? Like a bad signal?

 

[Jenov]

And this basically why not to support this. hillary was wrong on Libya, and is wrong here. She is much more competent than Trump and still was unable to contribute to any meaningfully good outcomes in Libya. Obama made a mistake listening to her.

kneecapping assays ability to wage war on his citizens might seem like a good idea, but it's all fun and games until ISIS sets up the next government

Edit: don't see this helping Trump either, the mood on wars is much different in the US today.

Nah: Everyone says the Libya intervention was a failure. They’re wrong.

 

[NYR]

This action isnt new Obama did the same thing. Trump didnt target civilian population areas, but the military base the just launched the chemical attacks.

False. Obama attacked ISIS targets. He never attacked Syria and its government.

 

[Skyzard]

"There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons"

-US

Definitely don't need to wait to get confirmation it wasn't ISIS.

Don't talk about it.

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

It was in our National Security interest to do this... yeah ok...

This motherfucker.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

Every time this asshole talks about God and praying. Like that fucker has ever prayed to anyone but himself.

 

[TheStruggler]

....thats it....

 

[ColdPizza]

... THIS is the official statement given by the president after launching strikes on another country?

Yeah, it sounds like he wrote it. lol. Awful.

 

[carlsojo]

I was really hoping I'd finish Persona before WW3.

 

[leatherhat]

Wondering if Bannon had something to do with this. Like, he objected to the strike so Trump made an example of him.

Almost certainly. Though it's more likely kushner/McMaster wanted it and acted against Bannon. Trump is easily manipulated.

 

[Fat4all]

well, that's didn't really explain much

where's the guy who goes into detail about this operation?

 

[MIMIC]

"God bless America, and the entire world."

 

[Vicetrailia]

God I'm going to hell, I laughed so hard reading this.

But yeah, I agree 100%, this is Trump we're talking about. He heard "talk" and "Russia" in the same phrase and instantly said "NO PUPPET, NO PUPPET".

lmao. Indeed.

 

[Mobius 1]

Can't make this shit up.

 

[ThisGuy]

Those who gas children deserve death.

Let's hope Trumps move doesn't carry heavy repercussions.

 

[fluffydelusions]

He was moved by seeing the dead kids, but refuses to let them come to our country.

.

 

[sphagnum]

So what the fuck kind of drugs do alt righters use to "like" Assad so much. Boggles the mind.

Pro-Russian, anti-Israel nationalist strongman who protects the Christian minority in Syria and is against Kurds (communists) and ISIS (well, you know, not really, but it's useful propaganda).

 

[Mully]

You can't give information like that without linking to a source.

I'm on mobile, but they're unconfirmed reports from an acquaintance in the executive.

 

[Gattsu25]

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/255784560904773633


Edit: beaten

 

[NullPointer]

He was moved by seeing the dead kids, but refuses to let them come to our country.

Yup.

Let nobody forget it.

 

[Madness]

From where?

Holy fucking shit. I didn't even know it was possible to shoot down a tomahawk? Is it?

Edit: it is, but it seems like you would have to know about the launch immediately and intercept with fighter jets. I don't buy it.

The S400 missile system can counter a lot, but 60+ at a single location probably overwhelmed anything, plus it seems to be a surprise strike. This doesn't end here though, only escalates things.

 

[| Praxis |]

Russian's are hacking the mics... Go to DEFCON 2!

 

[Kyzer]

You're constantly handwringing in these threads, of course you were gonna come in with fake concern lecturing us over tone. It's what you do, you have your own flavor of Kool Aid you like to chug in gallons.

So you disagree with me but can't formulate an argument so are caricaturing my concerns as "a thing I do" and therefore negating any potential point I might have while waiving the need to respond.

Got it.

Thats like me saying this entire post is just you batting away anyone who you disagree with and minimizing them to being trolls because its what you do in every thread. And you're brainwashed by the need to defend being anti-Trump, its the koolaid you pump into your veins and made into your avatar, and thats why you felt the need to respond to me general post as if it was directed exactly at you, and why you say "us" as if you are a part of some group.

See how I didn't actually respond and made a bunch of assumptions about who you are and portrayed you to be pushing an exterior agenda instead of talking about anything we were actually talking about?

Trust me if Im wringing my hands in threads its not as a cartoon, its probably because im actually worried about something. The fact that you view things the way you do though, and think that people are doing what you think they are, might say some interesting things about the way you think to say the least.

 

[PinkCrayon]

Speech sounded like it was written by a 12 year old.

 

[Trouble]

Would any other president have done this other than Trump? I think that's a relevant question.

Yes. Assad was testing the waters. A non-response would have basically been a greenlight to continue using chemical weapons.

 

[royalan]

And this basically why not to support this. hillary was wrong on Libya, and is wrong here. She is much more competent than Trump and still was unable to contribute to any meaningfully good outcomes in Libya. Obama made a mistake listening to her.

kneecapping assays ability to wage war on his citizens might seem like a good idea, but it's all fun and games until ISIS sets up the next government

Edit: don't see this helping Trump either, the mood on wars is much different in the US today.

Actually, the part of the operation in Libya that Hillary had the most input in resulted in what most considered to be a good. We prevented Qadaffi from sending in his troops to slaughter a town full of people. This part of the conflict is not in debate: that was GOING to happen.

The problem with Libya wasn't the initial action, it was the follow-through. Basically, there was no follow-through, and ISIS filled the vacuum. And this was largely due to Obama wanting to quickly remove the US from the situation.

 

[ZOONAMI]

"There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons"

-US

Definitely don't need to wait to get confirmation it wasn't ISIS.

Don't talk about it.

It wasn't isis. You're delusional.

 

[jack_package_200]

I was really hoping I'd finish Persona before WW3.

You and me both pal

 

[moggio]

Donald Trump is the biggest threat to the world. Any chance of an alien mothership to fire a plasma beam at Mar-a-lago to save us all?

 

[Fat4all]

Speech sounded like it was written by a 12 year old.

"I like God. He's cool. He said he doesn't like terrorists. Goodnight"

 

[TheRealTalker]

Those who gas children deserve death.

Let's hope Trumps move doesn't carry heavy repercussions.

Russia was informed so I doubt it


unless maybe you fear Iran and it's underlings

 

[Net_Wrecker]

It's like this idiot just scrambles a bunch of the same words together for every speech/tweet. What a bunch of nothing.

 

[Kusagari]

Would any other president have done this other than Trump? I think that's a relevant question.

Yes.

The difference is they would have tried to get support from other countries beforehand instead of just doing it randomly on a whim.

 

[Syncytia]

"There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons"

-US

Definitely don't need to wait to get confirmation it wasn't ISIS.

Don't talk about it.

ISIS has fixed wing aircraft? That can be tracked to an airfield controlled by Assad?

 

[guek]

This is a semantic argument I'm not interested in.

Are you arguing that isolationists should generally be fine with this?

If not, then it seems weird to call some faction of Trump supporters isolationists if that faction is generally fine with this, no?

Oh, I see what you're saying now. I thought you meant Trump supporters would be fine with this because they're isolationists. In that case, yes, Trump supporters are likely to be hypocrites. Some of them are already speaking against this though, that's why I said it'll be interesting to see how many follow suit.

 

[Kifimbo]

Attack happened:

1) Months after Trump campaining hard against this.
2) A week after he reiterated USA should do nothing.
3) At fucking Mar-a-Lago, during a dinner with China.
4) Without the State Department being informed. Without the NSC being informed.

To me, it's fucking terrifying. I don't care if it's theorically the right decision. It won't end well.

 

[Golden_Pigeon]

"There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons"

-US

Definitely don't need to wait to get confirmation it wasn't ISIS.

Don't talk about it.

ISIS don't have air-force operating.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

"God bless America, and the entire world."

Except for the guys I just obliterated from the face of the Earth. Fuck those guys.

 

[George Washington]

 

[sikkinixx]

Cool beans. Now the US can fight Syria, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

Wait. what the fuck?

 

[Maxim726X]

So... Er... This wasn't in our national defense interests.

The right thing to do? Arguably. But necessary for Homeland defense?

Presidential overreach?

 

[Kaban]

It's a decision that I unfortunately think anybody in this position would have done. Even Bernie Sanders, to an extent. Though they probably would have gotten congressional approval.

The difference being that Trump is completely inept when it comes to any form of leadership, and this conflict will most likely get worse because of it. Also, more of his supporters hate him now.