(06-01-2020 21:46 )skully Wrote: [ -> ]Funny how at the same time, republicans are pushing to change the rules to force the impeachment trial...hmm...timing
This would have been the stuff of tinfoil hat wearing nutters previously, but you can't put anything passed the current US government.
They'll be desperate to get it out of the way before the body bags start coming home.
Run along and play with your tricycle, the grownups are talking.
You watch news shows and you see intellectuals that are well versed in the subject matter & politics in general and they keep asking what is Trump's strategy? I can't help but wonder if it is because they have been in politics for so long that they cannot fathom politicians not working on a train of thought that has some sense of logic or end goal.
I do think it's highly likely he is trying to distract from impeachment headlines which in itself amazing, The President of The United States carries out a possibly illegal assassination of the number 2 man in the Iranian Regime, an adversary of The US & its allies, that has power & influence across a volatile region that could lead to dangerous consequences easily fatal to distract from the headlines of his own impeachment
Additional reasons are:
everything he does is to win re-election. He is always campaigning, always holding rallies, everything he does is to play to his base who want a strongman and this bolsters that image
Obama killed Bin Laden, Trump killed al-Baghdadi he probably looked at this and thought Trump 2 Obama 1
Typical that Mr Trump plays the 'show of force strategy card'
A shitforce of super fighter jets to put the shitters up anyone in opposition!!!
Not to mention the 4.2 billion dollar pricetag.
This fucking fruit loon has his finger firmly on the nuke button.
Should we be scared? Fuck yes.
Iran has launched surface to surface missiles at Al Asad Base in Iraq, the Base houses U.S. personnel.
If there are casualties it looks like full blown war is inevitable.
He has to do something, it's just a question of what.
The whole world and his dog could see this coming, but I suspect Trump's ego didn't think they'd have the balls.
So it's probably threw him a bit. Not that he'd ever really have a plan.
i think he'll take the 'out' iran gave him (by firing at unoccupied parts of the airbase and warning iraq about it).
ultimately he's a coward. and war means to much work.