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Even from an imperialist point of view makes no sense to me. It would be a huge distraction from actual threats to US imperialism, Russia and China. Sitting pre
by ajmurmann 7y ago
Even from an imperialist point of view makes no sense to me. It would be a huge distraction from actual threats to US imperialism, Russia and China. Sitting presidents are more likely to stay in office during wars though.
- sittingPres 7y agoOddly, I think Trump is ready to throw the next election, and could take it or leave it. It seems likely that he's deeply motivated to eschew war, especially considering the perspective that he avoided military service via bone spurs or "feet" or whatever it was. I don't think he fancies the martial aspect of the oval office. It's really weird when you think about it from that angle. He probably doesn't want war, but branches of the pentagon, advisors and DoD/spook corporations are trying to crack open the gates. He probably would happily lose the re-election, but his idiotic NASCAR-watching political base is going to rail against opposing candidates and shoe horn him back into a second term. I don't sympathize, but I really do think Trump is probably over it, in a "been there, done that" sense.
- jules-jules 7y agoIt makes sense if you consider the interests of some of the other Middle Eastern nations the US is friends with. Remember the US doesn’t act alone.