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Fortunately the public doesn't have unmoderated access to ICBMs. It's also notable that the USA has also tolerated the Kim regime, because it gives them an exc
by jusssi 6y ago
Fortunately the public doesn't have unmoderated access to ICBMs.
It's also notable that the USA has also tolerated the Kim regime, because it gives them an excuse to be present in force in South Korea. It's not like the CIA couldn't have the Kims removed if they put some effort into it. PRC would have to pretend to be angry about it, but it would also get them out of the awkward situation.
- ganafagol 6y ago> Fortunately the public doesn't have unmoderated access to ICBMs. Unfortunately, the stable genius in the WH does.
- jmnicolas 6y agoNo matter what we think of him, he didn't start any war during his mandate which is quite a feat for a US president!
- eternauta3k 6y agoHe still has a couple months left...
- nrclark 6y agoHe tried with Iran. They declined the invitation, lucky for us all.
- dmurray 6y agoMost "enemies of the US" don't get given that choice.
- CapricornNoble 6y ago>>>He tried with Iran. They declined the invitation, Which part of this is the President "trying" and the Iranians "declining"? https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734683701/trump-reportedly-orders-strike-on-iran-then-calls-off-attack-plan https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734683701/trump-reportedly-or... He's probably the only Commander-in-Chief I've had so far to say "I don't think it's proportionate to bomb a bunch of people because we lost a drone."
- nrclark 6y agoI'm referring to the Trump-ordered assassination of Qasem Soleimani. He was Iran's equivalent of the Secretary of Defense, and also a folk-hero to Iranians. Soleimani was assassinated by US drone strike in January 2020. Iran responded with a carefully-targeted retaliation - a small missile strike against an unused/unmaintained US military installation in Iraq. There were no casualties. Iran chose a target with low strategic value and no personnel present. Just enough of a strike that they could sell it as retaliation, but not enough of a strike to escalate into a full war. I won't pretend to know if the assassination was warranted or necessary. But it's easily something that Iran could have used to justify a war.
- cromwellian 6y agoIranian assassination, and he's backing a huge proxy war in Yemen that has been devastating. I'm sure the "Made in the USA" bomb fragments on the ground that blew up Yemeni children will be attributed only to the Saudis and not the US.
- bigbubba 6y agoTrump is culpable for much, but technically the conflict in Yemen started before he was president. The claim above still seems accurate, though I think we can safely say such a claim is damning with faint praise.
- ganafagol 6y agoWell he's trying.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54972269 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54972269