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Yeah there was no good reason for that. The main thing I liked about Trump is that he didn't start any wars his first term, if he gets us into a war I'm going t

Yeah there was no good reason for that. The main thing I liked about Trump is that he didn't start any wars his first term, if he gets us into a war I'm going to be fucking mad.

cmilton 1y ago
I know he likes to insinuate that, but it’s simply not true. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Shayrat_missile_strike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Shayrat_missile_strike While you are correct it wasn’t a war, but neither is this technically.
- foogazi 1y ago
  They have to believe it to have a reason to like Trump
- b0sk 1y ago
  It is fascinating. He lies so much, keeps repeating those lies and somehow people start believing those lies.
- Nathanba 1y ago
  which was widely believed to be a mere gesture to appease warhawks and that's why they only hit a few empty landing strips
CamperBob2 1y ago
11/29/11: "In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran." 1/17/12: "@BarackObama will attack Iran in order to get re-elected." 9/16/13: "I predict that President Obama will at some point attack Iran in order save face!" 11/10/13: "Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly - not skilled!" "If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace." - Presidential debate, 2024 If you voted for Trump, you voted precisely for this. Every accusation from him is either a confession in disguise or an unfulfilled wish.
- fallingknife 1y ago
  Every accusation from Trump is some random line he pulled out of his ass on the spot, and people like you keep falling for it and trying to divine some grand strategy out of it.
  - lesuorac 1y ago
    Every accusation from Trump is something he himself is doing or thing about doing. It's not random.
    - fallingknife 1y ago
      Yeah, I'm sure Trump raving about Obama invading Iran was part of a galaxy brain geopolitical master plan hatched back when he was just a real estate developer / minor reality TV star who wouldn't even run for president for another 5 years and not just random attempts to go viral.
      - CamperBob2 1y ago
        That's the "unfulfilled wish" part I was referring to. There are exceptions -- birtherism comes to mind -- but that's what they are, exceptions. In general, though, accusations from Republicans reliably reflect things they are either already doing, planning to do, or wish they could get away with.
      - lesuorac 1y ago
        Why does it have to be galaxied brain? He can just have wanted to punish Iran or something without it being a full blown plan. Trump assassinated an Iranian general during his first term [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani
standardUser 1y ago
> if he gets us into a war I'm going to be fucking mad Maybe Trump will claim the airstrikes were just a joke, like he does when he tells his supporters to use violence towards other Americans. Otherwise, the United States is definitely, unambiguously at war with Iran.
ekianjo 1y ago
He did strike Syria during his first term
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Yeah there was no good reason for that. The main thing I liked about Trump is that he didn't start any wars his first term, if he gets us into a war I'm going to be fucking mad.

cmilton 1y ago

I know he likes to insinuate that, but it’s simply not true. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Shayrat_missile_strike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Shayrat_missile_strike While you are correct it wasn’t a war, but neither is this technically.

foogazi 1y ago
They have to believe it to have a reason to like Trump
b0sk 1y ago
It is fascinating. He lies so much, keeps repeating those lies and somehow people start believing those lies.
Nathanba 1y ago
which was widely believed to be a mere gesture to appease warhawks and that's why they only hit a few empty landing strips

CamperBob2 1y ago

11/29/11: "In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran." 1/17/12: "@BarackObama will attack Iran in order to get re-elected." 9/16/13: "I predict that President Obama will at some point attack Iran in order save face!" 11/10/13: "Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly - not skilled!" "If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace." - Presidential debate, 2024 If you voted for Trump, you voted precisely for this. Every accusation from him is either a confession in disguise or an unfulfilled wish.

fallingknife 1y ago
Every accusation from Trump is some random line he pulled out of his ass on the spot, and people like you keep falling for it and trying to divine some grand strategy out of it.
- lesuorac 1y ago
  Every accusation from Trump is something he himself is doing or thing about doing. It's not random.
  - fallingknife 1y ago
    Yeah, I'm sure Trump raving about Obama invading Iran was part of a galaxy brain geopolitical master plan hatched back when he was just a real estate developer / minor reality TV star who wouldn't even run for president for another 5 years and not just random attempts to go viral.
    - CamperBob2 1y ago
      That's the "unfulfilled wish" part I was referring to. There are exceptions -- birtherism comes to mind -- but that's what they are, exceptions. In general, though, accusations from Republicans reliably reflect things they are either already doing, planning to do, or wish they could get away with.
    - lesuorac 1y ago
      Why does it have to be galaxied brain? He can just have wanted to punish Iran or something without it being a full blown plan. Trump assassinated an Iranian general during his first term [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani

standardUser 1y ago

> if he gets us into a war I'm going to be fucking mad Maybe Trump will claim the airstrikes were just a joke, like he does when he tells his supporters to use violence towards other Americans. Otherwise, the United States is definitely, unambiguously at war with Iran.

ekianjo 1y ago

He did strike Syria during his first term

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