• Babalugats@feddit.uk
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    21 minutes ago

    He made a typo. It should read “there is not another military in the world that would have done this”

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    When Bush got the US into a war in the middle east, he at least did it after a terrorist attack on the US (which had nothing to do with Iraq, but he was able to fudge that part), and as a result of the stupidity of Americans, he had a 60+% approval rating at the time.

    Trump didn’t even manage a false flag or anything, as a result, a lot of conservatives are pissed off about this. Probably not enough to crack the MAGA coalition, but every little bit chipped away from it helps. With margins in the senate and house so close, it’s actually possible that he could be stopped by congress and the US doesn’t become a failed state, instead merely becoming an illiberal democracy.

    But, what I wonder is if this will actually win him any converts from the Democratic side. I bet there are ultra pro-Israel people who were formerly Democrats who actually think this is a good idea, and will now start supporting Trump. Still, I think he’s going to lose 90 MAGAs for every 10 Democrats he gains.

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    42 minutes ago

    "Ok Google. Send a tweet to xhitter. Say…

    I am going to put certain WORDS in CAPS to accentuate them for REASONS that no one can really understand. Then I’m going to SPOUT bullshit about the traitors flying high miles away from any DANGER but I’ll laughingly call them HEROIC and PATRIOTIC.
    Then I’ll touch my little mushroom peepee and do a nazi salute to MYSELF in the MIRROR.
    Thank you for your attention to my EGO!!!

    Send tweet.

    Right, where the little kiddies at? I’m feeling super viagra masculine today!! Shit, how do I delete this. No, stop. Don’t send. Everyone IGNORE that last bit about the kiddies!! Phew, got away with that! Hegseth. HEGSETH. change me, I’ve shit myself again. Get right in there and clean the folds."

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      Why would I fight? I’ll just dodge the draft and fasttrack my presidential campaign.

      My platform is ABWA: America Becomes West Again. Every does horses, cowboy hats, and guns again. You wanna travel further than 3 towns over? Train.

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      I know you meant that this could escalate to a long war that your child may eventually be drafted into, but my initial mental image was a battalion of toddlers each carrying a Fisher Price branded “Baby’s First Assault Rifle”.

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    I hope that Iran will make Project 2025’s backers find out. Our bastard leadership think there are no consequences for doing evil and stupid things, and are in severe need of an attitude readjustment.

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      4 hours ago

      Iran would be perfectly within their rights to assassinate various US government officials. After all, that’s exactly what the US and Israel have been doing in Iran.

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        But do they really have that capability? I agree, it’d be totally justifiable and a credible war target, but let’s be realistic here.

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          Considering some rando nearly got Trump, and how the MAGATs have dismantled their intelligence apparatus and completely lack an interest in risk assessment…Iran actually has a decent shot. Literally and figuratively. After all, you don’t have to ID yourself if you claim to be a member of ICE. Just wear a mask, don’t use license plates, and carry weapons, you will look like every other random gravy seal.

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            Damn, that’s a really good point. They’ve created the scenario that is most likely to haunt them.