“My colleague Heather Souvaine Horn recently expressed to me how maddening it is to see the Trump administration treat Iran’s clampdown of the Strait of Hormuz as if it’s some unfair trick the Iranians pulled and not one of the most singularly obvious strategic choices the regime could make”
themattboard on
And insecurity and fear and incompetence and bigotry and…
TellThatDevil on
Great. Now try convincing his knuckle dragging followers that.
SuperstitiousPigeon5 on
The shakeup in the highest ranks of the military to replace everyone with yes men, this is the result. No planning, no understanding, just depending on technology and brute force to get you through.
hambo31u on
And he is the perfect Russian asset. Putin’s pet if you will
Individual-Guest-123 on
As soon as his tariff scheme got shot down, he moved on to Iran. Don’t forget he said “we are making money” on high oil prices. He just took control of VZ oil and it wasn’t profitable for companies to develop it,-well, maybe now the value has doubled, they will, and he was going on about “51st state” just the other day.
Title should read it’s a product of his megalomania-
Alarmed-Laugh8790 on
yeah that tracks honestly
he’s not exactly known for his strategic thinking
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Subreddit: r/politics
Post title: Trump’s War With Iran Is a Product of His Deep Stupidity
Comment: It’s not just stupidity, it’s a complete lack of understanding of foreign policy and history. He’s playing with fire and doesn’t even know what a match is.
barryvm on
Partly. It’s also the product of the USA’s insane political structure where one man can just start a war without any checks on that decision. Ultimately, it’s also the product of the greed, malice and stupidity of the Republican party and its supporters who continue to empower and enable this.
Perniciosius on
Netanyahu has apparently spent decades patiently waiting for the perfect U.S. president, ideally a delightfully reckless, self-absorbed narcissist, to finally help him check off his long-term to-do list: attack Iran, wipe out its military for good measure, and keep it sidelined for decades. Lebanon, of course, would be next, because why stop there? Bomb it into oblivion à la Gaza, and then casually move on to annexation. And just like that, the ever-modest zionist wet dream of a “Greater Israel” would, in this telling, magically become reality.
AdCharacter7966 on
Yes, I think Trump is stupid and should not be in office. But look at the time line here:
1. Take over Venezuela, the worlds largest oil country.
2. Attack Iran, oil prices go up.
3. Inflation goes up with oil.
So now the US is stealing oil from Venezuela, that they can export at high prices.
And the US needs inflation for the high debt. Only inflation can remove the 39 trillion usd debt.
Trump is the orange clown, somebody behind Trump is doing all this – somebody really cruel
Playful-Demand2312 on
The most laughable I saw today is that he is going to issue sanctions waivers for Iranian oil providers to keep the market down
I’m sorry but it’s so laughable to unsanction the country you’ve basically declared war on and is actively air striking
After-Smoke-3971 on
Well duh!
W31337 on
And a lot of conservatives think it’s genius 🤪
Staff_Guy on
His stupidity is not the problem, billionaires owning the US government is the problem.
Stereo_Jungle_Child on
Trump is just a dumb guy. That’s been an open secret in Trump World for a long time.
Even many years ago when people who have been Trump’s friends for decades and have known him for most of his life were asked about him they admitted that “Trump is not a smart man”. Trump insiders have revealed that Trump actually knows that he’s stupid and he hates it.
Trump is the poster boy for “failing up”. He’s an inspiration for all the rich idiots of world who dream about being President of the United States. Trump has paved the way for literally ANYONE with a bunch of money becoming President. If someone like Trump can get elected, ANYONE can.
ktaktb on
No
Maga voters are at fault
Anyone intelligent KNEW this would happen
potatosquire on
>if you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a rake—forever.
That’s the funniest line I’ve seen in an article in a very long time.
Velvet_Samurai on
Trump’s __________________ is a product of his deep stupidity.
Feel like this is a more useful application here.
True_Dog_4098 on
No shit Sherlock
alangcarter on
“If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a rake forever.” 🤣
Zarniwoooop on
Very deep. Some say the deepest. Many people are saying, smart people, maybe the smartest.
justbrowsinginpeace on
Wrong. He didn’t vote himself into office.
BriefCollar4 on
*The aforementioned sharp limitations of his intellectual capabilities and the fact that he is perpetually surrounded by an inner circle made up of clowns somewhere on the spectrum between “rampantly evil” and “thoroughgoing dipshit.”*
That describes everyone in the rapist paedophile’s administration quite succinctly.
Gibberish5 on
Honesty is refreshing.
CJohn89 on
Not even the full depth
GreenWorldCaucus on
*OUR* deep studity.
Its much much worse we are allowing this to continue.
_bk_adv on
No, it’s a product of distracting from the Epstein files and the fact that he rapes children.
It’s not stupidity. It’s evil.
scarr3g on
Not just stupidity… Also narcissism. The more his actions fail, the harder he leans I to them to try to force them to be successful.
He will NEVER admit that he made a mistake.
IUsedToBeACave on
> Right now, there are 13-year-old kids about to invade Kamchatka in their first-ever game of Risk that look like Carl von Clausewitz compared to Trump.
If Lex Luthor had taken over as POTUS, I could almost live with that. I mean he would still be evil, but at least we were outsmarted. Instead we got Bebop and Rocksteady.
876050 on
Ego and pocketbook….
Floreat_democratia on
Saying it for the last time for the people in the back whi still don’t seem to get it: the Trump admin is controlled by Christofascists who are trying to destroy the planet to hasten the return of their mythological god. There is no scenario where this does not end in nukes. Get rid of this admin now and draw up the plans for Nuremberg trials or every country in the world is going to suffer. It’s March. Do something.
Mike_Pences_Mother on
I can’t disagree with that sentiment.
Jhoag7750 on
I want to think that Trump is stupid, but sadly, I think it is more true to say that his ego supersedes any of his intellect. He is so egocentric that he does not ever believe that he could be wrong. This leads him to do very stupid things, never realizing how stupid they are.
Acrobatic-Ad584 on
And a distraction from the content of the Epstein files.
cycleprof on
Which is actually bottomless
mfukar on
Nah you don’t get to put starting a war on stupidity. Crime and punishment motherfuckers.
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“My colleague Heather Souvaine Horn recently expressed to me how maddening it is to see the Trump administration treat Iran’s clampdown of the Strait of Hormuz as if it’s some unfair trick the Iranians pulled and not one of the most singularly obvious strategic choices the regime could make”
And insecurity and fear and incompetence and bigotry and…
Great. Now try convincing his knuckle dragging followers that.
The shakeup in the highest ranks of the military to replace everyone with yes men, this is the result. No planning, no understanding, just depending on technology and brute force to get you through.
And he is the perfect Russian asset. Putin’s pet if you will
As soon as his tariff scheme got shot down, he moved on to Iran. Don’t forget he said “we are making money” on high oil prices. He just took control of VZ oil and it wasn’t profitable for companies to develop it,-well, maybe now the value has doubled, they will, and he was going on about “51st state” just the other day.
Title should read it’s a product of his megalomania-
yeah that tracks honestly
he’s not exactly known for his strategic thinking
—
Subreddit: r/politics
Post title: Trump’s War With Iran Is a Product of His Deep Stupidity
Comment: It’s not just stupidity, it’s a complete lack of understanding of foreign policy and history. He’s playing with fire and doesn’t even know what a match is.
Partly. It’s also the product of the USA’s insane political structure where one man can just start a war without any checks on that decision. Ultimately, it’s also the product of the greed, malice and stupidity of the Republican party and its supporters who continue to empower and enable this.
Netanyahu has apparently spent decades patiently waiting for the perfect U.S. president, ideally a delightfully reckless, self-absorbed narcissist, to finally help him check off his long-term to-do list: attack Iran, wipe out its military for good measure, and keep it sidelined for decades. Lebanon, of course, would be next, because why stop there? Bomb it into oblivion à la Gaza, and then casually move on to annexation. And just like that, the ever-modest zionist wet dream of a “Greater Israel” would, in this telling, magically become reality.
Yes, I think Trump is stupid and should not be in office. But look at the time line here:
1. Take over Venezuela, the worlds largest oil country.
2. Attack Iran, oil prices go up.
3. Inflation goes up with oil.
So now the US is stealing oil from Venezuela, that they can export at high prices.
And the US needs inflation for the high debt. Only inflation can remove the 39 trillion usd debt.
Trump is the orange clown, somebody behind Trump is doing all this – somebody really cruel
The most laughable I saw today is that he is going to issue sanctions waivers for Iranian oil providers to keep the market down
I’m sorry but it’s so laughable to unsanction the country you’ve basically declared war on and is actively air striking
Well duh!
And a lot of conservatives think it’s genius 🤪
His stupidity is not the problem, billionaires owning the US government is the problem.
Trump is just a dumb guy. That’s been an open secret in Trump World for a long time.
Even many years ago when people who have been Trump’s friends for decades and have known him for most of his life were asked about him they admitted that “Trump is not a smart man”. Trump insiders have revealed that Trump actually knows that he’s stupid and he hates it.
Trump is the poster boy for “failing up”. He’s an inspiration for all the rich idiots of world who dream about being President of the United States. Trump has paved the way for literally ANYONE with a bunch of money becoming President. If someone like Trump can get elected, ANYONE can.
No
Maga voters are at fault
Anyone intelligent KNEW this would happen
>if you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a rake—forever.
That’s the funniest line I’ve seen in an article in a very long time.
Trump’s __________________ is a product of his deep stupidity.
Feel like this is a more useful application here.
No shit Sherlock
“If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a rake forever.” 🤣
Very deep. Some say the deepest. Many people are saying, smart people, maybe the smartest.
Wrong. He didn’t vote himself into office.
*The aforementioned sharp limitations of his intellectual capabilities and the fact that he is perpetually surrounded by an inner circle made up of clowns somewhere on the spectrum between “rampantly evil” and “thoroughgoing dipshit.”*
That describes everyone in the rapist paedophile’s administration quite succinctly.
Honesty is refreshing.
Not even the full depth
*OUR* deep studity.
Its much much worse we are allowing this to continue.
No, it’s a product of distracting from the Epstein files and the fact that he rapes children.
It’s not stupidity. It’s evil.
Not just stupidity… Also narcissism. The more his actions fail, the harder he leans I to them to try to force them to be successful.
He will NEVER admit that he made a mistake.
> Right now, there are 13-year-old kids about to invade Kamchatka in their first-ever game of Risk that look like Carl von Clausewitz compared to Trump.
If Lex Luthor had taken over as POTUS, I could almost live with that. I mean he would still be evil, but at least we were outsmarted. Instead we got Bebop and Rocksteady.
Ego and pocketbook….
Saying it for the last time for the people in the back whi still don’t seem to get it: the Trump admin is controlled by Christofascists who are trying to destroy the planet to hasten the return of their mythological god. There is no scenario where this does not end in nukes. Get rid of this admin now and draw up the plans for Nuremberg trials or every country in the world is going to suffer. It’s March. Do something.
I can’t disagree with that sentiment.
I want to think that Trump is stupid, but sadly, I think it is more true to say that his ego supersedes any of his intellect. He is so egocentric that he does not ever believe that he could be wrong. This leads him to do very stupid things, never realizing how stupid they are.
And a distraction from the content of the Epstein files.
Which is actually bottomless
Nah you don’t get to put starting a war on stupidity. Crime and punishment motherfuckers.