F'dup Chapters in American History(The Trump Years) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 25

[Aximili86]

Which would be one thing if this were just the Saudis and Israelis backing scrapping the deal.

The reality is that pretty much every country in the region who's not a part of the Iranian block/sphere (Lebanon, Syria) have come out backing this. But...Netanyahu, right?

Also doesn't help their victimization cries when they start ordering their Quds Force to lob missiles into the Golan Heights from their Syrian forward-base positions, what, 24 hours after Trump's decision on this.

 

[Sithborg]

Yeah, after Israel started it just minutes after the announcement.

 

[Doug_Moore]

The release of these three prisoners from North Korea is great news. Do we give The Devil his due?

 

[MaceB]

Sure, way to go President Trump! I'm glad they're home. I'm glad he arranged it. That's sweet!

Unfortunately, this also has to be said since Trump opened his stupid mouth. He tweeted something like, "so many presidents have been trying to get these prisoners freed, but I did" or something like that. He just had to take a victory lap while blasting his predecessor once again.

But since he's a selfish liar... it's important to note that only one of these prisoners were from Obama's term. The other two were captured under Trump. I wouldn't need to mention this if the President wasn't a giant man-baby lying to make himself feel like big boy alpha.

 

[Dr Lee]

Was it him or Xi? all of this kicked off when KJU scurried off to see Xi (after he destroyed his nuclear program)...

 

[squeekness]

Sure, way to go President Trump! I'm glad they're home. I'm glad he arranged it. That's sweet!

Unfortunately, this also has to be said since Trump opened his stupid mouth. He tweeted something like, "so many presidents have been trying to get these prisoners freed, but I did" or something like that. He just had to take a victory lap while blasting his predecessor once again.

But since he's a selfish liar... it's important to note that only one of these prisoners were from Obama's term. The other two were captured under Trump. I wouldn't need to mention this if the President wasn't a giant man-baby lying to make himself feel like big boy alpha.

It's disgusting how he has to brag about everything. There is no humility in this man.

 

[Teelie]

He also steals credit or redirects blame as necessary. If it succeeds, it was all him. If it fails, blame someone else.

 

[DeadPresident]

The Fundamental Attribution Error.

 

[chaseter]

He also steals credit or redirects blame as necessary. If it succeeds, it was all him. If it fails, blame someone else.

That’s every President ever.

Also...why no credit for Dennis Rodman!?

 

[MaceB]

That’s every President ever.

As usual though, Trump breaks records. Yeah, maybe presidents take credit for successes and shun failures... but don't you think Trump is a little over the top?


"Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news - it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!"

...I mean, really?

 

[chaseter]

Trump is over the top in every way yes. His qualities are amplified.

 

[Teelie]

That’s every President ever.

Also...why no credit for Dennis Rodman!?

Exactly. Other Presidents might take credit but they don't steal it and exclude everyone else from it. Had it been Obama or Bush, they would definitely take credit but not claim to the be the sole person behind it and probably begrudgingly admit Dennis Rodman helped. Just as they would also take partial blame instead of blaming the last guy in office or some other person and say none of the failure was because of them especially if they were involved.


Trump on the otherhand, it is ALL him or NEVER him.

 

[Sithborg]

A decent human being doesn't gloat about tv ratings when you welcome prisoners back home.

 

[MaceB]

The double standard is breathtaking. I remember an Obama scandal about him wearing a tan suit. I remember an Obama scandal were he put spicy mustard on his hot dog. It's like we're living in the Upside Down.

 

[Schlosser85]

The double standard is breathtaking. I remember an Obama scandal about him wearing a tan suit. I remember an Obama scandal were he put spicy mustard on his hot dog. It's like we're living in the Upside Down.

Both from Sean Hannity, who now goes on TV "demanding" that Mueller end his "witch hunt".

Because wearing a tan suit or putting Dijon on a hot dog is more scandalous than possible collusion with Russia, or the other myriad ethical issues plaguing this administration.

They don't even remotely try to hide being huge hypocrites.

 

[Lighthouse]

Both from Sean Hannity, who now goes on TV "demanding" that Mueller end his "witch hunt".

Because wearing a tan suit or putting Dijon on a hot dog is more scandalous than possible collusion with Russia, or the other myriad ethical issues plaguing this administration.

They don't even remotely try to hide being huge hypocrites.

Because their idiot base doesn't care. These people would vote for carcinogens in the water supply if it meant "pwning libz". At the end of the day, that's all they care about.

 

[MaceB]

Because their idiot base doesn't care. These people would vote for carcinogens in the water supply if it meant "pwning libz". At the end of the day, that's all they care about.

Yep. Clean air and drinking water? Who cares?. The size of our deficit? Psh... Our role as a leader in the international community? Let's just drop out and let our allies do it.

Their primary mission is clear: liberal tears. Gotta get those salty, sweet, beautiful liberal tears... now that's a sign of a good president. What Iran Deal?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Yeah, after Israel started it just minutes after the announcement.

Don't let those facts get in the way of such things.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Trump is over the top in every way yes. His qualities are amplified.

Say it ain't so Chase!?! You had the best avy on the hype! Why was it retired?

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Say it ain't so Chase!?! You had the best avy on the hype! Why was it retired?

#IblameThanos

 

[chaseter]

Say it ain't so Chase!?! You had the best avy on the hype! Why was it retired?

I wanted a cute vomit avvy!

 

[Aximili86]

Literally no major news network is reporting that Israel fired first on these Iranian sites. Where in the hell do you people get this stuff?

They had a separate incident with Syrian forces a day or two before, but CNN and CBS and ABC aren't disputing the stuff after the deal-scrapping announcement. Quds force fired into Golan, the Jews fired back more extensively and took out the sites they were coming from.

But that's big & mean anyway, right? Doesn't matter who shot first, 'cause Israel's got the bigger guns. Underdogs are by definition in the right.

 

[Sithborg]

Literally no major news network is reporting that Israel fired first on these Iranian sites. Where in the hell do you people get this stuff?

They had a separate incident with Syrian forces a day or two before, but CNN and CBS and ABC aren't disputing the stuff after the deal-scrapping announcement. Quds force fired into Golan, the Jews fired back more extensively and took out the sites they were coming from.

But that's big & mean anyway, right? Doesn't matter who shot first, 'cause Israel's got the bigger guns. Underdogs are by definition in the right.

https://***********/AP/status/993944755691311104

Kind of lost in the confusion of Trump nuking a deal that his own administration has been attempt to "renegotiate". Understandably, the loss of American soft power is a bigger story.

 

[Aximili86]

Against Syrian sites, not Iranian. That's been going on for a long time now, that back-and-forth.

The direct non-proxy Iranian-forces-on-Israeli-territory and Israelis-on-Quds/Guard, that was the Guard initiating it. This isn't some Fox thing, CNN and the network stations have agreed with that since it happened.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Literally no major news network is reporting that Israel fired first on these Iranian sites. Where in the hell do you people get this stuff?

They had a separate incident with Syrian forces a day or two before, but CNN and CBS and ABC aren't disputing the stuff after the deal-scrapping announcement. Quds force fired into Golan, the Jews fired back more extensively and took out the sites they were coming from.

But that's big & mean anyway, right? Doesn't matter who shot first, 'cause Israel's got the bigger guns. Underdogs are by definition in the right.

It is hilarious you want to avoid what Israel did. They started this stuff in April:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44067804

The immediate tensions stem from an Israeli air strike on what they claimed was an Iranian drone facility at the so-called T-4 air base, near Palmyra, on 9 April, which reportedly killed several Iranian military advisers.

Iran vowed to respond and since then there have been sporadic incidents that appear to be Israeli efforts to thwart just such a response.

There was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air strike on an underground missile depot where the explosion was so large it registered on earthquake-monitoring systems. And just a few days ago, Israel claimed it struck at missiles that were being readied to be launched.

But last night the Iranians actually appear to have got off their shots - firing some 20 rockets at Israeli military positions on the Golan Heights.

Israel says it destroyed the launcher from which these were fired. But it then went on to strike at most, if not all, of the Iranian installations it knows about in Syria. The intent: both to set back the development of Iran's military infrastructure in the country, but also clearly to send a powerful signal to Tehran.

In the short term, there is grounds to hope that this will not escalate into an all-out war.

The alleged Iranian attack last night - I say alleged because at this stage there is no confirmation from Iranian sources as to the precise authors of the attack - involved a single and relatively short-range system, what appears to have been a multiple-barrelled rocket launcher.

The targets were Israeli military positions - not civilian areas. Israel's response was massive. But equally, its spokesmen are insisting that they do not want a wider conflict.

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman noted that: "No-one wants an escalation - certainly no-one wants war."

However, Mr Lieberman made it clear that Israel would not, amongst other things, allow sophisticated Iranian air defences to be deployed in Syria which could range over Israeli air-space, effectively closing down aviation there.

Some reports suggest that an earlier Israeli air strike already destroyed Iranian air defences deployed to Syria.