Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
On Iran:


Trump is being very "blustery" in his rhetoric aimed at Iran. News analysts say he's "boxing himself in", meaning he's not leaving much room for responses after that. It's not a bad point to make. Trump's just coming into the Presidency. Couldn't he be better served to warn Iran on a less ratcheted tone... and save the outright threats for when there's no other recourse? Also... isn't it true that Trump would totally benefit from the total support of European allies against Iran? Let's be real. Iran poses substantially more of a threat to Europe than it does the U.S. So having Trump "leapfrog" European countries and threatening Iran is a bit misplaced. Gather the support... and then club Iran over the head.
If "mistakenly" releasing 10 yr old propaganda footage and claim it as intelligence gained from your first military strike in Yemen is an indicator, Trump is well on his way to making Bush and Obama look like truth telling pacifist. Someone needs to take his phone and shove it where the sun doesn't shine ffs. Trump has no idea what he is doing by babbling on and talking empty shat. This isn't a western or make believe and the Republican congress is already and will continue..to a point..to clean up his missteps and gradually turn outward. And eventually war within itself in disagreement and stagnate. Mattis and the adults in the room will step up behind the scenes and pull him into the woodshed..or walk..if he keeps escalating a military showdown. Militarily it's not about Iran, it's boarders, it's about the thousands of splinters it will unleash and activate. Then again I'm growing less convinced that it's not exactly what he and that Rudolph nosed boulder headed Bannon want.