Yes, it's insane. However on this occasion, I think Trump is just trolling with that map (and his planting a flag post). That said, I do think it's likely that Trump may go ahead with the military option as he seems keen to play with his new toys.
We truly are in the stupidest of timelines.
aebtebeten•18m ago
a) Presidents shouldn't get to "just troll".
b) Military option at this point only requires multiple C-17s, 6 hours (or less), and (if we're lucky) a resignation or two?
asksomeoneelse•14m ago
Unless the goal is to distract from some unfavorable, heavily redacted files. In which case, this seems to be a resounding success.
Using war to divert unwanted attention away from domestic issues is a proven approach.
vruppert•7m ago
It's unfortunately on par with his past videos of rehabilitating Gaza and flying in a jet shitting on Americans
padjo•1h ago
Do ~40% of Americans really want their country to become a rampaging conqueror?
actionfromafar•1h ago
Related:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46691632
ndsipa_pomu•54m ago
We truly are in the stupidest of timelines.
aebtebeten•18m ago
b) Military option at this point only requires multiple C-17s, 6 hours (or less), and (if we're lucky) a resignation or two?
asksomeoneelse•14m ago
Using war to divert unwanted attention away from domestic issues is a proven approach.
vruppert•7m ago