Do Trump's actions make any sense at all? During Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Bush, Obama and Biden seemed to have some goals, and some strategic planning. Trump looks like he's just winging it.
heyitsmedotjayb•1h ago
He is making it up day by day. We all just watched America lose a war.
leereeves•1h ago
In what way did America lose?
America actually profits from the high oil prices as a net exporter.
ngetchell•57m ago
Most Americans don't profit. A very small few do.
leereeves•56m ago
You could say the same thing about Silicon Valley.
beardyw•1h ago
Perhaps he will say he's sorry.
GJim•55m ago
Whilst wearing a suit.
fuzzfactor•35m ago
C'mon, he's more than a mere clothes horse with a wardrobe.
There's also makeup.
He's obviously got his own high-dollar custom color pallette now, and more-accomplished artists to better co-ordinate with the costumes and the lighting.
No more looking like the average person with that run-of-the-mill plain commodity orange.
b--l•55m ago
If you assume he is being blackmailed then it makes sense. On any other level it does not.
johng•53m ago
Does keeping Iran from having Nuclear weapons make sense?
Does keeping Iran from paying terrorists make sense?
Does keeping Iran and it's proxies from killing Americans and civilians from other countries make sense?
All of those things make sense to me. This needed to be done long ago. Every single administration said so.... it's clear as day. But, he finally did it. In a decisive way. I would gladly pay a bit more at the pump so end all of the above.
Now, think of all the protests and political backlash that he got for not helping Palestine more. What Iran is doing to their own people is much worse, IMHO. Not a peep about it from most people. No campuses shut down. No riots. No walk outs.... because it's not Israel doing it.
Go talk to someone from Iran... someone who has family there. They all support Trump on this issue.
This needed to be done. It amazes me how many Americans want us to lose simply because it's Orange Man doing it.
GJim•49m ago
> Does keeping Iran from having Nuclear weapons make sense
Why do (some!) Americans insist on believing Iran was going to obtain nuclear weapons? Netanyahu is repeating the line "Iran will have a nuke in 2 months" for 30 years. American intelligence also showed that Iran was nowhere near building a nuclear weapon.
Frankly, a better question would be to ask why Mango Mussolini tore up the 2016 Iran Nuclear deal (JCPOA).... most likely because it was made by his predecessor.
bediger4000•42m ago
If nuclear weapons was an issue, Trump blew up a cheaper far less disruptive agreement his first term. If that's an issue, it's one of his own making.
The "terrorist" business? I've seen a rotating cast of "terrorists" over the years. That's pretty obviously villain of the moment propaganda.
tartoran•41m ago
U.S. war in Iran has cost $25B so far [1]. Was that worth it? Did it help with anything? Is the Horumuz strait open? This looks like a disaster that is about to sink the US economically
bediger4000•1h ago
heyitsmedotjayb•1h ago
leereeves•1h ago
America actually profits from the high oil prices as a net exporter.
ngetchell•57m ago
leereeves•56m ago
beardyw•1h ago
GJim•55m ago
fuzzfactor•35m ago
There's also makeup.
He's obviously got his own high-dollar custom color pallette now, and more-accomplished artists to better co-ordinate with the costumes and the lighting.
No more looking like the average person with that run-of-the-mill plain commodity orange.
b--l•55m ago
johng•53m ago
Does keeping Iran from paying terrorists make sense?
Does keeping Iran and it's proxies from killing Americans and civilians from other countries make sense?
All of those things make sense to me. This needed to be done long ago. Every single administration said so.... it's clear as day. But, he finally did it. In a decisive way. I would gladly pay a bit more at the pump so end all of the above.
Now, think of all the protests and political backlash that he got for not helping Palestine more. What Iran is doing to their own people is much worse, IMHO. Not a peep about it from most people. No campuses shut down. No riots. No walk outs.... because it's not Israel doing it.
Go talk to someone from Iran... someone who has family there. They all support Trump on this issue.
This needed to be done. It amazes me how many Americans want us to lose simply because it's Orange Man doing it.
GJim•49m ago
Why do (some!) Americans insist on believing Iran was going to obtain nuclear weapons? Netanyahu is repeating the line "Iran will have a nuke in 2 months" for 30 years. American intelligence also showed that Iran was nowhere near building a nuclear weapon.
Frankly, a better question would be to ask why Mango Mussolini tore up the 2016 Iran Nuclear deal (JCPOA).... most likely because it was made by his predecessor.
bediger4000•42m ago
The "terrorist" business? I've seen a rotating cast of "terrorists" over the years. That's pretty obviously villain of the moment propaganda.
tartoran•41m ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47949897 [1]