Wait, what? 1/ Read the 2nd post

Via Sherrilyn Ifill:

This is actually huge.

Seth Masket:

Trump says he gave #Iran permission to bomb US airbase. Any other president would have been impeached before sunset
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/25/trump-says-iranians-asked-us-time-could-bomb-american-military-base/

@GottaLaff

I'm sorry...

So... We _agreed_ to an attack against our own forces in order to allow the Iranians to suggest they were retaliating against American interests to their hardliners?

... Am I the only one that thinks that suggests _we_ called Iran ahead of time and said, "We're bombing three sites and here's a list."

Am I the only one that thinks this suggests a significant bit of theatre on the US's part?

Trump is so far detached from the norm he's inherently dangerous.

@401matthall I'm not the first person to point this out but if you haven't seen 'Wag The Dog' now's the time.

@Gustodon

I have. It feels relevant _way_ too often.