givesomefucksDonald Trump Stuns With 'Maybe We Shouldn't Even Be There' Admission About Iran War
He later said: “So, we need, I, I would really, I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory because it is their territory, it’s the place from which they get their energy and they should come and they should help us protect it.”
Then came the line that quickly sparked reaction online:
“You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all because we don’t need it.”
It’s Iran’s terrority, and Iran is defending it after being attacked…
But I really think he’s getting pressure from Christian extremists to abandon Israel. Their endgame was always Israel getting wiped out by its neighbors to start Armageddon and rapture Christians.
If no one joins against Iran, trump will likely try to slink away and Bibi holding the bag.
It'sbetterwithbutterAnd he threatened NATO, who by all his accounts “stood back from the front lines” When Article 5 was called during the bullshit second Gulf War. And now he DEMANDS they help. Sure buddy.
I just love the quote:
So, we need, I, I would really, I’m demanding…
He starts with needing help, starts to say he just really wants it, then pivota to demanding it.
The fact that he went thru those steps shows how much pressure he’s facing.
His two biggest wings of influence has been Israel and American christo-fascists, if they start pulling him in opposite ways, he can’t hold onto both.
He’s fucked, but so are the rest of us by extension. Hopefully just till midterms at least.
The way I see it, there are 3 choices.
Vote (effectively). If you still have a glimmer of hope that things can be changed for the better, you need to be doing this. Job one is to keep republicans out of power, vote for whomever is going to beat them. Job 2 is to push Democrats further left in the primaries. Mamdani showed us that this can happen, reluctantly at first, but the party will respond to its voters. Key word there is “voters” if you don’t vote, they don’t know about you, and won’t give a fuck about you.
Disruption. I can’t in good faith call for violwnce, but if you genuinely believe it is impossible to fix the system by voting, you need to be in the streets disrupting day to day operation of the system that oppresses you. Protest, strike, squat, whatever you gotta do, but you can’t do it halfway. If you aren’t literally ready to fight for your life then, this option isn’t for you.
Do nothing. You can just sit around and bitch about things. Whatever happens is (almost) equally your fault as it is the people who voted for it. You’ll end up against the wall just like the other two groups, but it will take the nazis you left the door open for, a little bit longer to get around to you. I’ve got no respect for the people in this group, no one should TBH.