Sadly, my first reaction to tonight's news of our targeted assassination of Iran's Qud force

[Atticus]

director was "Well, there it is---Trump has his war!"

And, later, when the official US statement about the attack was read and predicated the attack as a "defensive" strike necessary to prevent planned attacks on our personnel, my reaction we---and is---disbelief. Until it is corroborated by sources not allied with or beholden to Trump, I will not believe any such justification for an act of war without Congressional approval.

And, make no mistake: we are worse off than leaderless. The man who is claims Constitutional authority to "do whatever he wants" not only will use the coming war for his own political advantage, he has control of our nukes and has often questioned why he can't use them.

The United States of America has been placed in mortal danger by the idiot in the White House and he has no idea what to do about it.

[Turbineguy]

1. Trump has his problems, but

when it comes to geopolitical, we know where he gets his marching orders.

[Atticus]

4. I understand what you are saying, but I think it just as likely that this attack was a spur-

of-the-moment idea that Trump pulled out of his ass between tweets and rounds of golf. The question "And, then what?" was not even asked, let alone answered.

[PatSeg]

21. Sadly, that is entirely possible

We know the many times he has blurted out some bizarre order that fortunately was ignored. It is inevitable that eventually someone will carry out one of those off-the-cuff directives. Hmmm, I wonder how the evacuation of Seoul is coming along.

[jmowreader]

30. Dog-wagging exercise

“It would be treasonous to impeach a president while our troops are in danger.”

Since the bastard put them in danger for just this reason, it would be even more treasonous to not impeach, remove, send to the war zone and issue a key to the potato peeler to him. We can even waive age, retention control point and weight regulations so Private Trump will be able to peel spuds until he’s the last man in theater.

[2naSalit]

38. +1

[Turbineguy]

39. Yeah, but if the attack had been a failure, trump would have been...

"Pentagon? I hardly know the guy. We met once. Although he does say nice things about me on Fox News!"

[rwsanders]

43. I don't think he is smart enough or has the concentration necessary to think of this...

it was a really bad idea by some John Bolton leftover still hanging around the whitehouse, or Bolton himself was able to stick it in the ear of Kushner or someone else who is doing the work of sticking bad things under Trumps nose in between rounds of snarfing up fastfood.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. Putin probably called the other day to yell at him for not doing it sooner.

[Chuuku Davis]

40. Solaimani

Showing up in public, in the daytime, in a foreign country, at the scene of an attack that he planned on an American embassy was the tipping point IMO. That’s way too brazen to let it slide. That man planned the killing of many Americans and Iraquis.

[Atticus]

44. So, you're fine with what Trump did? nt

[StClone]

46. Man planned the killing of many Americans and Iraqis...yes Trump did do that using his gut.

And a possible world conflagration to avoid Impeachment? A distraction and/or to get reelected? Did he bomb Kim no, Putin no.

[Zoonart]

2. I have to agree,

also sadly, with you Atticus.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Old Vlad Baby is all smiles tonight.

Pandora's Box is once more opened.

[tinrobot]

15. I wonder what he talked about with Cheeto two days ago...

Any guesses?

[Wellstone ruled]

42. Intel .

[femmedem]

5. Those were my thoughts, too.

I fear he would love to be remembered as the president who nuked Iran.

[Midnight Writer]

6. We should have known when he said Tuesday he wanted peace with Iran, by Thursday we'd have war.

Folk, I don't even think there is a strategy here. I am hearing on the news he did not consult with Congress, did not consult with our allies (there are still troops from many nations serving there, keeping the peace at our behest), nor did he advise any of the same.

Did he consult with his staff, Defense and Intelligence Agencies, State Department, diplomats? I really can't imagine him doing that. Some Wormtongue like Steven Miller or Rudy or Putin is whispering to his addled mind.

It is frightening that our Commander In Chief can be goaded into committing an Act of War by a segment on Fox and Friends.

[BigmanPigman]

8. He has no strategy and there are few real

permanent positions filled by too many "acting" staff. Gee, how could this go wrong? Does anyone know what they are doing?

[ancianita]

11. They're "need to know." It's Putin who's pulling this, for any of several reasons that can serve

his interests, some obvious, some not.

[NJCher]

24. or

It is frightening that our Commander In Chief can be goaded into committing an Act of War by a segment on Fox and Friends.


or Netanyahu.

I don't think it was planned. I think the opportunity presented itself and just like bin Laden--they took that opportunity.

[Harker]

7. Time to punt the "football" into the stands.

Now is the time for some sane patriots in key positions to assert themselves.

[vapor2]

10. This would be nice but we

totally unlikely. Does anyone else just want to leave this country while watching our democracy dissolve?

[McKim]

19. For Sure We Will Have Brain Drain!

For sure we will have brain drain if he is reelected! Our daughter is talking immigrating to New Zealand. Smart young people are leaving for Europe.

[Renew Deal]

9. Killing generals isn't the same as knocking off terrorists.

Because generals are a representation of a countries agenda. Killing this guy will not deter a country like Iran.

[KPN]

12. Not only it, he has surrounded himself -- and this includes

the DoD — with invertebrate lackeys. The fucking coward has surrounded himself with self-serving cowards who won’t stand up to him regardless of the absoluteness of his egomaniacal insanity .... We are truly fucked!

[CloudWatcher]

13. I think Trump watched the Zero State Solution.

Someone forgot to tell him it was a parody.

I suspect he'll be getting a phone call from Vlad in the morning with updated orders. If we're lucky, we might even hear about it (from the Russian media, not ours).

[czarjak]

41. Mission Accomplished?

[yaesu]

14. I would suggest that you fill your gas tank up before gas hits $5 a gallon

and the gas crisis in the 70's is going to look like a walk in the park, oh, & the market will crash of coarse & we will spiral into another depression.

[3Hotdogs]

16. $5 gallon gas? Kiss his 2nd term, "Goodbye."

Gas price will rise tomorrow.

[SCVDem]

25. Even though we produce so much,

they sell it on the market for the best price.

We are screwed.

Food prices will rise.

[roamer65]

35. I hope it goes to $10

Rural Dump lovers will get what they deserve.

[cwydro]

45. Everyone will have to pay whatever price it goes to.

Not just “rural Dump lovers.”

[roamer65]

47. I don't have a problem with it.

Mother Earth won’t either.

[cwydro]

48. It won't affect me much, but it would hurt poor, working people badly...no matter their politics.

Sorry, I don’t wish financial hardship on anyone. YMMV.

[roamer65]

51. If it makes them hate Dump and gets them in the streets I am for it.

[cwydro]

52. I live in a red county, and the dotard voters drive big expensive trucks and SUVs.

They’ve got plenty of money.

[dlk]

17. Make no mistake, Republicans have put our country in mortal danger

They knowingly and willingly inflicted our country with Trump. He is seriously mentally ill and this is on each and everyone of them.

[McKim]

20. To the streets!

In my city we are making plans to take to the streets. This cannot stand.

[totodeinhere]

23. I share your anger about this. But it already happend so there is no way

this cannot stand. It's too late to stop it because it happened already.

[Marengo]

50. Where, when, and how many?

[totodeinhere]

22. You are right to be skeptical about what the government spoon feeds us about this.

It's too bad we were not more skeptical when Shrub got us into the war in Iraq. But that being said, the Iranians are not stupid and I don't believe that they will allow this to devolve into an all-out war. But we will see.

[uponit7771]

34. +1, here's another situation where the US gov takes military action and doesn't justify it being

... against a unique threat to the US or an ally.

[misanthrope]

26. The blame isn't on Trump, it is on the Americans who voted for him

This was easy to coming from a long way off.

[burrowowl]

57. Yes and turning a blind eye to bush and Cheney and raygun and bush war crimes etc.

[SCVDem]

27. Where's our Barbara Lee?

Lee has played a major role in the antiwar movement, notable for her vocal criticism of the Iraq War and for being the only member of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force following the September 11 attacks. Wiki

[DispondentRepublican]

29. Who stole the strawberries?!..

😱🤪😡💥💥KaBOOM!!💥💥😳🤪😱

[burrowowl]

31. Looks like he didn't notify Congress

and probably not our allies either, maybe Israel.

[Kablooie]

32. And Republicans will shrug and say "He's the president. He can do anything he wants."

As the new Vietnam war starts grinding up our kids.

[uponit7771]

33. THANK YOU !!! There's ... ***NOTHING*** From the Trump admin that can be believed ***NOTHING***

[onetexan]

36. Its clear what the Fool's intentions are

[Skittles]

37. the grownups are gone and all that is left are the complacent and the complicit

it is one fucked up state of affairs

[cwydro]

49. Yup.

This is horrible.

[stillcool]

53. Trump has done nothing by himself...

they had to have this in the works for a while...it's the 'they' I want to know about. It's infuriating not knowing wtf is going on...but then I could live in the Middle-east.

[notinkansas]

54. Not buying the justification

"And, later, when the official US statement about the attack was read and predicated the attack as a "defensive" strike necessary to prevent planned attacks on our personnel, my reaction we---and is---disbelief. Until it is corroborated by sources not allied with or beholden to Trump, I will not believe any such justification for an act of war without Congressional approval."

My first thought when I heard the 'justification' -
And there were weapons of mass destruction. Fool us twice?

[Aussie105]

55. Get him before he gets you?

The paranoid is strong in that thought.

And not a defense in any court of law, unless you can provide irrefutable proof, and in this case, there has been none forthcoming. Just Trump saying 'bad guy, I no like, I kill!'

Meanwhile gasoline prices today (Adelaide, Australia) have peaked at $1.75 AU per liter. That's US $ 4.65 per US gallon.

[agincourt]

56. I thought he would pick either Iran or Venezuela

Venezuela for logistics and oil, Iran more for rallying his base. It's harder to convince people that Venezuelans are terrorists. North Korea photo ops were a cover. Funny thing, is that when something you expect to happen, happens, it still seems like you are not ready for it. I went to a protest today in Nebraska, but I am still kinda in the "what next?" frame of mind. What's really weird, is that I am thinking of what Trump will do, as much, if not more so than the Iranians. This edition of the apprentice is a drag.