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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums50 cruise missles fired at Syria airfield
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A lunatic with no ability to think through problems is at the helm.
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50 cruise missles fired at Syria airfield (Original Post)
milestogo
Apr 2017
OP
They put a piece of paper in front of the idiot to sign the order. He has no idea what he is doing
still_one
Apr 2017
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sheshe2
(83,341 posts)1. Oh fuck us all.
chillfactor
(7,566 posts)2. oh good god....
that idiot is going to get us involved in a war....and what chance do any of those missiles have in taking Assad down....zero, nada
Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)3. Confirmed
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still_one
(91,962 posts)4. He is just following what the military told him to do.
That doesn't make it any less risky
milestogo
(16,829 posts)6. Same military, different administration, very different president
The president doesn't just follow orders.
still_one
(91,962 posts)7. They put a piece of paper in front of the idiot to sign the order. He has no idea what he is doing
milestogo
(16,829 posts)8. He thinks military action will make him look strong
and it changes the subject away from all his ethical challenges.
still_one
(91,962 posts)9. True. Here is what concerns me though. During the Cuban Missile crisis Curtis E Lemay and a
a few other generals at that time wanted to do a preemptive strike against the Soviet Union, and though mistakes were made which led up to that crisis, thank goodness John Kennedy was President then instead of someone like trump
jmg257
(11,996 posts)5. Chemical weapons sites too.