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WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
10. True, and sadly for most of the media this stuff does for a bit...
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 03:11 PM
Apr 2017

Trump this will distract from his scandals and give him a bump up in the polls too. Apparently the last bomb didn't do enough so he had to go bigger.

Hopefully Americans give him similar flat line, or better yet lower, poll results for this one too. The more he does stuff like this, the more guilty he looks to anyone with a functioning brain.

Response to Throck (Reply #4)

yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts)
5. "NUKES? WHY CAN'T WE USE THEM? WHATS THE POINT OF HAVING THEM???"
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 02:59 PM
Apr 2017
Hiroshima 90,000–146,000 people dead in Hiroshima


Nagasaki 39,000–80,000 dead in Nagasaki



Yes, they are there for assholes to use... I suppose.

Diorj

(7 posts)
9. Unfortunately yes.
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 03:08 PM
Apr 2017

Poll numbers are up and the MSN who loves nothing better than televised war , are now worshipping the ground he walks on.

killbotfactory

(13,566 posts)
11. The media and most democratic politicians applauded his bombing of Syria, so...
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 03:20 PM
Apr 2017

for what possible reason would he stop?

Vinca

(50,236 posts)
13. He got praise from the media for being all "presidential" after he dropped the last ones, so,
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 03:27 PM
Apr 2017

just like a toddler, he's going to keep coming back with bigger and better bombs for more praise.

duncang

(1,907 posts)
15. It's brand protection
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 04:18 PM
Apr 2017

Only way he can distract everyone from the stupidity that is dipshit donnie's presidency.

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