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denbot

(9,898 posts)
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:39 PM Apr 2017

Trump just stated; "We could end up having a major, major conflict w/N Korea"

It was during a Reuter's interview, just reported as breaking news on the Rachel Maddow Show.

If he attacks North Korea, hundreds of thousands, up to a million people could lose their lives in the blink of an eye.

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Trump just stated; "We could end up having a major, major conflict w/N Korea" (Original Post) denbot Apr 2017 OP
Which NK will likely interpret as provocation. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #1
Drumpf is a mad dog and needs to be treated as one. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #2
The idiot-in-chief needs to be removed. No more Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #3
Can you blame them? Trump needs a war with someone. Pick the one least likely to be able nikibatts Apr 2017 #5
Okay - he says what he wants..I still say it is a distraction asiliveandbreathe Apr 2017 #4
Yes, he does say what he wants...often without regard to the consequences. Grammy23 Apr 2017 #6
Understandable emotions all around..my son, asiliveandbreathe Apr 2017 #7
I saw that, also. She said it's something Ilsa Apr 2017 #8
This is the danger of having someone with no impulse control as our Commander in Chief. Grammy23 Apr 2017 #10
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2017 #13
Unfathomable idiocy. Barack_America Apr 2017 #9
Next up: Iran superpatriotman Apr 2017 #11
His mouth is going to get a whole bunch of people killed. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Apr 2017 #12
Man-baby loves making headlines. moondust Apr 2017 #14

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
1. Which NK will likely interpret as provocation.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:41 PM
Apr 2017

Trump flaps his gums in order to act like a tough guy without a thought to the consequences.

 

nikibatts

(2,198 posts)
5. Can you blame them? Trump needs a war with someone. Pick the one least likely to be able
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:45 PM
Apr 2017

to defeat you and pose the least damage to the economy.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
4. Okay - he says what he wants..I still say it is a distraction
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:44 PM
Apr 2017

from the Pentagon now inv. Flynn - among many other issues of conflict and investigation...not to mention Healthcare and this tax budget....ever vigil.....

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
6. Yes, he does say what he wants...often without regard to the consequences.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:55 PM
Apr 2017

So tomorrow....if we're all still here.....the tRump apologists will be out there telling us what he really meant. Explaining it all away, if they can. There is so much BS floating around in this cesspool of lies, distortions, deflections and distractions, it's no wonder tRump wants to flush it all away.

You could tell by Rachel's response that it was sickening to read that tRump quote. Starting to get real, people.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
7. Understandable emotions all around..my son,
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:04 PM
Apr 2017

is a retired Navy Chief 21 years..he is disgusted by this POS..he said he wouldn't fight for this buffoon...and he hopes, any military consideration of NK or anywhere else is taken very seriously by the CO's...trust, but verify...

Be well...

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
8. I saw that, also. She said it's something
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:06 PM
Apr 2017

a president should never say publicly. He's already scared my teenager. If fighting actually breaks out, I'll be having to calm him down until it's under control.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
10. This is the danger of having someone with no impulse control as our Commander in Chief.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:17 PM
Apr 2017

He speaks without thinking of the consequences or the implications. Previous presidents were usually cautious about anything that could cause controversy. tRump got used to saying pretty much anything he wanted during the campaign without ever realizing how different it is once you're in office. I cringed over the things he said during the campaign and fully expected violence to break out. Now it is a whole other matter.

We have good reasons to be anxious and worried. I was a kid during the Cuban Missile Crisis and still remember the fear I saw in my father's eyes. So once these things start brewing, you can't help but worry and think of the what ifs. I hope it all blows over so you don't have to calm your son's fears about a nuclear war.

moondust

(19,958 posts)
14. Man-baby loves making headlines.
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 12:56 AM
Apr 2017

Sick little pig can't get enough attention. Problem is the other party is another sick man-baby with nukes who may read it as a threat and flip out.

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