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Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran​

Interviews with administration officials, Trump allies and advisers, Pentagon officials and others familiar with the events show how, during this period, different factions of Mr. Trump’s allies jockeyed to win over a president who was listing in all directions over whether to choose war, diplomacy or some combination.

Outsiders tried to divine which faction was ascendant based on whom Mr. Trump met with at any given time. Mr. Trump seemed almost gleeful in telling reporters that he could make a decision “one second before it’s due, because things change, especially with war.”

All the while, Mr. Trump was making blustery statements indicating he was about to take the country into the conflict. “Everyone should evacuate Tehran!” he wrote on Monday last week on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. The following day, he posted that he had not left a meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada to broker a Middle East cease-fire but for something “much bigger.”

So, he told the world, “Stay tuned!”

These public pronouncements generated angst at the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command, where military planners began to worry that Mr. Trump was giving Iran too much warning about an impending strike.

During a time when it would have been best for Don to STFU he just couldn't resist promoting his social media platform.............

Trump Media approves $400 million stock buyback​

The announcement follows Trump Media’s $2.5 billion raise last month from institutional investors — one of the largest bitcoin treasury plays by a public company. The company said it would use those funds, which include $1.5 billion in equity and $1 billion in convertible notes, to buy bitcoin, with custody provided by Anchorage Digital and Crypto.com.

..........by using it to irresponsibly blab war plans. Why have an unsecure correspondence on a Signal chat when you can tell the world what you're going to do in ALL CAPS?
 
While the “two weeks” statement bought the president more time for last-minute diplomacy, military officials said that ruse and the head fake with the B-2s also had the effect of cleaning up a mess — the telegraphing of the attack — that was partly of the president’s making.

It's humorous that defenders of all things Dotard were praising him for not answering questions by the media about whether the US would get involved in the conflict even as he was telegraphing it on his media platform.
 
B-2 stealth bombers, based at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri, are the only warplanes capable of delivering the GBU-57 bombs without detection by Iranian radar. B-2 bomber pilots have done extensive rehearsals for extended-range missions like the one before them — crossing the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, refueling multiple times before syncing up with fighter jets for the final flight leg into Iran.

But even as the military planning was being conducted in secrecy, each of Mr. Trump’s social media posts seemed to be telling the world what was coming.

The president, said one military official, was the “biggest threat to opsec,” or operational security, that the planning faced.

You know you're a **** up when you are more of a threat to operational security than Pete Hegseth.
 
berg80 said:
B-2 stealth bombers, based at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri, are the only warplanes capable of delivering the GBU-57 bombs without detection by Iranian radar. B-2 bomber pilots have done extensive rehearsals for extended-range missions like the one before them — crossing the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, refueling multiple times before syncing up with fighter jets for the final flight leg into Iran.

But even as the military planning was being conducted in secrecy, each of Mr. Trump’s social media posts seemed to be telling the world what was coming.

The president, said one military official, was the “biggest threat to opsec,” or operational security, that the planning faced.

You know you're a **** up when you are more of a threat to operational security than Pete Hegseth.
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On the plus side Trump reportedly refuses to read anything so they can probably manage the Leaker-In-Chief to a degree.
 
Dekster said:
On the plus side Trump reportedly refuses to read anything so they can probably manage the Leaker-In-Chief to a degree.
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Oh, he was being managed alright. By TV personalities and by Israeli intel.

At the same time, the president’s team was closely monitoring how their most prominent supporters were reacting on social media and on television to the prospect of the United States joining the war in a more visible way.

They paid close attention to the statements of Tucker Carlson, the influential podcaster and former Fox News host, who was vehemently opposed to the United States joining Israel in taking on Iran. Mr. Trump became infuriated by some of Mr. Carlson’s commentary and started complaining about him publicly and privately.

Political advisers to Mr. Trump had been swapping notes on various public and private polls examining the popularity of military action against Iran, noting that American support for an operation depended in part on how pollsters asked the question. While polls showed that an overwhelming majority of Americans did not want the United States to go to war with Iran, most Americans also did not want Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.

The president was closely monitoring Fox News, which was airing wall-to-wall praise of Israel’s military operation and featuring guests urging Mr. Trump to get more involved. Several Trump advisers lamented the fact that Mr. Carlson was no longer on Fox, which meant that Mr. Trump was not hearing much of the other side of the debate.
 
berg80 said:
Oh, he was being managed alright. By TV personalities and by Israeli intel.

At the same time, the president’s team was closely monitoring how their most prominent supporters were reacting on social media and on television to the prospect of the United States joining the war in a more visible way.

They paid close attention to the statements of Tucker Carlson, the influential podcaster and former Fox News host, who was vehemently opposed to the United States joining Israel in taking on Iran. Mr. Trump became infuriated by some of Mr. Carlson’s commentary and started complaining about him publicly and privately.

Political advisers to Mr. Trump had been swapping notes on various public and private polls examining the popularity of military action against Iran, noting that American support for an operation depended in part on how pollsters asked the question. While polls showed that an overwhelming majority of Americans did not want the United States to go to war with Iran, most Americans also did not want Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.

The president was closely monitoring Fox News, which was airing wall-to-wall praise of Israel’s military operation and featuring guests urging Mr. Trump to get more involved. Several Trump advisers lamented the fact that Mr. Carlson was no longer on Fox, which meant that Mr. Trump was not hearing much of the other side of the debate.
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Well anyone who dares report that the facilities weren't completely obliterated is scum according to Trump.

In the meantime, he seems to have misread the room on how well this would be received

trumpapp.webp
 
Dekster said:
Well anyone who dares report that the facilities weren't completely obliterated is scum according to Trump.
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Because he has for so long been able to shape the perception of reality, among The Following, with his words.
 
berg80 said:
All the while, Mr. Trump was making blustery statements indicating he was about to take the country into the conflict. “Everyone should evacuate Tehran!” he wrote on Monday last week on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. The following day, he posted that he had not left a meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada to broker a Middle East cease-fire but for something “much bigger.”
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The fact has long been established that Trump is a threat to national security and the military – he can’t keep his big mouth shut.
 
C_Clayton_Jones said:
The fact has long been established that Trump is a threat to national security and the military – he can’t keep his big mouth shut.
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NOooo!, That award goes to Joey Xi Baidung. Just look at what he did to the U.S. and the world in four years...
 
berg80 said:

Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran​

Interviews with administration officials, Trump allies and advisers, Pentagon officials and others familiar with the events show how, during this period, different factions of Mr. Trump’s allies jockeyed to win over a president who was listing in all directions over whether to choose war, diplomacy or some combination.

Outsiders tried to divine which faction was ascendant based on whom Mr. Trump met with at any given time. Mr. Trump seemed almost gleeful in telling reporters that he could make a decision “one second before it’s due, because things change, especially with war.”

All the while, Mr. Trump was making blustery statements indicating he was about to take the country into the conflict. “Everyone should evacuate Tehran!” he wrote on Monday last week on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. The following day, he posted that he had not left a meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada to broker a Middle East cease-fire but for something “much bigger.”

So, he told the world, “Stay tuned!”

These public pronouncements generated angst at the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command, where military planners began to worry that Mr. Trump was giving Iran too much warning about an impending strike.

During a time when it would have been best for Don to STFU he just couldn't resist promoting his social media platform.............

Trump Media approves $400 million stock buyback​

The announcement follows Trump Media’s $2.5 billion raise last month from institutional investors — one of the largest bitcoin treasury plays by a public company. The company said it would use those funds, which include $1.5 billion in equity and $1 billion in convertible notes, to buy bitcoin, with custody provided by Anchorage Digital and Crypto.com.

..........by using it to irresponsibly blab war plans. Why have an unsecure correspondence on a Signal chat when you can tell the world what you're going to do in ALL CAPS?
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Appropriately so. Never has the military had two duffasses in charge of them.
 
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berg80 said:

Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran​

Interviews with administration officials, Trump allies and advisers, Pentagon officials and others familiar with the events show how, during this period, different factions of Mr. Trump’s allies jockeyed to win over a president who was listing in all directions over whether to choose war, diplomacy or some combination.

Outsiders tried to divine which faction was ascendant based on whom Mr. Trump met with at any given time. Mr. Trump seemed almost gleeful in telling reporters that he could make a decision “one second before it’s due, because things change, especially with war.”

All the while, Mr. Trump was making blustery statements indicating he was about to take the country into the conflict. “Everyone should evacuate Tehran!” he wrote on Monday last week on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. The following day, he posted that he had not left a meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada to broker a Middle East cease-fire but for something “much bigger.”

So, he told the world, “Stay tuned!”

These public pronouncements generated angst at the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command, where military planners began to worry that Mr. Trump was giving Iran too much warning about an impending strike.

During a time when it would have been best for Don to STFU he just couldn't resist promoting his social media platform.............

Trump Media approves $400 million stock buyback​

The announcement follows Trump Media’s $2.5 billion raise last month from institutional investors — one of the largest bitcoin treasury plays by a public company. The company said it would use those funds, which include $1.5 billion in equity and $1 billion in convertible notes, to buy bitcoin, with custody provided by Anchorage Digital and Crypto.com.

..........by using it to irresponsibly blab war plans. Why have an unsecure correspondence on a Signal chat when you can tell the world what you're going to do in ALL CAPS?
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He played the **** out of you along with anyone else that would have blabbed. Take the L *****.
 
Missouri_Mike said:
He played the **** out of you along with anyone else that would have blabbed. Take the L *****.
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I hope you're celebrating because that's all changing already. Payback is a *****. I am no fan of the Iranian regime but they are a hellcat to deal with and we just let the cat out of the bag and backed it into a corner. Be prepared to have your eyes scratched out.
 
berg80 said:
B-2 stealth bombers, based at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri, are the only warplanes capable of delivering the GBU-57 bombs without detection by Iranian radar. B-2 bomber pilots have done extensive rehearsals for extended-range missions like the one before them — crossing the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, refueling multiple times before syncing up with fighter jets for the final flight leg into Iran.

But even as the military planning was being conducted in secrecy, each of Mr. Trump’s social media posts seemed to be telling the world what was coming.

The president, said one military official, was the “biggest threat to opsec,” or operational security, that the planning faced.

You know you're a **** up when you are more of a threat to operational security than Pete Hegseth.
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The most secure operation in military history.
No Democrats were involved.
 
berg80 said:

Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran​

Interviews with administration officials, Trump allies and advisers, Pentagon officials and others familiar with the events show how, during this period, different factions of Mr. Trump’s allies jockeyed to win over a president who was listing in all directions over whether to choose war, diplomacy or some combination.

Outsiders tried to divine which faction was ascendant based on whom Mr. Trump met with at any given time. Mr. Trump seemed almost gleeful in telling reporters that he could make a decision “one second before it’s due, because things change, especially with war.”

All the while, Mr. Trump was making blustery statements indicating he was about to take the country into the conflict. “Everyone should evacuate Tehran!” he wrote on Monday last week on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. The following day, he posted that he had not left a meeting of the Group of 7 in Canada to broker a Middle East cease-fire but for something “much bigger.”

So, he told the world, “Stay tuned!”

These public pronouncements generated angst at the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command, where military planners began to worry that Mr. Trump was giving Iran too much warning about an impending strike.

During a time when it would have been best for Don to STFU he just couldn't resist promoting his social media platform.............

Trump Media approves $400 million stock buyback​

The announcement follows Trump Media’s $2.5 billion raise last month from institutional investors — one of the largest bitcoin treasury plays by a public company. The company said it would use those funds, which include $1.5 billion in equity and $1 billion in convertible notes, to buy bitcoin, with custody provided by Anchorage Digital and Crypto.com.

..........by using it to irresponsibly blab war plans. Why have an unsecure correspondence on a Signal chat when you can tell the world what you're going to do in ALL CAPS?
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Hey can this same media find out who was running the AutoPen Administration?

Obama was at the WH every day the last 6 month, "Joey" was only there 2 or 3 times
 
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