I just keep thinking about the "intelligence" Trump was given before this. I wonder what contrary information he ignored.
I wonder how many Generals tried to talk him out of it.
but he knows more than the generals.
I wonder how many critical, knowledgeable, experienced, connected people had been fired in the State Department because they didn't or wouldn't wear a red hat.
More than 3,800 State Dept. employees departed since Trump took office
The State Department saw a departure of more than 3,800 employees since Trump took office through a combination of reductions in force, staffers taking the Fork in the Road deferred resignation plan and ordinary retirements. According to estimates by the American Foreign Service Association, the labor union that represents foreign service officers, senior foreign service ranks were disproportionately represented in the layoffs compared to their share of the overall workforce.
“He’s making choices without the larger expertise of the United States government that would flag issues of consequence,” said Max Stier, CEO of the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit group that studies federal workforce issues. “Sometimes government is slow-moving because there are a lot of different factors that need to be balanced against each other.”
For instance, the administration appears to have been caught off guard by what would happen once the U.S. struck Iran — something Trump himself acknowledged this week when he expressed surprise that Tehran retaliated with strikes on American allies in the region. “Nobody expected that. We were shocked. They fought back,” Trump told reporters this week.
State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in Middle East as Iran crisis escalates
I wonder who has been whispering in his ear.
I wonder what Bebe has on him.
Now, at best, he's trying to play catch-up. He needs Europe's help now. God damn. There is no excuse for that. He clearly did this whole thing completely unaware of the downside.
donny is purely transactional & literally lives in the moment that most benefits him & is uncapable of any long range thoughts.
He/we may luck out. But this has clearly been a study in abject incompetence, and perhaps worse.
i'm going with worse. howeverrrrrrrrrrrr.... hope springs eternal & we as americans are at THE crossroads because we will have only one shot @ revolution 2.0.
if 'we' get the house, then he is hobbled when it comes to his agenda. if 'we' get both chambers, then impeachment, trial, he's out & then he can go see letitia james. he cannot be pardoned on state charges, & in 2028, if he hasn't stroked out, he can then stand trial for treason & hung. of course, i am probably having my druthers with that last one.