Trump's Iran War Fever: A Deadly Cure for His Political Collapse?

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War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.
 
War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.
BREAKING NEWS !
reports are coming in verifying that thousands of row boats full of angry Iranians are head toward the US to wage war on American soil ! military experts are alarmed and warning Americans that it may take yrs to repel the awesome force headed our way !:eek:
 
War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.
Forget about Bill wagging the dog?
 
BREAKING NEWS !
reports are coming in verifying that thousands of row boats full of angry Iranians are head toward the US to wage war on American soil ! military experts are alarmed and warning Americans that it may take yrs to repel the awesome force headed our way !:eek:

Iran has promised to retaliate through sleeper cells in the USA, and other forms of terrorism.

Fear Not!!! With Kash Patel and Dan Bongino having fired all of the DEI hires and "disloyal agents", and EyeBow Boi running the Anti-Terrorism division of Homeland Security, Peter Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, and a Lt. Colonel as the Joint Chief of Staff, the safety and security of the USA is in their hands.

God help you.

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War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.
Trying to cover up for the democrat party falling apart at the seems?
 
Iran has promised to retaliate through sleeper cells in the USA, and other forms of terrorism.

Fear Not!!! With Kash Patel and Dan Bongino having fired all of the DEI hires and "disloyal agents", and EyeBow Boi running the Anti-Terrorism division of Homeland Security, Peter Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, and a Lt. Colonel as the Joint Chief of Staff, the safety and security of the USA is in their hands.

God help you.

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sleeper cells allowed in by a weak leftist admin that left the US borders wide open for 4 yrs ..
 
War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.


These Dim TDS threads are pure comedy gold. :thup:
 
War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.

It was a mostly peaceful bombing.
 
BREAKING NEWS !
reports are coming in verifying that thousands of row boats full of angry Iranians are head toward the US to wage war on American soil ! military experts are alarmed and warning Americans that it may take yrs to repel the awesome force headed our way !:eek:
All they had to do before was fly to Mexico and walk in . thanks Joe
 
Trump is doing EXACTLY what he indicated he would do when he was running for President. We MAGA types are quite happy.

Why don't you Lefties understand that President Trump is no longer running for office, and his "approval ratings" (largely influenced by whoever is paying for the polling) are simply irrelevant. He and we don't give a ****, AND the polls showing his popularity dipping are transparently phony.

Each of the last three Presidents was asked by Israel to bomb these nuke bunkers and refused to do so out of cowardice. That's all you need to know.

Do you understand that when an adversary has spoken and demonstrated his utter hatred for you for close to fifty years, it is not significant that this latest attack will piss them off? They were already pissed off, and doing everything in their power to **** us up. And we are OK.
 
You really have to feel sorry for the mentally ill democrat cult members. Trump dropped a few bombs and they go nuts. These people were at war with us since 1991. They have killed and taken Americans. Now they say they have sleeper cells in America. What the hell is wrong with these people that they yell about a few bombs by were cheering when Obama dropped over 26,000 and they were all cheering?
They seem to have no grasp on reality
 
Iran has promised to retaliate through sleeper cells in the USA, and other forms of terrorism.

Fear Not!!! With Kash Patel and Dan Bongino having fired all of the DEI hires and "disloyal agents", and EyeBow Boi running the Anti-Terrorism division of Homeland Security, Peter Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, and a Lt. Colonel as the Joint Chief of Staff, the safety and security of the USA is in their hands.

God help you.

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Would not be an issue if it wasn't for the treasonous policy of open borders.
 
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War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.
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War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.
Yep...while the media is focused on Iran.....THIS was going on.

Looks like Trump is back to saving children from a short life of sex-slavery and death:

 
War is the deadliest distraction in the authoritarian’s playbook…

‘In the modern era, it was probably George W. Bush who first said it out loud and then acted on it: When you’re unpopular and losing politically, just start a little war that’s easily winnable and you’ll be back on top.

As he told his biographer, Mickey Herskowitz, in 1999 about his plans for an Iraq war as a strategy to get himself re-elected in 2004:

One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of (Kuwait) and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.

It worked for Bush, although history hasn’t been kind to him as a result. Trump’s second presidency, meanwhile, has been an unmitigated disaster, both in real terms and politically as his approval ratings have slipped so far underwater they’re in late-years Nixon territory:

— Inflation is up and the tariffs aren’t bringing jobs home

— Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires bill is in trouble

— The GOP war on our schools and libraries is creating a huge backlash

— Women are dying — and furious — because of Red state abortion bans

— Armed thugs are kidnapping people off the streets without warrants or due process

— Those same immigration raids are causing food to rot in our fields

— Trump’s destruction of USAID has already killed an estimated 300,000 poor children and handed Africa and parts of Asia to Putin and Xi

— Despite Musk’s claims, the Epstein files are still hidden

— Nobody except billionaires wants Trump to sell off our public lands

— The housing crisis is worsening

— Trump’s cuts to Social Security and Medicare are creating havoc for people trying to sign up

— Putin has made a fool of Trump as he continues his murderous campaign against Ukraine

— Musk now knows every penny you’ve ever earned and every drug you’ve ever taken

— Republicans are on a national purge of voter rolls in Blue cities in Red states

— Between 5 and 10 million people showed up to protest Trump’s fascist policies

So, why not follow Bush’s advice and launch a “little war”? It worked for Reagan with Grenada and Bush with Iraq: What could possibly go wrong?’


Yet another Republican president deflecting from his failed, unpopular administration, yet another illegal, unwarranted Republican war.
Alastair Crooke has made the claim that Trump informed Iran before he launched the attack that it would be a one-off if Iran did not retaliated against the US:

The claim is made somewhere around the middle of this 27 minute video.
 
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