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Donald Trump ends the third week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands: Global energy prices are surging, the United States stands isolated from allies and more ​troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a "short excursion."

A defensive Trump called other NATO countries "cowards" for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and insisted the campaign was ‌unfolding according to plan. But his declaration on Friday that the battle "was Militarily WON" clashed with the reality of a defiant Iran that is choking off Gulf oil and gas supplies while launching missile strikes across the region.

Trump, who took office promising to keep the U.S. out of "stupid" military interventions, now appears to control neither the outcome nor the messaging of a conflict he helped to initiate. The lack of a clear exit strategy carries risks both for his presidential legacy and his party's political prospects as Republicans scramble to defend narrow majorities in Congress in the November midterm elections.

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 points 55 minutes ago* (last edited 53 minutes ago)

Now that fucking bastard raised a literal HOLY WAR, will have to face the heightened prospect of a revenge attack on the scale of 9/11, Beirut, or Oklahoma. Anyone anti-American will have a reason to be violent.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Article failed to mention the literal edge of the precipice latest ultimatum: Destroy Iranian energy over an extra $100-$200/bbl oil price retaliation, and despair in GCC puppets vs. the previous 24 hours earlier threat of a good time: US leaves and world figures out Straights of Hormuz. Literally simple, and the greatest favour US could do for humanity.

Rather than complaining that Trump is out of control, hope that he is grasping for options, and world can knock some sense into him.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 55 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Also the Epstein files are still a thing

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 hours ago

Operation Epstein''s Fury is ongoing. Use it.

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 31 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

As early as 2016, some observers suggested that the president was a Russian pawn, an instrument to end American hegemony, to ruin America's ability to project its influence into the world.

It's funny how absolutely nothing that's happened since then contradicts the idea.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 68 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

This is the sort of thing you get when you elect an insane moron with the emotional maturity and attention span of a toddler.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

This is the party, not the president. This doesn't end with him.

[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 36 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Don't insult toddlers like that. Toddlers are capable of learning.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 hours ago

Toddlers can also be very warm towards other people.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

And morons might have good intentions for people in general. Trump very clearly does not.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 38 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Good thing we DONT elect Emotional WOMEN in America! God knows what UNNECESSARY Wars they would Get us into!

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

Democrats approved Trumps budget.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 27 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

Crazy how that was a winning message.

Also the most uninformed Lemmy user is likely far more informed than your average American voter. That's why that shit worked.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works -1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Please stop framing the democrats' decision to field the most unpopular corporate sell out running a status quo campaign as, the reason she lost. There are black woman that could have won, kamala was not one, and everyone outside the colon of the donors knows it.

[–] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Yup between the two she was definitely not the one to go for. I mean who could live 4 years with such an unpopular person. Much better this way! And that laugh omg! Shrugs

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

A sane person would look at this situation and be pissed that, for a second time, the DNC leadership forced someone so unpopular on us that it lead, also for a second time, to Donald Trump being elected president and that's after another unpopular interim candidate just barely defeated him with margins so narrow that it took months of recounts before it was decided.

A sane person might notice the common denominator here and choose to go after the root of the issue, while others inexplicably choose to attack powerless voters for the entirely predictable situation we find ourselves in and are doomed to repeat their mistakes until the end of time having learned absolutely nothing from their countless failures.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works -4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, cover for the democratic establishment to run another doomed to fail candidate. Hell of a job you are doing here. I won't further cover your argument as it doesn't dignify a response to those of us in reality.

[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

So what you're saying is that the country collectively decided Trump was more promising than Harris?

And you've found it's someone else's fault, so now you don't have to do anything but sit in the mess?

Good for you.

Now, pardon us as we try to do something about it.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

So what you're saying is that the country collectively decided Trump was more promising than Harris?

What they're saying is that the DNC keeps picking such terrible candidates that somehow come off as even less appealing than a child molester with dozens of felony convictions.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works -5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

We knew harris could not win, and we fielded her anyway. I knew that, and I'm the asshole here? Seriously, fuck all the way off, you are the problem, and you deserve everything.

Your username does check out though!

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

That's loser talk! Pull up those bootstraps and earn your first few million. /s

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Earn it by wheedling it from your Daddy, like our President did.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Just a small loan

[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 hours ago

Is it just trump if he seems to have the whole government and media by his side and no pushback? All my life Americans and their zionist-nazi allies have been drooling to butcher people in Iran.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago

That's kind of the way wars work.

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 4 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Hang on, I thought it was gonna be over in a week?

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

He said he'll end the Russian war of aggression in 24 hours on his election on the 5. November 2024 which was 502 days ago. So assuming that his 24 hours are not over yet we can conclude that time goes at least 503 times slower for him. That means this war will go on for 3.521 days or approximately 10 years.

[–] Arcadeep@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

I thought there was gonna be No New Wars in the first place??

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 hours ago

But he didn't say which week!

[–] Jaegeras@piefed.social 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Is it to be implied that he ever intended to control it to begin with?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I think he was surrounded by complete dumbasses that were telling it was going to be just like Venezuela and he's stupid enough to believe it.

[–] rayyy@piefed.social 3 points 5 hours ago

he was surrounded by complete dumbasses

he surrounded himself with complete dumbasses

[–] Jaegeras@piefed.social 4 points 11 hours ago

Are you implying Trump is smart? Dude, that's overreaching to assume he's surrounded by dumbasses who're dumber than him.

He wants just yes-men.