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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGiven Trump just surrendered to Iran
Can we now not give him the 1.5 trillion budget he is requesting for a military he obviously doesn't know how to use.
He can play brave Sir Robbin with a mere 800 billion just as easily.
Javaman
(65,799 posts)Orrex
(67,153 posts)Anything to avoid reporting on Trumps obvious and undeniable guilt.
BH liberal
(135 posts)and an object of scorn throughout the world. There is no sense fantasizing about any short-term recovery of our credibility, prestige and standing in the community of nations post-Trump. That would take decades under the proper leadership.
flashman13
(2,431 posts)That is especially the case in the economic sphere. Much of the world is rapidly pivoting away from denominating trade in dollars. The days of trading oil in dollars is gone. The dollar is rapidly losing it's status as the world's reserve currency. The BRICs countries are coming into their own as a major trading block, again without depending on the dollar. Countries are going to turn away from buying U.S. debt. That will result in higher borrowing costs to support our outsized debt. This is very much like the decline of Great Britain after WWII when their empire evaporated.
In summary, Trump has screwed us.
Farmer-Rick
(12,702 posts)He doesn't realize the US has even less now after his war of choice than before he let Bibi talk him into attacking Iran.
Since he thinks he won..... something? Under the cease fire we don't have the strait of Hormuz open. We have to pay damages...Trump ain't paying them....we are paying them. Iran continues to enrich uranium and we have to give up bases in the region. We were so much better off before pedo Trump's bombing of Iran. So much for his skills at extortion.
Next up Cuba. And this next time he may just drop that nuke on his extortion target.
gab13by13
(32,408 posts)Saudi Arabia and the UAE paid Krasnov big money to invade Iran.
Farmer-Rick
(12,702 posts)I doubt that only 13 of our troops are dead. Iran says there are 500 dead American troops. Somewhere in the middle is the truth.
Was it worth it so that the pedo could brag about war?
Israel is still bombing Iran as of today. Iran claims that Israel is doing it in coordination with the US. So much for a 2 week cease fire.
wcmagumba
(6,271 posts)Minstrel
Bravely bold Sir Donny rode forth from Mar-Lago
He was not afraid to die, oh, brave Sir Donny
He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways
Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Donny
He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp
Or to have his eyes gouged out and his elbows broken
To have his kneecaps split and his body burned away
And his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Donny
His head smashed in and his heart cut out
And his liver removed and his bowels unplugged
And his nostrils raped and his bottom burnt off
And his penis split and his
Sir Donny
That's, that's enough music for now, lads
usonian
(25,552 posts)FakeNoose
(41,750 posts)The military costs need to be audited immediately ... I hope there's a Congressional hearing.
Hegseth needs to be fired. As to your question, the answer is "Absolutely not!"
mdbl
(8,699 posts)ultralite001
(2,561 posts)TIA