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Trump is now caught in the oldest trap of modern warfare – believing a swift, surgical military operation will yield quick, enduring political results. The Soviets did it in Afghanistan; the US in Iraq in 2003; Putin did it in Ukraine, and is still fighting. Whatever force a military fails or succeeds in applying at the start, the people it is attacking have greater commitment to defending their lands and homes.

The White House may have rushed into this, seizing the opportunity for a decapitation strike, provided by Israeli intelligence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has very different objectives regionally, and a long US involvement against Tehran suits his desire for an Iran in rolling collapse that is no longer a threat. But the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 has caused as many problems as it has solved.

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[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 69 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

This dude started presidency with zero major crises, and has created at least three.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 32 minutes ago

And all he had to do was make life less soul-crushing economically, and people would have gladly lined up behind him to support anything he wants to do, no matter how awful.

But they're not. They're poor and starving, so he's losing everyone, including his own coalition.

[–] MrsVeggies@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Idk what you're talking g about, he started with multiple crises and has only made them worse: climate change, health insurance, student loans, genocide in Gaza, etc.

Biden was nearly as incompetent and evil as Trump, he just hid it better and occasionally threw us a bone.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Don't forget the Ukraine war and the ongoing social, health and economic consequences of the pandemic.

Trump is a dumb, racist, idiotic pile of pedophile shit, but US wasn't doing great before him either.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works -2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The ~~person~~ people who down voted you went out to brunch the whole Biden administration.

"We'll push him left after the election!"

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago

that's like guessing how many jelly beans are in a jar.

there's at least three!