What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[CountDeMoney]

It's kind of interesting that we haven't had large numbers of extreme left and right wing groups out in the streets brawling with each other.  There have been scuffles here and there, but with the violence we've seen from the far left and the aggressiveness of the far right one would think they would be having Weimar-style street fights.

When have we ever had that in this country?  Other than the Hard Hat Riot.

Stop being silly.

[derspiess]

Aaaand Milo's book is back in the #1 Amazon Best Seller spot. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

[Zoupa]

Reuters reports that U.S. military officials are investigating the possibility that more civilians were killed in a raid in Yemen in which one Navy SEAL died. But note this:

U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations. As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.

The White House responds that the raid was preapproved under Obama.

1st US soldier killed by Trump's incompetence. Won't be the last. I'm sure Fox and friends will be up in arms for years about this, Benghazi-style.

Right? Right? Right derspiess?

Oh no wait, it was actually Obama's fault.

These people should be ashamed of themselves.

[CountDeMoney]

Aaaand Milo's book is back in the #1 Amazon Best Seller spot. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

MartiCard: It's Everywhere You Want To Be With A Cock In Your Mouth

[derspiess]

Apples and oranges, Frenchie.

[Syt]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/world/middleeast/iran-missile-test-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

[...]

In the most startling shift, the White House issued an unexpected statement appealing to the Israeli government not to expand the construction of Jewish settlements beyond their current borders in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Such expansion, it said, "may not be helpful in achieving" the goal of peace.

At the United Nations, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley declared that the United States would not lift sanctions against Russia until it stopped destabilizing Ukraine and pulled troops out of Crimea.

[...]

Mr. Trump shifted his policy after he met briefly with King Abdullah II of Jordan on the sidelines of the National Prayer Breakfast — an encounter that put the king, one of the most respected leaders of the Arab world, ahead of Mr. Netanyahu in seeing the new president. Jordan, with its large Palestinian population, has been steadfastly critical of settlements.

The administration's abrupt turnaround also coincided with Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson's first day at the State Department and the arrival of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in South Korea on his first official trip. Both men are viewed as potentially capable of exerting a moderating influence on the president and his cadre of White House advisers, though it was unclear how much they had to do with the shifts.

[...]

[Zoupa]

Apples and oranges, Frenchie.

True. In this instance, military personnel concluded that Trump acted without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations. Not in Benghazi's case.

[Syt]

Apples and oranges, Frenchie.

True. In this instance, military personnel concluded that Trump acted without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations. Not in Benghazi's case.

Apparently the mission was already suggested to Obama who refused to authorize it, because they wanted to attack on a moonless night, but the next one would have been after Obama's term, so he left it for Trump to approve and stressed the risks of the op to the transition team. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/world/middleeast/yemen-raid-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

[11B4V]

FAKE NEWS

[derspiess]

Apples and oranges, Frenchie.

True. In this instance, military personnel concluded that Trump acted without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations. Not in Benghazi's case.

You'll have plenty of things to pin on Trump the next four years. Wait for something real.

[Zoupa]

Nah. This is pretty damning and it's not like y'all waited for something real on Clinton.

Not that it matters. Can't really make shit stick to a guy that's already pure shit. Making America Great Again, one casket at a time.

[Syt]

America First, Germany Second (yes, it's inspired riff by the Dutch video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sq-VPDtNK4

Warning, contains nudists, pee, and Hitler.

[Eddie Teach]

Sorry folks, it's America First, the UK second. We have a "special relationship".

[grumbler]

Nah. This is pretty damning and it's not like y'all waited for something real on Clinton.

Not that it matters. Can't really make shit stick to a guy that's already pure shit. Making America Great Again, one casket at a time.

Not sure why you are using American protofascists as your standard for acceptable behavior, but I guarantee you that your stance will end in tears.

[LaCroix]

once upon a time, tens of thousands of soldiers were casualties in a day of fighting. what's a few lost in a bold move?