What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[DontSayBanana]

All seem unlikely.

True; all of these imply Trump having or developing a minimum strategic ability to navigate the situation, and I'm not sure he's deserving of that much credit.

[celedhring]

Problem, Meri, is said analysis paints him too bright. Don't buy it.

I think the answer is more simple. Dude seems to live for being adulated and praised; he'd do (or claim to do) whatever he believes will give him such adulation and praise - previous positions be damned.

[Admiral Yi]

I think the answer is more simple. Dude seems to live for being adulated and praised; he'd do (or claim to do) whatever he believes will give him such adulation and praise - previous positions be damned.

Disagree.  He has done things he had to have known would piss off giant chunks of the population.  The need for attention, negative or positive, makes more sense.

[CountDeMoney]

You know, if a C-130 carried one Scorpion instead of two MOABs, at least the Scorpion could hit multiple targets.  I thought the biggest issue with fighting in Afghanistan was that the enemy can scatter to where single munitions don't make much of a dent.

That's quite a drop for one scorpion; and even if it can pull its chute, all that crawling?  It would take forever.

[Liep]

That is one expensive bomb. Do they have video?

[garbon]

That is one expensive bomb. Do they have video?

Trump. What a man...

[Liep]

That is one expensive bomb. Do they have video?

Trump. What a man...

Indeed... I just wonder if we'll ever get to see what was so important they had to drop that thing now.

[merithyn]

As I understand it, the target was a bunch of caves that Al Qaeda was hiding in.

[Maximus]

As I understand it, the target was a bunch of caves that Al Qaeda was hiding in.

CNN said ISIS. I didn't know they were operating in that region.

[Admiral Yi]

One unequivocal improvement over the Obama administration is ditching that ISIL nonsense.

[garbon]

One unequivocal improvement over the Obama administration is ditching that ISIL nonsense.

I don't see why that is readily apparent.

[CountDeMoney]

As I understand it, the target was a bunch of caves that Al Qaeda was hiding in.

CNN said ISIS. I didn't know they were operating in that region.

Technically, it's IS-K.  Islamic State, Khorasan province.  But yeah, they've franchised into Afghanistan. 

[CountDeMoney]

One unequivocal improvement over the Obama administration is ditching that ISIL nonsense.

I don't see why that is readily apparent.

It wouldn't be a problem if more knuckledragging mouthbreathers were able to actually grasp the concept of "the Levant."

[CountDeMoney]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account
@realDonaldTrump 11h11 hours ago

Things will work out fine between the U.S.A. and Russia. At the right time everyone will come to their senses & there will be lasting peace!

Show of hands:  how many of you actually feel better from this tweet?

[Valmy]

Wait we are worried about lasting peace with Russia? Here I was worried about Syria and North Korea.