[old boy]

I'd say TACO Tuesday, but a lot of harm has still occurred because of this guy

Like in everything this guy does, the stench is the one lingering thing.

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

 

[lenaitch]

I think there is a question of could he versus would he here. The "could he" there is no doubt in my mind. The "would he" is a little more debatable. ..

...that said, I don't think there's a "Big Red Button" he pushes to obliterate a country on a whim. To my understanding, there are codes he has access to (the "football") to which he can give the red light to use nukes. I think there's is a chain of command to which then can be decided whether the nuclear protocol is warranted, justified and/or necessary...or least I hope so.

Either way, using those codes here would be yet another reason to Trump's growing resume of why Congress should pull their fingers out and impeach and/or plead The 25th already. And how, IMO.

I was being colourful. There absolutely is a process, protocol and chain of command for using nuclear weapons, but the 'launch codes' that the public is somewhat familiar with actually refers to strategic weapons deployed for continental defence.

There are now 9 less Generals in the US armed forces than there were a year ago; all fired by Trump

There a approximately 900 general/flag officers in the US military. One percent isn't a big dent.

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When did Pakistan come into the picture. Is it acting as an intermediary for Iran?

 

[81-717]

Again: think "incel energy". Elliott Rodger was a nobody before the Isla Vista massacre; afterward, everyone knew of him, he "transcended" even in death. They know of him more than they know of his victims. Likewise, they know of Marc Lepine more than they know of his victims and those he targeted (and the fact that one of them, Nathalie Provost, is now a Carney Liberal MP doesn't change the equation).

The same is true of the perpetrators vs. victims of 9/11, Columbine, or pretty much any attack you can think of.

 

[Admiral Beez]

This is well done.

 

[adma]

Re the justifiability of End Times, I noticed this here (emphasis mine)

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CNN host Pamela Brown asked Glesne about Trump's TruthSocial post threatening the civilians in Iran. Glesne explained that something like this is perfectly acceptable because the Earth is already a "fallen world." He then claimed that war is evoked all throughout the Bible.

"We see this nuanced understanding of violence in a fallen world in order to restrain evil. And again, that is what the state has been ordained by God to do, which is to be a terror to bad conduct," he said, implying that either Trump or the United States is somehow "ordained by God." It's a language typically reserved for a monarchy.

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MSN

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That's the thing. To these people, the world as it is is broken. Irredeemable. You have to blow it up and start over.

Even the flawed drunken-stupor-and-abuse-allegations earthly manifestation of Pete Hegseth is but a mirror to that "broken world", rather than an actual reflection of personal flaws. Sort of like, "the fallen world made me do it", a la "she made him do it". And to conflate East and West here, if you're an incel loser, you'll get your 72 virgins by committing that act of terror...

The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything

The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Because no matter what abusers take from their victims, they don't want to take the blame. And one of

www.meditationsinanemergency.com

 

[adma]

But ultimately, what probably *really* triggered this latest case of TACO is that ***everybody***, short of partner-in-crime Netanyahu and the deepest End Times nutters, was preparing to bail on him. Maybe even his own sons. He was on the verge of being a cornered loser.

 

[old boy]

I was being colourful. There absolutely is a process, protocol and chain of command for using nuclear weapons, but the 'launch codes' that the public is somewhat familiar with actually refers to strategic weapons deployed for continental defence.


There a approximately 900 general/flag officers in the US military. One percent isn't a big dent.


When did Pakistan come into the picture. Is it acting as an intermediary for Iran?

Pakistan was convenient for the cornered Trump in this case as well.

 

[Mihairokov]

Pakistan was convenient for the cornered Trump in this case as well.

Pakistan was likely a conduit for China. Pakistan cannot guarantee international safety for Iran but China can.

Worth noting that no EU countries were party to this ceasefire dialogue.

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

The insider trading in Trump admin is a hell of a profitable enterprise! Their trade volumes are nearing a $Billion an insider trade at this point. I wish I had a billion dollars and loaded dice to gamble with...

Traders place large US$950 million bet on oil price falling hours ahead of ceasefire​

Traders place large US$950 million bet on oil price falling hours ahead of ceasefire

Investors placed an ‌approximately US$950 million bet on oil prices falling just hours before the U.S. and Iran announced a ceasefire, the latest large wager on the direction of the world’s most traded commodity ahead of a major policy announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

 

[PinkLucy]

You don't need dice when you have insider information

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

You don't need dice when you have insider information

loaded dice

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

I was being colourful. There absolutely is a process, protocol and chain of command for using nuclear weapons, but the 'launch codes' that the public is somewhat familiar with actually refers to strategic weapons deployed for continental defence.

...yeah, I guess wasn't a 100% accurate on my guestimate here which is not surprising, as I am no expect here. But thank you again for clarifying that. /bows

Anywhoose, a bit of FYI on that nuclear football thing I was referring too:

Nuclear football - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

...hope Trump is too stupid to know how it actually works. >.<