CNN: Breaking News.

[sheshe2]

Trump Plunges Washington into Chaos: Mattis Resigns, Shutdown Looms, Market Dives.


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It is only going to get worse. Two weeks before the new DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS takes power. He is terrified. A cornered animal is capable of anything. Brace yourselves.

[NBachers]

1. I think the Syria Surprise and the Mattis resignation cemented the Military High Command to

defy trump if he tries to launch nukes or send them into some insane catastrophic mission.

As long as the End Times Cabal doesn't plunge us into oblivion.

[still_one]

2. I wouldn't bet on anything. During the Cuban Misscle Crisis there was a General, Curtis E. Lemay,

who was pushing for a pre-emptive attack against the Soviet Union

Hopefully though, most of the Curtis E. Lemay's are in the minority

[sheshe2]

3. I believe so.

I hope we are right, NBachers.

[maryellen99]

5. Trump will make sure Mattis' replacement will not disobey orders to launch Nuclear Weapons nt

[KentuckyWoman]

6. The Defense secretary doesn't push the button

When it comes to the military I actually have the tiniest sliver of hope. The Generals have told DJT to go fuck himself more than once.

[nini]

9. They need to go babysit his sorry ass.

Someone has to have the balls to stop that monster.

[Grasswire2]

10. It does seem outrageous that an illegitimate president who is under investigation for conspiracy...

...with a foreign adversary to defraud the United States should still arguably have authority to unilaterally issue military orders.

[triron]

11. Yep, that and much more.

Something is wrong with this right?

[Grasswire2]

16. yes, and people on television are even acknowledging the danger of the day

John Kerry was on the phone with Brian Williams tonight. It's worth finding his conversation.

[northoftheborder]

28. Beschloss was on MSNBC this AM. He looked like he had aged at least 10 years. A very worried man.

[AlexSFCA]

4. Bolton as head of pentagon?

possible?

[Volaris]

7. That's the fucking nightmare...

That lunatic will re-engage the korean war or try to invade britian or somesuch...anything to feed the bloodthirst of that thing living on his upper lip (thanks, TheFerrett!).

[Hortensis]

26. Trump's flouting Bolton and Pompeo on Syria and Russia.

[Generic Brad]

8. He is becoming The Great Richard Potato

I mean, The Great Dick Tater.

[C Moon]

13. :D

[calimary]

22. Hee hee hee!

[herding cats]

12. I said this would get much worse once he feels pressured.

I didn't see this coming, if I'm being honest. This is a diplomatic disaster.

I'm of a mind he caved to Erdogan to bury Kusher's involvement with MBS in regards to Khashoggi.

Think on that. If this is reality, he gave a green light to kill our allies to save one of his own. Even if this isn't the reason, no one in the Middle East will trust us as allies again after this move. Which we deserve.

[Grasswire2]

17. and I thought *I* was a cynic......:-O nt

[herding cats]

18. I may have cornered the market on cynicism after November 2016?

I'm not trying to outdo my other fellow cynics, I assure you.

I probably spend too much time thinking about all the things taking place, and attempting to connect the dots. Since no one is paying me to do so, I'm pretty sure it's not a healthy hobby and I don't recommend it.

[Grasswire2]

19. I don't think that's bad.

I do it too. It's my natural instinct to try to make sense of a scenario.

[herding cats]

20. No, it's not bad.

Some of us can't help but do so, but (and this is a big but) under this administration things I used to disregard as a fools folly are now plausible. Followed all of this in-depth can be draining if a person doesn't have a strong support network.

When I read Trump spoke with Erdogan a couple of days before this decision, my mind started working through the possibilities of what that may mean? The obvious one I came up with wasn't pleasant.

No matter what, Trump is a fool with no concept of geopolitical fallout.

[calimary]

23. I suspect a lot of us do.

[Grasswire2]

25. My cynicism came, honestly, at the time of the OK City bombing.

I started paying attention then.

And increased with Bush v. Gore.

And that's almost twenty years of connecting dots.

[C Moon]

14. And STILL the U.S. congress (Lyin' Ryan lead) stand with him by pushing for his wall.

It's not over folks.
Next up to bat is the evil traitor, McConnell.

[Scurrilous]

15. K&R

[peggysue2]

21. We're talking about a man who has never . . .

faced accountability for his own actions. Never. He's played the con and grift his entire life but now he's cornered. And he knows it. Cornered animals are indeed dangerous as you point out, sheshe. I think Trumpski is the sort of man who would try his best to bring the entire country down with him. Out of pure spite.

We need to take Rachael Maddow's advice: Stay sober and keep your laces tied.

Because this is going to get worse before it gets better.

[Hortensis]

27. Very possibly. Trump's a coward and timid face to face,

though, as well as personality-disordered and prone to vicious rages. He's unpredictable and could end up caving as suddenly as he seemingly did to Turkey just now. Withdrawals are not yet scheduled and conceivably might not happen...

Speaking of caving, his two big actions benefit Russia enormously. Wondering when were they first planned and with whom?

[lindysalsagal]

24. They crap on religion and the military. What's left to hurt? Oh, yeah. The ecology and economy.

Frumpers are just getting started.