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ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)
1. Since we're not insane, we can't get into that so-called brain of his
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 11:48 AM
Mar 2017

But the more outrageous, the more likely, methinks

ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)
14. He's such an effing miscreant
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 01:31 PM
Mar 2017

mis·cre·ant
ˈmiskrēənt/
noun
noun: miscreant; plural noun: miscreants

1.
a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.
synonyms: criminal, culprit, wrongdoer, malefactor, offender, villain, lawbreaker, evildoer, delinquent, hoodlum, reprobate; malfeasant
"the South Street playground has been taken over by a pack of drug-dealing miscreants"
archaic
a heretic.

adjective
adjective: miscreant

1.
(of a person) behaving badly or in a way that breaks a law or rule.
"her miscreant husband"

yellerpup

(12,253 posts)
2. Rattling sabers definitely create a distraction.
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 11:55 AM
Mar 2017

That's what it is now, but he could pull the trigger. Jeez - just creeped myself out.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
7. 90% of the time that's why we go to war
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 12:09 PM
Mar 2017

Except that one of these times, this time hopefully, we Americans won't get all caught up in the flag-waving-chest-thumping thing.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
8. What he wants is approval and awe.
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 12:15 PM
Mar 2017

He doesn't give a fuck about what he has to do to erase his string of failures.

 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
9. I held my breath during bush the dummy's admin because one of my kids was thinking about military
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 12:48 PM
Mar 2017

thank god that didn't happen

but...one of my nephews just finished boot camp yesterday

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
11. That's what scares me so much.
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 12:53 PM
Mar 2017

The worse things get for him domestically, the more likely he is to start something that "will show his might". So he thinks. He is just stupid and insane enough to do it. He doesn't think ahead and he doesn't think about other people. He is impulsive and irrational. The perfect storm is brewing and we should all be terrified. Not to mention the fact that Tillerson is gung-ho for a duel with North Korea.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
16. I had a tiny hope for TRex, but he is the worst Sec of State
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 01:51 PM
Mar 2017

ever. I thought at least, he is bound to be smart and know something about the cultures and languages of the countries, unlike say, Carson's background in housing...but why wouldn't DT put his token black in housing.

TRex doesn't talk; appears not to think; is a sycophant; doesn't take the press with him overseas, except one RW nut this time; ignores the press at conferences, if he doesn't cancel; stands up the ambassadors families; sends his minions in place of him to meet with his counterparts; doesn't have briefings with the Prez; his high level duties are handled by Kushner, the real Sec of Syate; and he cancels high level meetings for sleep, unapologetically. It's like a big "fuck you," to our allies, and a waste of their time. They know he has no authority or the ear of the Prez. It would be better to just keep him hidden out of the way, with jigsaw puzzles or whatever he does to amuse himself. He looks miserable.

The whole world knows it too. We are no longer leaders in western policy, just the disrespected material of newspapers around the world and buffoons of late night talk shows. Our status, knowledge, reputation, and leadership of two centuries, gone in mere months.

Compare Hillary or Kerry!

edhopper

(33,579 posts)
12. I think N Korea
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 12:53 PM
Mar 2017

is his current target for war.
(Yes he very badly wants one)

His first choice, Iran isn't looking like he can get that one.

ksoze

(2,068 posts)
13. A war with N Korea is not a war. It is the final Armageddon.
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 01:00 PM
Mar 2017

Nothing to lose and a stockpile of nukes means the last war. Need to remove the top regime to save the world.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
15. Coming, when he wants to knock a BIG story off the news
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 01:32 PM
Mar 2017

...when the worst stories are coming out about Russia, if they ever do (Comey is maximizing his importance) or the 25th Amendment or impeachment is nigh.
Hopefully, the football guy is trained to run or he's replaced it with a known defect. The shadow guy with the codes might eat them. They would kill him and slow it down. Maybe the real ones were given to Pence, who is just biding his time to be Prez. I have a feeling Mattis may have a hand in that. I think he is contemptuous of trump, and knows he is crazy. He has to oversee. He would surely fall on his sword to save the world. Chaos is delay. Seconds and minutes can matter. We hope.
There could be a secret service row too, especially with DT having has own security.

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