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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Sun Mar 19, 2017, 02:56 PM Mar 2017

Thump really needs a Mayaguez, Grenada, or Panama like situation to distract from his unpopularity.

North Korea is too risky for him.

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Thump really needs a Mayaguez, Grenada, or Panama like situation to distract from his unpopularity. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 OP

But not too crazy. War with China? Hortensis Mar 2017 #1

It would surely DISTRACT ... but would it INCREASE his approval ratings? NurseJackie Mar 2017 #2

Too bad the Somali pirates released the oil tanker dalton99a Mar 2017 #3

It won't help... it'll just be another epic fail adding to his unpopularity. WheelWalker Mar 2017 #4

What about Jamaica? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #5

Worked for Dubya. tenorly Mar 2017 #6

Mayaguez, Grenada, and Panama were small bore low risk military actions. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #7

True - but Trump, as you know, is brazen and shameless. tenorly Mar 2017 #8

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

1. But not too crazy. War with China?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 02:58 PM

Mar 2017

What's China have to do with NK?

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

2. It would surely DISTRACT ... but would it INCREASE his approval ratings?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:00 PM

Mar 2017

dalton99a

(81,451 posts)

3. Too bad the Somali pirates released the oil tanker

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:00 PM

Mar 2017

Trump could have attacked them bigly - and caused an oil spill

WheelWalker

(8,955 posts)

4. It won't help... it'll just be another epic fail adding to his unpopularity.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:02 PM

Mar 2017

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

5. What about Jamaica?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:06 PM

Mar 2017

No army, close to the US, Trump could fly over from Florida.

tenorly

(2,037 posts)

6. Worked for Dubya.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:08 PM

Mar 2017

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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

7. Mayaguez, Grenada, and Panama were small bore low risk military actions.

Reply to tenorly (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:11 PM

Mar 2017

Attacking Iraq as we can see wasn't and attacking North Korea isn't.

tenorly

(2,037 posts)

8. True - but Trump, as you know, is brazen and shameless.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:34 PM

Mar 2017

Definitely not above creating a Tonkin-style incident either - or worse.

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