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[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It doesn't, anymore than Venezuela's sour crude did. It appears the stable genius gets a bright idea, but lacks the ability to think it through or seek wise council. Now if the Pentagon and businessmen are advising him, I'd wager they have their own agendas and advise our Genius-in-Chief accordingly, with or without the ability to think it all the way through. Additionally, I can say I'm also guilty of this deficiency, or I can and the results aren't what I'd imagined (and I'm guessing it's a shared bane, regardless of station, status, education, mental acuity, or lack thereof). Finally, I'm not advising an emotionally unstable person in a global position of power, with codes to wreak wholesale nuclear destruction on the entire planet.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, very much agree with all that. The decision making is very erratic. Although, I do think that attack on Iran was largely about cutting Asia and Europe off from the energy in the Gulf. While Venezuela and Greenland could be long term grabs where they don't necessarily expect an immediate benefit. The big question is whether the US economy can handle the immediate shock.

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)