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[–] thoralf@discuss.familie-will.at 63 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

So, he fucks up the world trade, kills lots of people, plows through a significant amount of ammunition, wastes tons of money, ruins his and other countries economies - and achieves pretty much nothing. Nothing at all.

Yeah, sounds like a classic Trump.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 49 points 19 hours ago

That's not true, he and his pals got an absolute butt load of insider trading and gambling done ..

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 13 points 18 hours ago

And then he wants to retreat and leave the mess he created for someone else to straighten out.

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 8 points 18 hours ago

I really don't like this season of the Apprentice.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
  • and achieves pretty much nothing. Nothing at all.

This has been every US led invasion since WW2. What was achieved were military contracts to reload.

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world -2 points 15 hours ago

Korea was half successful I guess...and the first Iraq war.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 3 points 15 hours ago

He accelerated the switch to renewable energy, electrification of heating, transportation and production, gave good reason to onshore many critical manufacturing and gave a serious boost to adopting open source alternatives to big tech around the globe. It wasn't his intention of course, but it's still happening.

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

All of this happened and then he started the war in Iran

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 48 points 20 hours ago (3 children)
[–] rayyy@piefed.social 8 points 19 hours ago

Operation Epic Epstein Fail - FTFY

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Mission fuck shit up was an epic success. As was every other US mission in the Middle East. Could you imagine a Middle East without USA’s involvement?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Russia first attacked Iran during the reign of Peter the Great.

The Ottoman Empire was also a thing.

I'm sure that there'd be absolutely no interference in the Middle East if there was no america.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

True. USA didn’t create the country of Israel either and grant them their authority either.

It just seems like the last 40 years have been mostly USA fucking shit up.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 17 hours ago

So, you're saying the USA should step aside and let other people have a go at it?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 16 hours ago

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Turns out the large nation that has been preparing for American invasion for decades have a few plans.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 19 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

To the surprise of literally no one. Every single war game with Iran for the past 50 years has called them mining the Strait of Hormuz, it's one of the reasons no other leader in the world has taken up Bibi's offer to invade. To have done so without an immediate plan for capturing the Strait is so retarded it just about makes my brain start to believe in 5D chess.

My pet theory is that Bibi saw that he was about to lose his most obedient pet when Congress flips this fall and decided to cash in early and convince Trump to go in on an invasion. The pretense of this was last summer when AIPAC-affiliated media channels ran 24/7 pieces against every anti-Isreal person on the right, to shore up support (See: The Mossad-linked killing of Charlie Kirk).

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 4 points 18 hours ago

makes my brain start to believe in 5D chess.

I like the term "100 ELO chess". Here is one description of 100 ELO chess:

100 Elo chess represents the absolute beginner level on platforms like Chess.com, often characterized by frequent, accidental hanging of pieces (leaving them undefended), missing basic one-move checkmates, and limited opening knowledge.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 22 points 20 hours ago

Mmm, tacos.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago (3 children)
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 16 hours ago

Same haircut:

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago

Honestly I'm not gonna call him a chicken for ending a war that never should have started, the "ending it" is the good part. For starting it to begin with I'll call him a war hawk, and he's Israel's cuck (which is another bird reference, actually), but "chicken" no go ahead and end it don't let me discourage you.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 19 hours ago

Fucking loser

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 7 points 18 hours ago

If he ends the "war" without securing the Strait of Hormuz then that means he lost the war. Trump is both a warmonger and a war-loser. Stick to selling steaks old man rapist.

[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago

Uhhhh...huhuuuuuhhuhhuh....this is dumb... uhuuhuuuh

[–] h_ramus@piefed.social 5 points 19 hours ago

All this shit because a few thousand yanks in key states have epistemophobia. Levels of retardation beyond belief, the biggliest retardation the world has ever seen. Never so many have been so impacted by a bunch of absolute morons. Back in the day they'd have been given a wedgie and been hanging off the coat hanger. But no, let's listen to the idiots with money. Dumb fucks

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Well, it is Tuesday!

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 5 points 19 hours ago

Trump

Always

Chickens

Out

[–] _druid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

Almost got hit by the goal posts. It's my own fault, though, I know how much they tend to move around.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 18 hours ago

Desperate lil pedophile

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Trump over here playing chutes and ladders.

[–] gh0stb4tz@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago
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