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President Donald Trump said Friday during remarks in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba “almost immediately,” suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran.

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While the president’s comments appeared partly joking, they followed concrete policy action in the form of broadened sanctions.

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[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 127 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The article says "partly joking", but it would be insane to not take the US President seriously when he says stuff like that.

[–] el_muerte@lemmy.ca 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yep. He's "partly joking" about everything right up until the second he isn't.

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[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what we call sane washing. He's one of the most powerful people on the planet, his words have weight, this is not some crazy guy on the street corner.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just a crazy guy in the oval office

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran.

Don't worry, the "conflict" in Iran isn't ending any time soon...

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 2 months ago (5 children)

After the conflict with Iran?

The conflict that you're currently "winning"?

[–] DiarrheaSommelier@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He has won it and ended it completely at least (checks notes) 17 times now! Nobody has ever ended the same war that many times in all of history!

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

I got worried for a second.

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 52 points 2 months ago

Remember when we "couldn't" help Puerto Rico after Maria because Puerto Rico is an island, surrounded by big water, ocean water?

Trump on Friday said the disaster relief effort in Puerto Rico is complicated because it is “surrounded by water.” “This is an island, surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water,” the president said during a speech in Washington on his tax plan.

[–] kubok@fedia.io 47 points 2 months ago (3 children)

In other news: the US is runnig out of ammo. Yeah sure, let's open up a new front.

Dementeid old fool.

[–] TransNeko@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

don't worry... he already forgot that he is at war with Iran. he has to be reminded of it hourly.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

the US is runnig out of ammo

If I had a dollar for every time I read the "American military running out of ammo" story, I'd be richer than a Lockheed executive.

Americans are so easily gaslit on this shit. You can jump out behind a corner shouting "We don't have enough tomahawk missiles!" and they'll reflexively hand you $20B.

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[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not the same kind of tools would be used in a war with Cuba. In this scenario, the US has already the homefield advantage by controlling the gulf of "America".

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[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 months ago

Remember when our heads felt so quiet, because we were not constantly bombarded by the shit coming out of the president of the united states mouth? I miss that blessed time.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Gotta distract from the failure of his pointless war in Iran by starting a new pointless war with a country that's more vulnerable...

Fucking fascist.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 months ago (4 children)

So now we're off to murder a whole bunch of innocent Cubans for literally no reason beyond that probably the president was paid by someone to do this, after which we'll break our nose bloody again and fail, after which we'll look like even bigger losers to the entire world, after which we'll just declare victory and leave.

The US, ladies and gentlemen

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A three day special operation?

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 10 points 2 months ago

A quick adventure. In. Out. Nobody will even notice 👍

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because a communist country minding its own business while trying to provide for its people is evil, while a capitalist country bombing country after country non-stop for decades while trying to provide for a handful of billionaire sociopath pedophiles is good.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

When you put it like that ... :)

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[–] sheetzoos@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Trump will do anything to distract from the fact that he's all over the Epstein files.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 months ago

The Evil Empire is overextending.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The biggest problem in Cuba is the blockade.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 months ago (6 children)
[–] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago

After 70 years of torture

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Ruin Canada's vacation spot.

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[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

I hope Europe and Nato start working together with all smaller countries to form a new Nato to protect against American imperialism and American aggression. Cause together, diplomacy is better than force

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[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 months ago

Peace President keeping up the peace with yet another war.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can almost hear Hegseth's glee on the wind as life comes back to his whisky dick at the thought of an opportunity to mass murder more civilians.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

after the conflict in Iran.

Sounds like they're safe then.

[–] Akh@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

He lost to Iran, if he loses to Cuba, that is going to be insane

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

OK grandad.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

he thinks he will outlive us

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