Trump is psychologically incapable of not escalating this to full war. Which means we are completely dependent on whatever braking forces can be applied by congress. Which requires them to grow a spine.
Hopefully they add a new article of impeachment, something about overstepping his authority to engage in military acts unilaterally.
That is the danger. Captain Bonespurs can make a bid to avoid going down in history as a draft avoider (Vietnam) and a military non-hero by pushing others into war on his behalf. Whereupon he gets to stand on balconies taking salutes, strolling along the ranks reviewing the troops all standing at attention; stuff like that. If he were to bomb some sacred site in Tehran or elsewhere, he could rapidly create a horde of angry young people intent on joining al-Qyaeda.
Well, he can’t really though. He thinks he can, but he can’t. His die-hard fans think he can for the moment, but in the long run it won’t work. Of course there may not BE any long run…
Trump is psychologically incapable of not escalating this to full war. Which means we are completely dependent on whatever braking forces can be applied by congress. Which requires them to grow a spine.
Hopefully they add a new article of impeachment, something about overstepping his authority to engage in military acts unilaterally.
That is the danger. Captain Bonespurs can make a bid to avoid going down in history as a draft avoider (Vietnam) and a military non-hero by pushing others into war on his behalf. Whereupon he gets to stand on balconies taking salutes, strolling along the ranks reviewing the troops all standing at attention; stuff like that. If he were to bomb some sacred site in Tehran or elsewhere, he could rapidly create a horde of angry young people intent on joining al-Qyaeda.
Well, he can’t really though. He thinks he can, but he can’t. His die-hard fans think he can for the moment, but in the long run it won’t work. Of course there may not BE any long run…
A flag: When none of the words available to you will validate what you’ve done and your intended audience runs mainly off the amygdala.