People on GAF falling for Trump's rhetoric makes it clear how much of a positive effect this will have with boosting the morale of Trump's supporters.
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Trump: US 'locked and loaded' on N Korea
- Thread starter Lightning Count
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I thought Trump blinked first yesterday, but it looks like escalation is still happening.
At least we've got the buildings now:
NATO's new headquarters.
At least we've got the buildings now:
NATO's new headquarters.
Master Yoshi
Member
Apparently so....
I can see a hint of crow feathers in her teeth!
Welp, always thought a nuclear winter would be an interesting way for humanity to go out...
Because he keeps poking the crazy, propaganda raised asshole in North Korea who's generals DOES take him seriously and now has nuclear weapons putting everyone at risk.
Because he keeps poking the crazy, propaganda raised asshole in North Korea who's generals DOES take him seriously and now has nuclear weapons putting everyone at risk.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Well, yes and no. North Korea have stated they're finalising plans to launch missiles near Guam, supposedly by the middle of the month. The thing is, none of that actually means they will attack, and North Korean state propaganda is itself a rather unreliable thing when it comes to saber rattling.
I'm betting Trump merely assumes the US military is fully prepared though, rather than has actually talked to Mattis and co.
As evidenced by this thread and the others, this proves just how effective his empty saber rattling is. It's also a nice distraction from our domestic issues.
Does the President not have special powers that were granted after 9/11 that he could potentially use?
(I might have misread something on this and this may have already been revoked).
While I don't think anything will happen. All bets are off. NK will continue to provoke Trump just to see how he responds.
Also the rest of the world is watching. Trump making these statements is completely irresponsible. Another hostile force could do exactly what NK is doing and maybe success knowing Trump is all talk.
BronsonLee
Member
Trump would never declare a war because declaring a war would take effort
holygeesus
Banned
Pretty sure he doesn't.
Not particularly. A lot of his hardcore alt-right supporters hated when he bombed Syria since they are almost all hardcore isolationists and don't want the US to be involved in any international affair, and one of the approval polls had the vast majority of people saying they didn't think Donald Trump would handle a war well. I forget the exact numbers, but I know it exceeded his overall approval/disapproval rating.
While there will be a very vocal subset of people who pump their fists at this type of stuff, the majority of people don't want a war, especially now that NK is nuclear equipped. The failures of Iraq and Afghanistan are still relatively fresh as well.
Doesn't he need congress to deploy additional assets, but can use the one already deployed as he sees fit? I thought that what Obamada did with his drone raids.
TheOfficeMut
Unconfirmed Member
Sigh. This is such a terrible situation. Our president is someone who's always lived a lavish and entitled life and who, by all accounts, has never faced any serious repercussions nor has ever been shown to have empathy. Now he leads the most influential country in the world with nuclear weapons at his fingertips and to no one's surprise, he uses Twitter to dish out threats of nuclear annihilation to North Korea because he has no concept of consequence.
As unfortunate as it is, he CAN still do any number of things that would instigate a war, and at that point, Congress would obviously have no choice, lest the peninsula be overrun.
Trump: We are going to have to act if we want to live in a different world.
TetraGenesis
Member
This is just two heels yelling at each other from across the ring. It sucks.
I doubt if Trump knows that.
That is why he has Kush do it for him.
BronsonLee
Member
'Donnie, Donnie, you can't just yell I DECLARE A PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARDOOOOOOOOON and do nothing else'
Kushner: I want to declare war!
China: Bitch no you don't, you owe us billions
Kushner: I don't want to declare war!
UberTag
Member
This Russian stooge seems shook. I wonder why.
zswordsman
Member
My Unit had a recall today :'v also a training event is coming up where everyone in Korea is basically in lockdown, have to be in uniform and can't drink for the next couple of weeks. Shit is gonna suck.
At least I got to skip 5 mile run PT.
At least I got to skip 5 mile run PT.
"McConnell and weak #GOP senators couldn't get me a declaration of war in Congress. So sad! Resign now."
Monkeyball
Banned
Kim should get on Twitter so we can have a social media war between Trump and Kim. But this time they both have nukes to make it more exciting.
Shadax the wizard
Member
Kim Jong-un: That sound like ME 0.o
If you're allowed to talk about this, was this training scheduled beforehand?
Lightning Count
Member
Yeah I did a double take on that as well, thought it might have been real for a second.
Stein just realised that her BFF Putey lied to her about Trump.
Eaten By A Grue
Member
We need the Mooch to handle this situation.
I was half tempted to just post it on its own without anything else. Collective trouser evacuation time.
Fake edit: hmm, probably better update that post.
I bet Trump is very popular over there
UberTag
Member
So when war with NK doesn't actually happen does deluded Trump get to brag about how he defeated Kim Jong Un via his massive threats of Twitter intimidation, declare that America is greater than it has ever been before and hold a parade in Washington where he gets to ride around in a tank?
tkscz
Member
So Civilization then?
Stop with the hyperbowl guys. Everything is going to be just fiiiiiinnneeeee
