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Trump administration has still not settled on reasons for going to war with Iran (www.theguardian.com)

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Folks, CALM DOWN, this is still in the workshopping phase ok? First we bomb them, then we workshop WHY we bombed them, do you not understand the plan!?

Democrats, predictably, were apoplectic. “There was no imminent threat to the United States of America by the Iranians,” said Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, who had received classified briefings from Rubio. “There was a threat to Israel. If we equate a threat to Israel as the equivalent of an imminent threat to the United States, then we are in uncharted territory.”

Meanwhile somewhere below decks on the Titanic 11:45 PM (ship's time) on April 14, 1912

Well, if we were to equate the threat of icebergs to an imminent threat to our ship, then we would be in uncharted territory! - a well dressed crew member with an officer's hat calmly explains to a passenger.

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

The reason is, and I'll bet a lot of money on this: an LLM told them to.

[–] Wammityblam@lemmy.world 43 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

Not quite. Israel told them to.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

You're both wrong.

It's because it's a distraction from Epstein. You're not talking about how trump rapes children. If we go to war, that becomes the focus. No longer putting pressure on trump over how trump rapes children. See, I have to keep typing trump rapes children, because society seems to have the memory of a goldfish, and have forgotten that trump rapes children.

Now, view every action he's done since taking office, and underatand understand that EVERYTHING is a distraction from trump raping children.

Now don't forget this time, ok?

[–] Wammityblam@lemmy.world 2 points 30 minutes ago

I get the sentiment, but war is worse than obvious pedophiles trying and failing to hide their crimes

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It’s because it’s a distraction from Epstein. You’re not talking about how trump rapes children.

I believe we're now talking about how he murders children

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 6 points 2 hours ago

I believe we're now talking about how he murders children

Unfortunately, yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_airstrike

[–] synae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 hours ago

"Actually, Israelis"

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Israel told them to do it via the medium of an LLM

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Not really that different

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

But nothing extraordinary has happened. Just the US started war in the middle east. Happens every 10 or so years

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Bush spent months trying to convince the world that invading Iraq was justified.

Trump didn't even do that.

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

Did he convince parliament at least?