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[–] stumu415@lemmy.zip 70 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (7 children)

That would be the 3rd unprovoked attack on a country by the president of peace. Is the US just trying to start wars with weakened countries until they finally win one? Pathetic.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 53 minutes ago

That would be the 3rd unprovoked attack on a country by the president of peace

Way more than three.

Venezuela: In January 2026, U.S. forces bombed Caracas and captured President Nicolás Maduro after months of a naval buildup, oil tanker blockades, and anti-drug strikes in the Caribbean.

Iran: The U.S. carried out joint strikes with Israel (including Operation Midnight Hammer) targeting key nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Yemen: The U.S. military expanded its air and naval campaign against Houthi forces in Yemen and the Red Sea to protect commercial shipping lanes.

Somalia: U.S. warplanes launched counterterrorism strikes against Islamic State (IS) operatives hiding in the Golis mountains.

Iraq and Syria: The military conducted airstrikes to hit ISIS positions and defend U.S. service members from hostile fire.

Nigeria: U.S. forces executed targeted air strikes against local Islamic State militant groups

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 51 minutes ago

Not the behavior one would expect of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 47 points 3 hours ago

No, Trump is trying to distract from his failures as a human being. He thought Iran would be easy - it wasn't. So he's going after someone he thinks is weaker to keep the distractions going & expecting the usual wartime support from "patriotic Americans." He's worn them out already & ain't likely to get much, IMHO.

I so want out of this shithole.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Like most autocrats, he's just trying to get his country bogged down in as many emergency-powers humanitarian nightmares as possible to avoid going to jail.

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Lol, he's not capable of winning anything. That's why he cheated in every election

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 8 points 2 hours ago

He won the spot as World's Biggest Fuckwit so there's that..

[–] raglan@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Can't do election shenanigans "because war" if no war.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 37 minutes ago

Iran will not let them out until after the midterms, there's your war (undeclared like everything since WW2).

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

No, he just wants people to stop talking about the Epstein Files. He'll torch the world to achieve that goal.

[–] Tanoh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

The Trump Files featuring Jefrey Epstein