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Zambero

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11. He had a chance to fight and win a war...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:32 PM

Mar 2020

...to retaliate against foreign adversaries who have been interfering in our elections via cyber warfare. And to strengthen our own position against further attacks. Not only did he fail to act upon this, he actively downplayed it as being a 'hoax". And as such, he has invited more of the same. This is how a wartime president FAILS in the defense of the country that he is sworn to protect!

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Describing himself as a 'wartime president,' Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to marshal pri [View all] bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 OP

I mean, it seems like the right thing to do but LymphocyteLover Mar 2020 #1

Exactly. What's the worst that can happen? C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #4

it's not like anyone will hold him accountable for anything (until November 3rd) LymphocyteLover Mar 2020 #6

He must be wetting himself intrepidity Mar 2020 #2

Can't wait to see his new wartime uniform !! C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #9

As The Ferret would say...... SergeStorms Mar 2020 #35

I thought having bone spurs exempted his highness from military duty? DBoon Mar 2020 #3

This who can, do. christx30 Mar 2020 #5

One guru calling this a COUP on YouTube video, posted today March 18, 2020 bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #7

Why don't I trust him to do the right thing? BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #8

Because he's shown he doesn't know how. In_The_Wind Mar 2020 #10

Can't trust him to do ANYTHING the right way. Tucker08087 Mar 2020 #14

He hasn't a clue xxqqqzme Mar 2020 #20

He had a chance to fight and win a war... Zambero Mar 2020 #11

His actions DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #18

Doing the right thing isn't his thing. ArizonaLib Mar 2020 #33

I have never so much in my life wanted to slap someone across the face as much as I want NotHardly Mar 2020 #12

'Disaster president' empedocles Mar 2020 #13

When will he try on a new suit--some thing with epaulettes? A few medals? Maeve Mar 2020 #15

Cadet Bone Spurs trof Mar 2020 #16

Beat me to it. I believe Tammy Duckworth coined that one and rightly so. Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #19

He considered himself a Vietnam veteran doc03 Mar 2020 #17

Trump's wartime experience keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #25

Ooooo, that's xxqqqzme Mar 2020 #21

He's finally gotten the war he wanted and he'll play it to the hilt groundloop Mar 2020 #22

This is a nightmare. In sane hands, yes. In Trump & Enablers' hands... Hekate Mar 2020 #23

The deck has been stacked against us since the early 70s and the rise of right wing think tanks. scarletwoman Mar 2020 #30

How they must have laughed at us little people, earnestly scurrying around... Hekate Mar 2020 #31

The mass movements of the 60s scared the shit out of the oligarchs - the civil rights movement, scarletwoman Mar 2020 #32

We have a fucking six-year old in charge of the nation Yeehah Mar 2020 #24

What could go wrong? Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #26

He is delusional. madaboutharry Mar 2020 #27

That's legal? Red Mountain Mar 2020 #28

Socialism(!)/Supreme Court Ramsey Barner Mar 2020 #29

Wartime President tiptonic Mar 2020 #34

I'm sure he will be the greatest wartime president EVAH! RussBLib Mar 2020 #36

Setting the stage for canceling the nov election... olddad65 Mar 2020 #37