The stupidity of Netanyahu and Trump

imaround

I just realized my post was confusing. The US has never cancelled an election during war time. Other countries have, like Europe during WWII, have.

The UK agreed a national government in WW2, the homeland US was not under attack so an election was possible.

Would be a different story if it was to be Barron's boots 'on the ground'
The Trumps have never served their country.

Allira

I wonder what it feels like to sit, safe in your huge, opulent office, ordering the destruction of people thousands of miles away, as if it's just a computer game?
Does it appeal to his ego?

I think he sees it as a game, sadly!

Iam64

Will it promote the American people to demonstrate against their regime, like those brave people in Iran ?

Why did the Generals follow orders into an illegal war

If only …..

Hitler was mad and stupid he could probably have conquered all of Western Europe and retained it but abandoning the Battle of Britain and turning on Russia sealed his fate.

There are many parallels between Hitler and Iran both are ruled by fanatics any one who dares to oppose them is killed or jailed, even when the allies were entering Berlin they would no surrender.

All we can hope for is a faction in Irans army that is willing to oppose the government but no indication yet.

I agree lixy, Netanyahu has a very useful idiot in Trump, he has gone along with Netanyahu’s wishes to flatten Iran which other presidents have been careful to avoid at all costs.
My worry right now isn’t that Iran has nukes, their capability was destroyed in previous strikes, but o do worry about Israel having nukes. The way I see it, anything is possible right now. And that is beyond terrifying.

I just realized my post was confusing. The US has never cancelled an election during war time. Other countries have, like Europe during WWII, have.

Bagsatti. So they say. This is a great little educational video that explains it.

www.battlefields.org/learn/videos/untold/wartime-elections-united-states

imaround

His approval rating is on a downward spiral.

www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

We had elections during the Civil War, in fact. No election has ever been cancelled during war time. At home or abroad. IMO, he and Elon are more apt to cheat to win through voting machine hacking than anything else.

Even during WW2? Pretty certain there were no elections in Britain, Europe and the Far East. Happy to be corrected.

Basgetti

mae13

What in Heavens name compels men to rush to the destruct and destroy option to try and solve a problem?

Is it testosterone that pushes them down the worst possible path? Or - as is now blindingly obvious in Trump's case - the most toxic form of mental deviance?

Money and a desire to stay out of prison.

Am I correct in thinking that there would not be an election whilst the US were involved in a war?

Call me an old cynic…..

I call you realistic.

His approval rating is on a downward spiral.

www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

We had elections during the Civil War, in fact. No election has ever been cancelled during war time. At home or abroad. IMO, he and Elon are more apt to cheat to win through voting machine hacking than anything else.

Wyllow3

Checked it out.

They are, in many news sources, discussing the "Effect of the war on the Mid Terms", so I think the answer is no, the election won't be stopped.

Rather, Trump is hoping it will increase his popularity?

We lived in the US for a brief time many years ago and have family out there and I know that Americans are generally not in favour of a President playing war games when there isn’t a direct threat to themselves and would rather a President attends to domestic issues. The amount of money that war will cost, as well as the real chance that the cost of living will go up as a result of the war, and the fact that some service personnel are being flown home in body bags with the chance of boots on the ground, will imho not increase Trump’s popularity but have the opposite effect.

Israel is now putting troops on the ground in Lebanon

This is gradually spreading.

I think he was playing golf during the initial attack.
Dangerous game golf. Shows how brave he is.

If only that was unbelievable butterandjam.

Allira

I wonder what it feels like to sit, safe in your huge, opulent office, ordering the destruction of people thousands of miles away, as if it's just a computer game?
Does it appeal to his ego?

He wasn't even in his office; unbelievably he started a new war from the comfort of home in Florida. Probably on a sunlounger.

Basgetti

mae13

What in Heavens name compels men to rush to the destruct and destroy option to try and solve a problem?

Is it testosterone that pushes them down the worst possible path? Or - as is now blindingly obvious in Trump's case - the most toxic form of mental deviance?

Money and a desire to stay out of prison.

Am I correct in thinking that there would not be an election whilst the US were involved in a war?

Call me an old cynic…..

You're an old cynic and so am I.

It's also known as "we've been here before......"

Wyllow3

Checked it out.

They are, in many news sources, discussing the "Effect of the war on the Mid Terms", so I think the answer is no, the election won't be stopped.

Rather, Trump is hoping it will increase his popularity?

Mid-terms are very different to the election of a new president, though. I was thinking more in terms of Trump exploring ways of remaining for a third term. I don’t think that the election of a new president can take place whilst the nation is at war.

Checked it out.

They are, in many news sources, discussing the "Effect of the war on the Mid Terms", so I think the answer is no, the election won't be stopped.

Rather, Trump is hoping it will increase his popularity?

mae13

What in Heavens name compels men to rush to the destruct and destroy option to try and solve a problem?

Is it testosterone that pushes them down the worst possible path? Or - as is now blindingly obvious in Trump's case - the most toxic form of mental deviance?

Money and a desire to stay out of prison.

Am I correct in thinking that there would not be an election whilst the US were involved in a war?

Call me an old cynic…..

What in Heavens name compels men to rush to the destruct and destroy option to try and solve a problem?

Is it testosterone that pushes them down the worst possible path? Or - as is now blindingly obvious in Trump's case - the most toxic form of mental deviance?

lixy

In my humble opinion Netanyahu is not stupid in any way.

He has played the egoistical Trump all the way into doing his dirty work. He says himself that he has been campaigning against Iran for 40 years, and seized this opportunity.

Netanyahu is not stupid, just plain wicked.

Spot on.

Reports that embassies in India and Pakistan are under siege.

I think Starmer was saying that, since surely he was suggesting regime change by any military means was not good, but this time its been from the skies.

Our regime change in Iraq can be absolutely linked to Iran's power.

There is always unintended consequences.

This will be no different. But regime change is by no means certain in such an established, concentrated and powerful theocracy.