Donald Trump’s approval ratings are up because he bombed a foreign country

[KingOrfeo]

Regardless of whether the bombing was justified or not, we are one sick people.

 

[Rightguide]

Regardless of whether the bombing was justified or not, we are one sick people.

That's because only 1% will have to back it up.

 

[KingOrfeo]

That's because only 1% will have to back it up.

And none of them are in the civil government.

 

[Parminderjeet]

Once you hit zero the only other way is up.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Once you hit zero the only other way is up.

Surprisingly, he has yet to hit zero.

 

[Parminderjeet]

There's still 3 1/2 years or until impeachment.

 

[Hard_Rom]

And voila! America is great again!

 

[KingOrfeo]

Donald Trump’s approval ratings are up because he bombed a foreign country

Would it be uncharitable to suspect that that is why he did it?

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Would it be uncharitable to suspect that that is why he did it?

It was a prick waving dick fight. He is still stinging from Rubio's comment about his small hands.

 

[Ms_Ann]

I think there may be some aspect of getting one under his belt just so that The World knows who they are dealing with, or perhaps, don't want to deal with. It wasn't like he bombed an aspirin factory.

 

[Wrong Element]

The Five Thirty Eight aggregate shows virtually no movement.


I wouldn't expect much either. As Trump himself knows -- see his last several years of tweets for evidence -- the American people haven't regained their enthusiasm for military action in the Middle East.

 

[Liar]

Well, up-ish. Approval gap is still a high negative.

You can fool some of the people some of the time, and so on.

 

[magicalmoments]

Regardless of whether the bombing was justified or not, we are one sick people.

Can't beat a nice little military action to improve the ratings. Time honoured practice. Hitler thrived with it right up to D-Day.

 

[phrodeau]

I view Trump's approval rating the same way he views the global temperature. It will always remain low and unchanging.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

So, I would like to see those who disapprove of what Trump did explain to us how this stops Iran from arming its proxies with chemical weapons to launch at Israel knowing that we're going to let them use them with impunity...



In fact, would you not be outraged if Israel did so much as try to defend itself in the case of such an attack?

Would you not blame Israel and label it the instigator?

Just as Trump is being blamed for the Coptic attacks of Palm Sunday over in another thread?

 

[Parminderjeet]

Now it's about the jews and Iran? What a dumb prairee nigger. what about benghazi, chief numbnutz?

 

[ishtat]

Neatly distracted from the fact that the Chinese President did not make any concession or even the tiniest hint of any concession on any issue.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Neatly distracted from the fact that the Chinese President did not make any concession or even the tiniest hint of any concession on any issue.

He sent 150,000 soldiers to protect his border from North Korean refugees...


So, you probably do not know what went on behind closed doors.

 

[RobDownSouth]

So, I would like to see those who disapprove of what Trump did explain to us how this stops Iran from arming its proxies with chemical weapons to launch at Israel knowing that we're going to let them use them with impunity...

In fact, would you not be outraged if Israel did so much as try to defend itself in the case of such an attack?Would you not blame Israel and label it the instigator?Just as Trump is being blamed for the Coptic attacks of Palm Sunday over in another thread?

So much deflection.....
So little intelligence....

Ever seen a dog hit hard by a car, dying in the street? Snarling and snapping at everything.....
SAD

 

[Rightguide]

So, I would like to see those who disapprove of what Trump did explain to us how this stops Iran from arming its proxies with chemical weapons to launch at Israel knowing that we're going to let them use them with impunity...



In fact, would you not be outraged if Israel did so much as try to defend itself in the case of such an attack?

Would you not blame Israel and label it the instigator?

Just as Trump is being blamed for the Coptic attacks of Palm Sunday over in another thread?

If the motivation for the attack was simply to address that atrocious gas attack in Syria, I'm not sure it was a good idea. If the motivation was based on credible intelligence saying those weapons were a threat to our military personnel on the ground in Syria that might be a better statement to make. The idea that the atrocity alone justifies an American military response is wrong. If that is the only motivation, what happens if we find out the Russians were behind it, or knew about it and condoned it? Do we then strike Russian military assets on the ground in Syria, or do we back off and look bad? if we do what's next?

The truth is there are atrocities occurring all over the globe, In Africa, China, North Korea, and elsewhere. Are we going to become the World's policeman again and further deplete our military capability? Is this what the President ran on?

Yes, the attack sent a message to Iran, the Russians, China, and the North Koreans. Let us hope they don't decide to act in concert and open a two front war we aren't presently prepared to undertake.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

So, who cares? "Those" people are gassing each other, we should never do anything unless it is aimed at us...



Interesting moral choice.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Eric Trump: Donald Trump bombed Syria because Ivanka told him to.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Let me follow up on this morality.



Should we not also then back off of Iran and North Korea until they do something to us?

We should add Russia and China to that list because it's none of our business when they use aggression against their neighbors?

We should probably get all of our forces out of all these places that are none of our business before they make it our business?

 

[Rightguide]

So, who cares? "Those" people are gassing each other, we should never do anything unless it is aimed at us...



Interesting moral choice.

It makes more sense to me if we used that atrocity to send a strategic kinetic message to Russia, Syria, Iran, than to put ourselves into a position where we look like hypocrites if we don't address every atrocity that might happen in the world. I'm not afraid of the Russians, but if Assad goes there again forcing us to act, we may have to take out the Russian air force stationed there or conduct a naval engagement on the Med if they try to interfere. Not saying we can't prevail, just don't know where it ends up.


I think it's highly probable these weapons will be used against our military in the region, either by the Syrians or the Iranians and their proxies.

 

[Rightguide]

Let me follow up on this morality.



Should we not also then back off of Iran and North Korea until they do something to us?

We should add Russia and China to that list because it's none of our business when they use aggression against their neighbors?

We should probably get all of our forces out of all these places that are none of our business before they make it our business?

Iran and North Korea are different from China and the Russians, They haven't made grave threats to our homeland or allies. Russian and Chinese belligerency haven't risen to the same level as the other two, in my opinion.

Iran and North Korea might well deserve a preemptive strike, though I think Iran will be attacked before the North Koreans, save a direct attack on the South or on our military. My feeling is we aren't prepared for large scale warfare with Russia or China.