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spanone

(141,008 posts)
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:06 AM Jun 2025

CNN: trmp 'We now have complete and total control' over Iran skies.

WHO THE FUCK IS 'WE' mr president????

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CNN: trmp 'We now have complete and total control' over Iran skies. (Original Post) spanone Jun 2025 OP
We're perhaps a few days before Johnny2X2X Jun 2025 #1
... demmiblue Jun 2025 #2
So, we're at war with Iran? spanone Jun 2025 #6
He learned his mistake from Greenland. Baitball Blogger Jun 2025 #21
Congress did not approve or fund his war C_U_L8R Jun 2025 #3
They have certainly abdicated their power to do anything. spanone Jun 2025 #5
The president can commit US forces for up to 60 days before he has to go before Congress MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2025 #8
We have an unhinged 'president'. He'll do whatever he wants. spanone Jun 2025 #9
Sadly that is true. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2025 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author spanone Jun 2025 #10
especially with WMDs Native Jun 2025 #13
Especially with WMD's. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2025 #15
What if he just drops an EO saying he can deploy anything anywhere anytime 0rganism Jun 2025 #14
Unfortunately, that's true. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2025 #16
This reminds me of Ribbentrop Johonny Jun 2025 #4
Is he going to throw another military parade to celebrate the undeclared war and collaboration with a war criminal? Ping Tung Jun 2025 #7
We can't continue ForgedCrank Jun 2025 #12
unfortunately, TS posts are also how he communicates with his own departments... many times that's how they get their Native Jun 2025 #17
Yep, so far Iran seems to be avoiding a confrontation by not attacking any US assets, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2025 #18
USrael endeavor all along with TACO and his taco filled w/fundies. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 2025 #19
Didn't traitor say we had nothing to do with it? Kid Berwyn Jun 2025 #20
He and Steven Miller. milestogo Jun 2025 #22

Johnny2X2X

(23,681 posts)
1. We're perhaps a few days before
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:08 AM
Jun 2025

Trump and BiBi give a press conference with a map of Iran carved up as resort developments for their rich friends to profit from.

They are both far right madmen. I cringe every time I see posters here defending the Far Right Extremist Netanyahu.

demmiblue

(39,231 posts)
2. ...
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:10 AM
Jun 2025

“We” are fighting a foreign war with zero consultation with or authorization from Congress, and no address to the nation other than Truth Social posts.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T16:07:54.592Z

Baitball Blogger

(51,718 posts)
21. He learned his mistake from Greenland.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 12:08 PM
Jun 2025

Don't advertise. Just do it.

Also, Bibi was smart in allowing the US to ride front, so we can take all the blame.

Trump was probably conned into believing this was going to make him look like a strong president.

C_U_L8R

(48,864 posts)
3. Congress did not approve or fund his war
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:10 AM
Jun 2025

Apparently they've given him complete and total control over themselves too

spanone

(141,008 posts)
5. They have certainly abdicated their power to do anything.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:12 AM
Jun 2025

Bent over and took it up the arse.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,716 posts)
8. The president can commit US forces for up to 60 days before he has to go before Congress
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:15 AM
Jun 2025

for a formal declaration of war or they have to be withdrawn, which is bullshit, no president should be committing US forces to combat without Congress's approval, no matter if it's 60 days or 60 months.

spanone

(141,008 posts)
9. We have an unhinged 'president'. He'll do whatever he wants.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:17 AM
Jun 2025

And the republican Congress will do nothing.

Response to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #8)

0rganism

(25,472 posts)
14. What if he just drops an EO saying he can deploy anything anywhere anytime
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:25 AM
Jun 2025

Because, you know, emergency everywhere all the time. I don't think F47 gives 2 shits about congress at this point.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,716 posts)
16. Unfortunately, that's true.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:27 AM
Jun 2025

The repuke Congress has let Been A Dick Donald usurp their authority.

Johonny

(25,444 posts)
4. This reminds me of Ribbentrop
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:11 AM
Jun 2025

Telling the soviet ambassador to surrender because they had defeated France and England and Russia had no hope.

The ambassador replies, If England is defeated, whose bombs are we hiding from?

Because he was having this conversation in a bomb shelter during allied bombing...

Ping Tung

(4,138 posts)
7. Is he going to throw another military parade to celebrate the undeclared war and collaboration with a war criminal?
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:15 AM
Jun 2025

ForgedCrank

(3,029 posts)
12. We can't continue
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:22 AM
Jun 2025

to hinge on every word this guy says. This is his normal pattern of speaking.
Add that to the habit he has of taking at least partial credit for things that other people have done and this is just how he talks.
While I'm certain we are providing some targeting and intelligence information and assisting in coordinating defense systems, Trump isn't directing any part of the operation. I'm pretty sure that will change immediately though if Iran pulls a stupid and attacks any of our troops or assets in the region.

Native

(7,294 posts)
17. unfortunately, TS posts are also how he communicates with his own departments... many times that's how they get their
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:28 AM
Jun 2025

marching orders. we don't exactly have a choice in this matter unless you consider burying our heads in the ground a viable option.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,716 posts)
18. Yep, so far Iran seems to be avoiding a confrontation by not attacking any US assets,
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:32 AM
Jun 2025

or letting their proxies attack US assets.
That's very smart thinking on the Iranian leadership.

Kid Berwyn

(22,931 posts)
20. Didn't traitor say we had nothing to do with it?
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:45 AM
Jun 2025

Must be confused, but just the other day he swore up and down it was Bibi alone.

Hunh. Wonder what happened? Wink wink.

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