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nolabear

(43,847 posts)
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 12:26 AM Jun 2025

I'm so sad and furious about this bombing.

He should not have that power. Not life and death. Not him. Not that narcissistic, unfeeling, power hungry, pathetic excuse for a human being. He should not be able to do this. We are FOOLS to let him do this. We are enabling a monster. Are we really this helpless?

I’m in as much despair as I’ve ever been. He’s one thing. Letting him be the monster he is is quite another.

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I'm so sad and furious about this bombing. (Original Post) nolabear Jun 2025 OP
We need a constitutional amendment limiting presidential war power now! Initech Jun 2025 #1
Amen and amen. nolabear Jun 2025 #3
That will never stop a psychopath. littlemissmartypants Jun 2025 #8
America claudette Jun 2025 #2
he has to get his dictator fix Skittles Jun 2025 #4
I'm not going to blow a gasket over Iran. RandySF Jun 2025 #5
I feel sick Pachamama Jun 2025 #6
I'm close. It's never been this bad. nolabear Jun 2025 #7
Who or what can stop this madness? Pachamama Jun 2025 #13
"He should not have that power." J_William_Ryan Jun 2025 #9
You are far from alone HarryM Jun 2025 #10
Or because his birthday parade was mocked moonscape Jun 2025 #16
Have they proven that Iran is making nuclear weapons? It feels like WMD in Iraq/regime change all over again tornado34jh Jun 2025 #11
You could have a constitutional amendment explicitly prohibiting no_hypocrisy Jun 2025 #12
Look at the Bright Side.... SilverDawg Jun 2025 #14
I have been using the word motherfucker...over and over...for the past two days. yellow dahlia Jun 2025 #15
And there are millions of us. nolabear Jun 2025 #17
Indeed yellow dahlia Jun 2025 #18
K&R spanone Jun 2025 #19
He chose poorly and he isn't suppose to skip Congress. Brainfodder Jun 2025 #20

nolabear

(43,847 posts)
7. I'm close. It's never been this bad.
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 01:26 AM
Jun 2025

I guess I had faith in others standing up for us. Doing what we elected them to do, and more really. Maybe I’m looking for movie style bravado but I feel helpless and deserted by those we elected.

Pachamama

(17,538 posts)
13. Who or what can stop this madness?
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 05:52 AM
Jun 2025

I agree with you nolabear and somehow in my heart have been holding on to hope that there would be wiser heads prevailing or somehow laws that would be followed but I’m afraid that all laws are being ignored and will continue to be.

I honestly feel that the gates of hell have been unleashed and no US citizen, Israeli or Jew will be safe for years to come.

And anyone who opposes this unjustifiable strike and attack from the US against Iran will be designated an opponent of Israel, Unamerican and a supporter of terrorists. Opposition will be silenced.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard will serve dessert up cold to the US and Israel - and anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional.

J_William_Ryan

(3,280 posts)
9. "He should not have that power."
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 02:05 AM
Jun 2025

He doesn’t.

But the un-Constitutional, lawless abuse of power consists of usurping power an autocrat doesn’t possess.

HarryM

(444 posts)
10. You are far from alone
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 02:20 AM
Jun 2025

He did this because his polling numbers are in the sewer, and he thinks that now he is a wartime president, so people will like him like they did Dubya. This damn criminal MUST be stopped. Surely there must be a way to end his reign of terror.
I am most certain that many folks are feeling the same way,

tornado34jh

(1,517 posts)
11. Have they proven that Iran is making nuclear weapons? It feels like WMD in Iraq/regime change all over again
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 03:31 AM
Jun 2025

Call my cynical, but I don't feel sorry for those complaining about Iran getting nuclear weapons, especially Israel and the US governments. As bad as this regime is, what gives us the right to pick and choose which countries have it? To me, this is only part of the bigger issue of nuclear weapons in general. It's either you are for nuclear weapons, or you are not, you can't pick and chose.

If this whole thing is all because Iran is an Islamic regime, why have we not said the same thing with Pakistan? They have nuclear weapons, and it's controlled by Islamic fundamentalists, so why aren't they using it? I'm sorry, I'm not buying that bombing Iran is because of nuclear weapons. I feel they want to overthrow this regime. But again, who do they think is going to replace them? We saw what happened with Libya. I don't think the US has learned how to deal with the power vacuum that comes with overthrowing a government.

But ultimately, it shouldn't be the US or Israel deciding what Iran should be. Ultimately the question is, what do the Iranian people want? Are they ready for a parliamentary/democratic government? This is the problem with overthrowing a regime. They probably don't know how to do it (look up how the Arab Spring went where the governments ended up being worse). Let's not forget, there are religious zealot groups. How do we know that an even more Islamic fundamentalist group that is worse than the current regime isn't going to take their place? This is going to make Iran far less willing to negotiate because they see the US as nothing more than a dealbreaker who won't keep their end of the bargain.

no_hypocrisy

(54,123 posts)
12. You could have a constitutional amendment explicitly prohibiting
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:10 AM
Jun 2025

a President from unilaterally taking military action. (We already do, but this one would spell out the specifics.)

And you know what? TSF would ignore it.

Unless there is something in place at The Pentagon where his orders would not be implemented, it will happen again and again and again.

yellow dahlia

(4,281 posts)
15. I have been using the word motherfucker...over and over...for the past two days.
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 10:48 PM
Jun 2025

I'm so pissed - I have been on the verge of crying several times.

nolabear

(43,847 posts)
17. And there are millions of us.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:05 AM
Jun 2025

You can feel the despair. Fortunately there’s a fair amount of anger too but I don’t have that much faith in Congress actually representing us.

Brainfodder

(7,781 posts)
20. He chose poorly and he isn't suppose to skip Congress.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 10:44 AM
Jun 2025

But welcome to Hell 2025 just the same!

Come on down to corruption and chaos!

Come see the royal chode, bring cold cheeseburgers and KFC buckets for 2% discount on tickets!

^Act now and you too can see concepts of plans, ketchup throwing, diaper & catheter changes, smells a plenty (some I hear are good), and play your cards right, you might just get to visit the drug closet for a cocktail before shoved out the door to make room for the next contestant!

*Per The All Cowards Council: Skin tone must be very orange, or the opposite of black, whatever that is?







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