In comments to NBC News, US presidents also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’

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      The fact that people die on-site is likely the worse part. Unless a rising oil price causes people to die elsewhere.

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    Trump hikes Americans’ (Democrats and Republicans alike) cost of living “just for fun”.

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      We always have been. The 1st time there were people who would say no and explain why. Now we have “yes men” just agreeing with every smooth, mushy -brained idea that come out

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      This has been true to varying degrees in most administrations, but the sum of the greedy and evil and reckless actions right now seems unprecedented.

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    Trump is making an excellent case for investing far more into renewables and phasing out oil, at least for energy

    Something that I would have said was obvious for decades, that renewables is a matter of national security almost, but you know, people are stubborn

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      I remember these discussions being had in the 90’s, and the excuse was always: “But it’ll cost a lot and take decades.”

      And now here we are. Decades.

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    That would be super fucking stupid. No better way to make sure Iran mines the strait. Right now they still need it to export oil. You know the orange one’s advisors explained this to him because they didn’t target the oil infrastructure on the first bombardment, but he’s like Chekov’s dumbass: Any bad idea put in his head in the first act must be acted upon by the third.

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      It would prevent Iran from mining the straight for weeks, maybe months, because the gulf would be on fire for a while.

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    That escalator could have been a national hero. A couple sudden starts and stops coulda seen the us being led by a vegetable rather than a facist rotting apricot.

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    So, obviously he’s lying, either about the address of the earlier strikes or about the intention to keep hitting the island.

    But just consider how fucking bad this lie is. Like, if we actually take him at his word, what he’s saying is that he will literally put pilots in harm’s way, and kill and maim Iranians, as well as wasting a lot of money, just for his entertainment. That’s your commander in chief, America, proudly declaring that he would happily sacrifice human lives just for “fun”.

    Honestly, assuming that he’s lying is actually being kind to him at this point.