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[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 66 points 3 days ago (4 children)

We're going to execute at his command the objectives we've set out to achieve

And what are those?

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Distract from the Trump-Epstein files

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Not everything has to do with Epstein. War hawks have been drooling over this war for decades.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The best distraction is something people already wanted

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hence why Trump tried bringing up legalized weed, too. Not that there was much meat on that bone, but the avenue was at minimum explored.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol did that go anywhere? I completely forgot about it.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Not that I've heard since the original announcement

[–] pathwonder@kopitalk.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When the President is implicated in the largest honeypot and blackmail operation known as the Epstein files, mentioned and commented among the most out of everyone else, everything involves the Epstein files.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 points 2 days ago

Trump could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and rape a child, and he wouldn't lose any voters.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

They have concepts of objectives which consist of concepts of plans.

This is a vibe regime ok?

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Kill a looooot of brown people

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

String it out until the midterms, then cancel them.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Maybe Trump is thinking "if Ukraine can avoid an election by starting a war, maybe I can too" 🙄

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

I want to make it clear here that when I said kill all the brown people, that I didn't actually mean "kill a lot of brown people." I want you to go out there and kill every brown person you can find.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

was that the "gotcha" question?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Any question not accompanied by a hand job (at least).

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Apparently asking about Trump's press conference where he said the operation might take 4 weeks, but they will continue as long as they have to.

As opposed to the initial statement that their operation would take 2 weeks.

Bad move from the reporter. They should know this "minister" doesn't have the slightest clue about what's going on.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And on today's episode of Drunk or Stroke? we have:

“And what he has shown is an ability to do that other presidents can't quite seem to have the aperture to do. Well, I mean, Joe Biden didn't even know what he was doing is to look for opportunities and off ramps and escalations for the United States that creates new opportunities to execute what we need on our own timeline.”

What the actual fuck? It's fine if you skim it, but if you are actually reading the words for comprehension god help you:

“And what he has shown is an ability to do that [word choice?] other presidents can't quite seem to have the aperture to do. Well, I mean, Joe Biden didn't even know what he was doing [note the sudden jump in space and time from Biden's past to his own indefinite future] is to look for opportunities and off ramps and escalations [conflicting goals] for the United States that creates new opportunities to execute what we need on our own timeline.”

It makes no sense as written, but so many opportunities! And execute is such a great verb, like you're actually doing something decisive and leaderly and not just scrolling your phone for porn under the conference table.

I didn't even go into the grammar problems, this is just comprehension.

Opportunities, off ramps, escalations, apertures, and time jumps. I'm gonna go with drunk on this one.

[–] Brummbaer@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago

It's a combination of AI and stupidity. If these people knew what they were doing we would either be better or worse off, it's a gambit.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Would’ve been nice to actually have the question in the video or in the article without it being filtered through this no talent ass clown as a talking point. Ffs.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Michael Bolton had a hand in this??

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

He played background saxophone in the vid. ;)

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This drunk dumbass has no business doing that job.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Imagine being a career military officer and suddenly this tool is your boss...

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I know, right? There are actual experts that Donvict could have sought out and tapped, but he chooses to load up his clown car with geniuses like this because actual experts probably won't be quite loyal enough...

Donvict saw Petey on the TV and thinks that qualifies him...

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can't wait to watch his public hanging!

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

We'll kick a keg out from under him instead of a chairJ

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well he hasn't had his second bloody mary yet! FFS