Great way to easily start any fucking War you want and blame it on another Country eh Trump?

The stupid is strong with this one.

This whole "administration" has set a whole new meaning to stupidity.

Wait! What?

pro·ac·tive
/prōˈaktiv/
adjective
(of a person, policy, or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

de·fen·sive
/dəˈfen(t)siv/
adjective
used or intended to defend or protect.

But this from a man with tattoos of an automatic rifle, a white nationalist cross
on his chest, and some other pro God ink too.

So we bombed Iran and killed all the leadership.

I mean, it's a pretty big rash, so the actions felt justified at the time. And who knows it might work out. Anyways, on to Cuba.

It’s not just an out of context Rubio clip. This is the second time it’s been articulated this way.

Mike Johnson: “This was a defensive measure…If Israel fired upon Iran and took action against Iran to take out the missiles, then [Iran] would have immediately retaliated against U.S. personnel and assets."

Link to tweet

Speaker Johnson basically admitting the US is the cuck, Beta in this war and is only going along with Israel. Way to lead sir.

We think we know what you’re thinking.

So many futuristic dystopian movies are turning out to be prophetic.

I often say I am at the convergence of every dystopian evil villain futuristic movie and work of literature. Aaargh!

Make Orwell fiction again! Please!

many dystopian stories could or would come to pass, but somehow I thought that was way, way in the future...not in MY lifetime. I also believed that most people would see the warnings and act accordingly. What is the point of these cautionary tales if people keep heading off the cliff?

The many scientific warnings about the effects of global climate change should have alarmed enough people to change their lifestyles, but so many prefer the comfort of ignorance and denial.

Then we get a leader with so many red flags that anyone with half a brain could see he was the arch villain in every book, movie, or Saturday morning cartoon. He practically wore a sign on his back telling us "I am the destroyer of civilization, vote for me". There was nothing subtle about him and yet tens of millions of people voted for him three times!

Apparently the problem isn't a few bad players, it is the weaknesses of our species.

But sadly it was not received the way it should have been. It is already forgotten by most people and many others didn't take it seriously. I guess a large chunk of people have to learn from first hand experience which really sucks for the rest of us.

Some would rather discuss their next mani-pedi than the intellectual analysis of film and literature.

There is indeed a dumbing down of Americans.

I've been around superficial, clueless people my whole life, but I always thought that most of them would wake up when real threats face humanity. Apparently the wolves have to actually be at their door before they accept it is real. Even then, many will cry, "Why didn't anyone warn us?"

"Dumbing down of Americans" at a time when most people have the entire world at their fingertips. There is no shortage of information, but a big shortage of willingness to learn.

I feel like I have the whole library in my lap.

Yet there are people who just use it for stupid videos, memes, and trolling.

I can relate - kindred souls!

Sergeant Stan Jablonski’s "Let's do it to them before they do it to us".

caffeine. I read that thing three times, and it still does not make sense.

But then I remembered that today is National Pancake Day at IHOP, with free shortstack. Cannot miss that!

I suppose it is intentionally confusing because their base will just assume it must be very strategic.

I often say to Mr. Dahlia - at least I haven't started day drinking.

(I need a wine glass in the classic smilies.)

I do not recall one for wine.

Sad.

The “they will attack us if we don’t attack them” line that worked so well in the early 2000s. Death, taxes and Republicans starting middle eastern wars are a sure thing in life

he had legitimate, legal grounds for the attacks. At least Bush went through the motions of going to congress to get authorization to use military force. It was all BS of course, but he went to the trouble of putting on a show.

Like a willful child, Trump just does whatever he wants whenever it suits him.

Preemptively preempting.

Evil like that does not go away, it just looks for bigger rocks to throw.

Now...that really cheered up my day.

Probably been scrubbed from the internet by now, a lot of damaging stuff documenting many others who behave badly, or break laws, has disappeared from there in the past 10 years or so.

And with no correction or consequence - it just feeds on itself. And now we have a deadly monster.

Since World War II, America has spent trillions of dollars to build such an imposing military that any country would be out of their mind to attack it outright knowing the consequences. But Iran was poised to do just that if attacked by another country?

Is that kind of like getting challenged to a bar fight by a much smaller opponent but saying, "hang on, I'm going out into the parking lot where five police cars are just waiting for some kind of trouble so I can punch one of those guys instead and just cut out the middle-man"?

No wonder the stock market is reacting today when it really didn't yesterday. It's clear now that not only was there no real plan all along, but they aren't even smart enough to come up with a good reason for it on the fly. That certainly doesn't give anyone confidence in their ability to see this debacle to a good outcome.

The Saudi's paid Trump billions, and Trump needed a distraction from the Epstein debacle.

It's been a long time since I've had even a little "fender bender" on my car. I also know that there's a few people
that WILL have a fender bender today.
Ha Ha! I'll fool those bastards today and run right into their precious vehicle... I WIN !!

Operation: FORGET ABOUT EPSTEIN

Senior US officials voiced anger over briefings from the prime minister’s circle suggesting Netanyahu pushed Trump to launch the strike on Iran, saying the president 'needed no persuasion' and acted because it was right for the world and the Middle East

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bk8ccdqywg

I can't wait for the next justification they try out.

They’ll keep trying out the “justifications” til they think they’ve got a winner (at least for a majority of their rubes).

It's like English is a foreign language to them. They just string words together any old way, and think that by using two syllable words, that they're outsmarting the rest of us. But they're only outsmarting 30% of the population. To the other 70%, they are blithering idiots.

"Pro-actively in a defensive way"--they're speaking tautologese.........

According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the logic behind this "crazy" phrasing is that the U.S. chose to be the aggressor specifically to prevent a predicted attack on its own troops.
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Here is the breakdown of why the administration used this specific term:

The "Proactive" Part: The U.S. launched strikes on Iranian leadership and missile sites before any American assets had been hit.
The "Defensive" Part: Rubio argued that intelligence showed Iran had already "pre-positioned" missiles to strike U.S. bases the moment Israel began its own planned attack. By striking first, the U.S. claimed it was "defending" its personnel from an "imminent" threat.
Avoiding "Absorbing a Blow": The core of the argument is that waiting to be attacked would have resulted in "more casualties and more deaths". Rubio stated the U.S. would not "sit there and absorb a blow" when it knew a strike was coming.

Critics, including some members of Congress and international legal experts, have called this a "war of choice" disguised as defense, noting that the "imminent threat" was based on a prediction of how Iran might react to a third party (Israel).
Do you want to know more about how Congress is reacting to this "proactively defensive" justification?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to Press
Mar 2, 2026 — SECRETARY RUBIO: There absolutely was an imminent threat, and the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked – and...
U.S. Department of State (.gov)
U.S. embassy in Riyadh hit by drones - CNBC
Mar 2, 2026 — "We knew that if Iran was attacked, and we believed they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after us," Rubio told...
CNBC
Rubio: 'There absolutely was an imminent threat' from Iran - AOL
Mar 2, 2026 — Ashleigh Fields. Mon, March 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM PST. 0. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said Iran posed an “imminent threa...
AOL.com

Then it gets worse Even AI isn't buying the logic,.
The "Line of Immunity": Rubio also introduced a broader justification: he claimed the U.S. had to strike now because in 18 months, Iran would have reached a "line of immunity" where their missile and drone technology would be too advanced to stop. This logic suggests the U.S. should strike anyone who might become too powerful to be easily defeated in the future.

Makes us the bully - AI agrees. Redefining Aggression.

I'd rather hear your personal thoughts on the story.

I never knew so many Americans were so gullible.

Means we were justified, got it

Satan probably got him on discount.

They should try a better lie. Some of us know better.

I'm surprised he can put a tie on without strangling himself since he knows someday trump is going to do it to him. He may as well do it preemptively.

Other than that, yup.

…..weapons grade stupid.

Pre-venge?

A pre-taliatory strike?

Just what to expect from a bunch of pre-daphile pre-dators..

We don't start wars. Wait, yes we do. We don't end wars.

full of incompetent monsters who think they are playing video games.

Not to mention Israel First.

Pedo Prez serves 2 masters now and one isn't the American people.

Cop: Why did you shoot that guy?

Shooter: I had to, it was self defense!

Cop: What did he do to frighten you?

Shooter: He looked me funny! I told him not to, but he kept staring at me! I had to, it was self defense!

Cop: Stared? Did he say or do anything else?

Shooter: No, but I'm sure he had Evil in his heart and was planning to do something! It was pre-emptive self defense!

Cop: You nutz?

Shooter: No! I know these things! I'm a hero!

Cop: Save it for the judge! I'm sure your self defense and mind reading will get you off!

Shooter: Should do! I had no choice!

Cop: Says nothing. No point.

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Can the USA's reputation in the eyes of the world sink any lower?
Probably!
Watch this space!

Evilness in the US and Israel have got what they wanted, a war with Iran, upheaval in the Middle East.

What is in their plan now?
Were consequences ever considered?

What consequences, you ask?
Oh, just the little details, fuel supply uncertainty and flow on effects from that, plunging global stock markets - even crypto is plunging.
The reputation of the US in the rest of the world as a stable and sane global leader.
Little details like that.

So share the big picture plan, Trump administration.
If you have one, that is.

If you haven't, get busy - and no bull or double talk this time.

Right out of Putins playbook. Bought and paid for by the Saudis. BB cons 47 not a "must do" action.
We are so screwed.

I think my neighbour, here in Adelaide South Australia, is a terrorist and building a nuclear bomb in his garden shed!

Who do I call in the US government to arrange a pre-emptive strike?

Quick, before they become unfashionable!
Or the US goes bankrupt. Or something.

... he gave it to an imbecile spawned by old Beelzebub.