As jarring revelations make Trump’s handling of the Iran debacle look even worse, a foreign policy expert explains how the president’s deranged conception of “strength” is making us weaker.

Donald Trump has once again stepped up his threats to entirely wipe out Iran, but it somehow isn’t forcing Iran to make the deal he wants. The emptiness of the threats is embarrassing enough. But now, CBS News has published a series of extraordinary photographs of American bases and equipment abroad badly damaged by Iranian attacks. These pictures were leaked by anonymous U.S. service-members who did this because the truth about Trump’s war is being suppressed. As one put it: “This is major damage to our ba…

  • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    I’m all for electing someone who puts this guy in jail

    Just a reminder that you can’t. Or rather, you cannot elect someone who puts him in jail. That requires ⅔ of Congress, specifically the Senate. So you’re not talking about one race for one office, you are talking about 538 races. Or, well, more like 100 I suppose. But all 538 because you need both chambers.