But thank the goddess that a rare moment of sanity swept over Donald Trump and, despite being egged on by chicken hawks John Bolton and Mike Pompeo, he had a moment of clarity, realized that killing 150 civilians and starting a war would be disproportionate to the shooting down of an unmanned drone and backed off.
Yeah, it is still terrifying that he came within ten minutes of allowing a catastrophe.
Yeah, he lied about how it unfolded. He said at the last minute he had the presence of mind to ask how many civilian casualties would result. Trump said the officer who briefed him did not have the answer and would get back to him. Which is, of course, BS. Casualty assessments are one of the first pieces of data that are developed. The officer would definitely have that. And other insiders involved have confirmed that Trump had been made aware of the casualty assessment much earlier.
So the question remains…
WHY did Trump suddenly back off?
HOW did this rare, unusual moment of sanity suddenly infect Trump’s feeble mind?
Did Putin call him and order his obedient puppet to stand down?
Don’t encourage him!
Sure, Trump’s bark is worse than his bite.
The mouth is bigger than the fist.
But thank the goddess that a rare moment of sanity swept over Donald Trump and, despite being egged on by chicken hawks John Bolton and Mike Pompeo, he had a moment of clarity, realized that killing 150 civilians and starting a war would be disproportionate to the shooting down of an unmanned drone and backed off.
Yeah, it is still terrifying that he came within ten minutes of allowing a catastrophe.
Yeah, he lied about how it unfolded. He said at the last minute he had the presence of mind to ask how many civilian casualties would result. Trump said the officer who briefed him did not have the answer and would get back to him. Which is, of course, BS. Casualty assessments are one of the first pieces of data that are developed. The officer would definitely have that. And other insiders involved have confirmed that Trump had been made aware of the casualty assessment much earlier.
So the question remains…
WHY did Trump suddenly back off?
HOW did this rare, unusual moment of sanity suddenly infect Trump’s feeble mind?
Did Putin call him and order his obedient puppet to stand down?