"Thought it could destroy 'savages' in the jungles of Vietnam.

Expected a 'Shock and Awe' victory in Iraq to birth a democracy.

Assumes that an asymmetric power like Iran can be handled like an unarmed, occupied territory."

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #WhiteSupremacy
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"The current administration’s approach to Iran is emblematic of a larger, systemic failure: the 'Cosplay Crusader' mentality. This is the belief that brute force—big planes, expensive toys, and naming ships after oneself—is a substitute for historical literacy and diplomatic strategy.

There is a deep-seated, toxic hubris at play here. It is the same delusional white supremacy that:"

~ Danielle Moodie

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daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/…

The Illusion of Invincibility: Why Brute Force Is Failing the American Empire

The End of the “Middleman” Era and the High Cost of Strategic Hubris

^{Danielle Moodie (The DAM Digest)}

"But they don't care. They're cosplay crusaders tatted up as white supremacists just holding a cross. And Jesus is a mascot."

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"And they're not at all interested in what Jesus has said, because if they actually were interested in what Jesus said, they would feed the poor. They would actually have USAID. They would have SNAP benefits. They would make sure women were treated well. They would not have these belligerent wars. They would not fund the genocide."

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Wajahat Ali, who is Muslim and educated in a Jesuit school, says,

"These people have hijacked Jesus and used him as a mascot. They put duct tape over his mouth and they've slung an AR-15 around him and said, You shut your mouth. We've got the wheel. And in Jesus's name, we're going to be white supremacists. That's all it is. It's about power and racism and greed."

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joyannreid.com/p/joy-ann-reid-…

Joy Ann Reid Has INFURIATED MAGA Yet Again! This Time Over Trump and Iran

A recording from Joy-Ann Reid and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video

^{Joy-Ann Reid (Welcome to Joy's House!)}

#Trump admin Asks #SCOTUS to End Protections for #Haitian Immigrants

Trump asked the #SupremeCourt to allow it to end a program shielding roughly 350,000 Haitians from #deportation. In the request, the second aimed at a specific group of #immigrants in recent weeks, the admin asserted that lower courts had sought to block White House initiatives in ways that “inflict specific harms to the national interest & foreign relations.” Read

#law #immigration #WhiteSupremacy
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