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itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 01:52 AM Apr 2018

The results are in. Trump just wasted $224 Million in a couple hours

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He not only telegraphed the attack with 3 days notice, he went on TV right before the attack to announce it. Does anyone think the facilities were not bugged out?

This is a biggest failure since he ordered the $80 Million missile attack of a Syrian Air Base last year, that he also gave the Russians noticed in advance. That base was back up and running within 48 hours.

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rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
2. How many videos are there of him saying hes not the type to broadcast his military intentions
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 02:00 AM
Apr 2018

The only ones scared from day to day are the American public. WTF every day.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. You're right
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 02:01 AM
Apr 2018

All the advance notice he provided meant that anything being bombed was just making the rubble bounce. Targets of value had long since been moved out of the way. Again.

But watch everyone on Fox, and more than a few on CNN and other outlets, swoon over Trump's manly manliness of manly manhood.

sprinkleeninow

(20,254 posts)
4. We were set to watch the 2nd hour of Master Chef Junior
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 02:06 AM
Apr 2018

when doofus appeared with his spiel.

I said to hub, same thing as last time. Syria and the 'rest' had a heads up and it's mostly for show. They put some potholes in that airstrip last time and it was for naught. Except for the $$$.

NanceGreggs

(27,816 posts)
6. By his thinking ...
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 02:57 AM
Apr 2018

... and that of his party, if it got Comey's book, Cohen and/or Stormy Daniels out of even part of a news cycle, it was money well spent.

misanthrope

(7,421 posts)
8. The Friday evening TV appearance wasn't a "heads up"
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:02 AM
Apr 2018

It was timed to happen right as the missiles met targets. The attack was well underway at that point. That's not unusual to employ similar timing, although the statements are often made shortly after the initial wave of explosions.

You're correct in that the telegraph was earlier this week when he even gave a nod as to what kind of weapons would be employed.

William Seger

(10,779 posts)
9. But there was a 30 minute warning that Trump was going to announce something
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:38 AM
Apr 2018

Not too hard to figure out what it was.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
10. What a fool he is. I recall the last time they launched 59 missiles at a cost of a million each and
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 03:55 AM
Apr 2018

as you said they failed to do much damage to the air base. This time around he was making announcements about the strike to come and the military didn't know what he was talking about. Is being STUPID an impeachable offense? I mean really, really stupid. If not, it should be.

quaker bill

(8,224 posts)
12. Trump needed to blow stuff up without starting world war III.
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 04:11 AM
Apr 2018

The generals may have found a way to get that done for him. This remains to be seen, but at least so far nobody is reportedly shooting back...

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
13. republicans put a five-time draft dodger in as "commander"
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 06:48 AM
Apr 2018

and now we all must suffer the consequences.


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