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Ex-Obama aide: U.S. is one "attack away from the most dangerous version" of Trump (Original Post) kpete Jun 2017 OP
Most of the World Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #1
The entire world knows Scarsdale Jun 2017 #5
Favreau makes a salient point, Trump or his handlers, are only looking for a suitable event to shut OnDoutside Jun 2017 #2
Just like Dick Cheney and his cronies TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #3
Exactly. OnDoutside Jun 2017 #13
He's begging for an attack. He wants his Krystalnacht. Oneironaut Jun 2017 #4
He invited the hack bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #6
+1 fountainofyouth Jun 2017 #9
...vitamin-supplemented on steroids. lastlib Jun 2017 #12
One can only hope the military, FBI CIA, Secret service, whomever else, pangaia Jun 2017 #7
I can't tell you how terrified I was fountainofyouth Jun 2017 #8
Yes, yes bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #10
The closer Impeachment comes the more immanent an attack will happen aeromanKC Jun 2017 #11
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Most of the World
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 03:46 PM
Jun 2017

is talking about the instability of Trump and their comments run similiar to this line of thought.

OnDoutside

(19,956 posts)
2. Favreau makes a salient point, Trump or his handlers, are only looking for a suitable event to shut
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 04:02 PM
Jun 2017

down democracy.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,190 posts)
3. Just like Dick Cheney and his cronies
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:25 PM
Jun 2017

were just looking for an excuse to attack Iraq and to take our rights away via the Patriot Act.

Oneironaut

(5,496 posts)
4. He's begging for an attack. He wants his Krystalnacht.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:31 PM
Jun 2017

(I am aware that Krystalnacht was a false flag attack, but the comparison is still apt).

I never thought we would be in danger of Muslim concentration camps, troops going home-to-home and rounding up all "undesirables," etc. The danger is more real than it's ever been.

lastlib

(23,238 posts)
12. ...vitamin-supplemented on steroids.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 06:58 PM
Jun 2017

I'm thinking Reichstag-fire. He not only wants it, he may have his goons provide it. Dangerous times for democracy. I hope our democracy can endure what may lie ahead.

. . . . .

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
7. One can only hope the military, FBI CIA, Secret service, whomever else,
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:46 PM
Jun 2017

will refuse to do his bidding.



fountainofyouth

(409 posts)
8. I can't tell you how terrified I was
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:51 PM
Jun 2017

In the first few weeks that a major attack would be an excuse for him to re-write the counter-terrorism laws of this country irreparably. Hopefully by now he last lost too much credibility to ever do that.

bucolic_frolic

(43,167 posts)
10. Yes, yes
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 05:58 PM
Jun 2017

be thankful a how far we have come and how many prominent people
are making noise about their concern for this country.

I feared a slow legitimacy most. This is certainly not that.

aeromanKC

(3,322 posts)
11. The closer Impeachment comes the more immanent an attack will happen
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 06:35 PM
Jun 2017

The writing is on the wall. It's going to happen.

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