The folks controlling Trump are far more adept plotters and schemers than you give them credit for.

wat10000 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can you point to any good plots or schemes they’ve pulled off in the past? We’re starting our sixth year with this guy at the helm and so far it’s nothing but a cavalcade of stupid.

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iAMkenough 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Trump is not controlled. He wanted this.

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kccqzy 11 hours ago | parent [-]

He simply wanted a quick strike, not a war. He thought Iran would capitulate and not take any actions after the strike.

His thinking did not even change. Just read this 2021 article about preventing Trump from starting a war with Iran: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington... Trump is predictable. What he thought in 2021 was similar to what he thought in February 2026.

> Trump did not want a war, the chairman believed, but he kept pushing for a missile strike in response to various provocations against U.S. interests in the region. Milley, by statute the senior military adviser to the President, was worried that Trump might set in motion a full-scale conflict that was not justified. Trump had a circle of Iran hawks around him and was close with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who was also urging the Administration to act against Iran after it was clear that Trump had lost the election. “If you do this, you’re gonna have a fucking war,” Milley would say.

	▲	iAMbarbie 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Whoever convinced him that a strike against 170+ school children wouldn't start a war should be fired and tried for war crimes. Not holding my breath.

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atoav 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

[citation needed]