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The peace President declares war on the Houthis [1]
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Date: 2025-03-15
It does seem to be against everything he keeps professing, but he looks at the Houthis as being bad for business.
I'm sorry this is so long. I didn't write it.
What does he say? "It has been over a year since a US flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden." Then he talks about a US warship not being able to go through safely. The commercial ship came first.
"Freedom of Navigation upon which International Trade and Commerce depends." It's still all about business, but this time maybe he's right.
Air strikes were supposed to hit missiles, radars and drone and air defense systems, but most of those killed were civilians. Videos show the planes taking off at what looks like dusk and then there are other pictures after the airstrikes in the dark.
For some reason, I seem to remember him doing another all caps threat against, I think it was ISIS.
"...YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP...HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE!" I'm sure they're quaking in their boots right now. Maybe they are. Just remember you're putting American Military In harm's way.
Then as almost an aside he switches over to talking to Iran.
"Do NOT threaten the American People, their President who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History..."
Of course, Iran should back down because you won the election. If the Ayatollah read this, he'd probably be laughing. The problem is that Trump might just wind up bombing Iran. Then, there's going to be a hell of a mess and make the current Middle East crisis look like child's play.
He must still be worrying about the the Iranian hit squad that's out after him. It was really nice when he took away John Bolton's Secret Service protection. The Iranian Hit list includes Mark Esper, General Mike Milley, Mike Pompeo, and others who had direct ties to the Soleimani killing. Trump not only took away Milley's Secret Service protection, he also revoked his classified security clearance so he has no idea what's going on. Same for John Bolton.
"...BEWARE, because America will hold you accountable and, we won't be nice about it!"
We won't be nice about it. We all know that Donald lives in a dream world, but if he's going to make a threat, he needs to make a much better one like he did against the Houthis.
So, what does Trump do now? He can always order a US warship to try to go through the waters the Houthis are navigating. Commercial ships are another question. They've got to be able to deal with insurance on their cargo, and a crew willing to take it on with the dangers involved.
Is he going to continue daily airstrikes? What exactly would his plans entail?
It's easy to be a peace president by not doing anything. Being a Commander in Chief is a tough job. I don't think Trump's up for it.
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