Trump's Military Actions

[Emerald]

I wanted to post this as its own thread because I see a lot of people who are operating under the misconception that Donald Trump is a dove and that his administration was more peaceful that other presidents and that his new administration will be more peaceful.

Here's everything he was responsible for (that we know of)...

• He did 432% more drone strikes than Obama's 8 years as president in just the first 2 years of his term alone (then he slapped down the mandatory reporting requirement to hid the records of his military actions, so he very likely did even more in the latter 2 years of his term.)
• He kept us in Iraq and Afganistan
• Had a 330% increase in CIVILIAN deaths in Afghanistan under Trump's presidency
• He bombed Syria twice
• He bombed Somalia
• He wanted to occupy a 1/3 of Syria to "take the oil"
• He let Israel illegally annex the Gollon Heights 
• He illegally assassinated the top Iranian Commander Sulemani (who was fighting against ISIS). This led to retaliatory strikes on American soldiers that led to many of them getting traumatic brain injuries.
• He tried to coup Venezuela
• He armed Saudi Arabia as they did a genocide in Yemen... and vetoed cutting off our weapons to Saudi Arabia. (Trump has business ties to Saudi)
• Trump has said that he wants a war with Mexico in his second term
• He wants to do airstrikes against drug cartels 
• He has received millions of dollars in political donations from Miriam Adelson who he has promised to annex the entire West Bank for in exchange for that money
• He dropped the MOAB on Afganistan
• He let Neo-Cons (like John Bolton) run his foreign policy
• His first military raid as president killed a small American girl
• He signed a pro-torture executive order

[Hatfort]

And they call him pro-peace.

Stupidity.

[Emerald]

7 minutes ago, Hatfort said:

And they call him pro-peace.

Stupidity.

People are unaware and take what he says at face value. They don't realize they're being lied to.

[PurpleTree]

1 hour ago, Emerald said:

 

• He did 432% more drone strikes than Obama's 8 years as president in just the first 2 years of his term alone (then he slapped down the mandatory reporting requirement to hid the records of his military actions, so he very likely did even more in the latter 2 years of his term.)

I generally agree but to that point ^ 

I‘ve heard that Obama did much more drones strikes than Bush. So then Trump did more than Obama. I think that’s generally because how the technology of drones evolved. Right now in Ukraine/Russia there’s so many drone strikes and technology testing.

[Emerald]

16 minutes ago, PurpleTree said:

I generally agree but to that point ^ 

I‘ve heard that Obama did much more drones strikes than Bush. So then Trump did more than Obama. I think that’s generally because how the technology of drones evolved. Right now in Ukraine/Russia there’s so many drone strikes and technology testing.

Even if that is the case, my point still stands.

There's plenty of evidence that Trump is just as much of a war monger as the next president... if not more of one.

[Etherial Cat]

16 hours ago, Emerald said:

I wanted to post this as its own thread because I see a lot of people who are operating under the misconception that Donald Trump is a dove and that his administration was more peaceful that other presidents and that his new administration will be more peaceful.

Here's everything he was responsible for (that we know of)...

• He did 432% more drone strikes than Obama's 8 years as president in just the first 2 years of his term alone (then he slapped down the mandatory reporting requirement to hid the records of his military actions, so he very likely did even more in the latter 2 years of his term.)
• He kept us in Iraq and Afganistan
• Had a 330% increase in CIVILIAN deaths in Afghanistan under Trump's presidency
• He bombed Syria twice
• He bombed Somalia
• He wanted to occupy a 1/3 of Syria to "take the oil"
• He let Israel illegally annex the Gollon Heights 
• He illegally assassinated the top Iranian Commander Sulemani (who was fighting against ISIS). This led to retaliatory strikes on American soldiers that led to many of them getting traumatic brain injuries.
• He tried to coup Venezuela
• He armed Saudi Arabia as they did a genocide in Yemen... and vetoed cutting off our weapons to Saudi Arabia. (Trump has business ties to Saudi)
• Trump has said that he wants a war with Mexico in his second term
• He wants to do airstrikes against drug cartels 
• He has received millions of dollars in political donations from Miriam Adelson who he has promised to annex the entire West Bank for in exchange for that money
• He dropped the MOAB on Afganistan
• He let Neo-Cons (like John Bolton) run his foreign policy
• His first military raid as president killed a small American girl
• He signed a pro-torture executive order

Great list...

Thanks for taking the time to debunk that ridiculous 'Dovnald Trump' () myth.

It’s infuriating to see a politician making his bread and butter out of fascism being painted as an agent for peace. And yet, people fall for it. 

[Yimpa]

Most Trump voters are uneducated and are easy to be manipulated. If anything, I feel bad for them. But also, shame on us for having a shitty education and mental healthcare system.

[ryandesreu]

3 hours ago, Yimpa said:

Most Trump voters are uneducated and are easy to be manipulated. If anything, I feel bad for them. But also, shame on us for having a shitty education and mental healthcare system.

When voters lack knowledge, they may choose leaders who also lack insight, leading to policies that don’t solve problems but keep people in the same cycle. 

To rise above, we need systems that nurture empathy and whole-picture thinking, encouraging leaders and voters alike to care about the well-being of all.