Posted on 06/21/2025 12:19:24 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Many Americans are shocked at how quickly the Trump administration seems to have regressed from one that prioritized diplomacy to one that’s itching to drop bombs on a foreign country half a world away.
In many ways, Donald Trump is unlike any president in recent memory. During his first term, he presided over one of the most peaceful four years in a long time — relatively speaking, of course. The most glaring accomplishment, if non-actions can be categorized as such, was that he did not catapult the United States into a new, drawn-out war. This is a low bar, but it speaks to the tragedy that is America’s interventionist foreign policy.
But over the last week, the American people have watched “the president of peace” launch volley after volley of threats to let loose the lethal might of the U.S. military at a country that even his U.S. intelligence agencies don’t believe is building nuclear bombs. And, for those who view anything the corrupt and unethical intel institution says with deserved disbelief, consider the recent admission of Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Grossi told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that, regarding Iran, “we did not have proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon.” Grossi, however, does point out that the lack of proof doesn’t mean Iran wasn’t secretly building nuclear weapons.
For those on the outside, the switch — the moment Trump began floating the idea of waging war against Iran — was flipped after Israel’s surprise attack on Iran, launched June 12. Trump’s rhetoric immediately changed. In the following days, the president lobbed one bellicose statement after another. However, reports suggest the administration has incrementally come under the spell of...
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No evidence Trump is itching to do any such thing.
Bring on the Panicans.
Trump’s words are violence!
WTF is Paul Dragu?
Normal dis-ingenuous dribble from the media.
Have we bombed them yet?
Do we have boots on the ground?
I see no actual American involvement.
I see Trump talking and negotiating and trying to reach a settlement which ends the violence.
Assets being positioned.
B2 bombers deploying from Missouri now.
2 or 3 aircraft carriers in the region.
This is Media practicing diplomacy without a license.
Ignore.
Probably. It dovetails in with globalist Palantir getting a contract to make a database of all Americans, and Oracle and Larry Ellison having a large role in destroying freedom and advancing globalism. Dovetails in with handcuffing us to Ukraine with the mineral deal.
Fits seamlessly with the marginalization of Tulsi and Elon who are not noted war enthusiasts.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
We haven’t done anything.
At this point, this is all part of negotiating.
Oh, and remember my rule: “If a title ends with a question mark, the answer is always no.”
Not this crud again
No, although the media would love it if they had.
Leverage is important in any negotiation.
No.
God this story line is Sad.👻
“we did not have proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon.”
If only Iranians stuffed secret documents in their garage by their Corvette!
Trump is “itching” to drop bombs? There are some real idiots writing at the New American these days
Left wing rag!!!
“don’t believe is building nuclear bombs”
I have a lawn mower in my garage.
The gasoline is in a gas can in my lanai.
I could be mowing my lawn in 15 minutes, but I’m not currently doing so.
Who wrote that, Scott Joplin?
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