Donald Trump could 'do something mad' and provoke war, says ex-military commander

[bathroommonkey76]

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

London: Donald Trump may prove "deeply dangerous" for the rest of the world if confronted militarily, says the UK's recently retired commander of the joint forces.

General Sir Richard Barrons said President Trump had inherited a "win-lose" attitude from the business world and his military and political advisors might not be able to pull him back from doing something "mad" that would provoke a war.

The warning came a day after the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its 'Doomsday Clock' 30 seconds closer to midnight, in response to Mr Trump's statements on climate change, expanding the US nuclear arsenal and the questioning of intelligence agencies.

It is the closest the clock has been to midnight in more than 60 years, since the hydrogen bomb tests by the US and USSR.
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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/donald-trump-could-do-something-mad-and-provoke-war-says-exmilitary-commander-20170127-gu0g4s.html

[Generator]

1. No shit sherlock

If these fuckwads that surround him actually gave him the nuclear codes-they are stupider than any human on earth.

[bathroommonkey76]

3. Gen Barrons scenario in the South China Sea

could definitely happen.

[Farmgirl1961]

2. Yes he could

So, if we (as in our elected officials) can't do their f'cking job, somebody better have the guts to do something to get this lunatic out of power -- and soon.

[CountAllVotes]

4. K&R

n/t

[Bengus81]

5. Ya think??? Hmmm.......nt

[Girard442]

6. The good news, such as it is...

...that with every day that goes by, the idea of Trump as mentally incompetent gets more firmly established in people's minds. That would, I'd hope, make any military personnel in the nuclear weapon chain of command verrrrry reluctant to pull the trigger.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. The Wall

Trump's Folly, is really a longitudinal replica of the Alamo

[gordianot]

8. It would not even require nuclear weapons to sacrifice an aircraft carrier.

There are plenty of hot spots to choose. The setting ducks in the South China Sea are easily available with opposition almost as crazy as Trump.