Whatever happens with Iran, I'm confident Donald Trump can get us through it
Whatever happens with Iran, Im confident Donald Trump can get us through it
Satire, Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 1/3/2020
Dont worry! You or I may not know what the fallout will be from the drone strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. We may be a little unnerved by Irans vows of revenge. We may, naively, fear for the stability of the region and the safety of those who live there.
But surely Donald Trump would not have taken such an action without fully thinking through all of its possible consequences. Donald Trump does not just do things. Donald Trump must have applied exactly as much caution and forethought to this matter as we are accustomed to seeing from him on all issues, and, therefore, we have no cause for alarm. Whatever will come next, Donald Trump has surely anticipated it. This is Donald Trump we are talking about.
He is surrounded by the best people, people who would tell him if something he had done or was about to do was a bad idea. He does not randomly turn on the TV and implement whatever the blondest man suggests. He is the president of the United States, with access to maximum information, and that is what he uses to guide him.
This is not some low-stakes matter, like whether to flush a toilet 10 times or 15 times. On this question, human lives hang in the balance. And thankfully, Donald Trump understands the cost of war. The fact that his personal intervention has been key in the clearing of a Navy SEAL who now uses his platform to promote KILL BAD DUDES-themed merchandise and specialty knives after posing for photos with a dead body is not a reflection of how Donald Trump sees war.
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