Mr.TaterSalad

BENGHAZI! BENGHAZI! BENGHAZI!

I know we call Trump stupid all the time here, because he is. But it really can't be understated what an absolute clod this man is. This guy and his administration thought none of this out. They may be less prepared and planned out than the Bush Administration was when DubyaMD and his administration invaded Iraq. And they were about as poorly prepared for fighting the war and rebuilding Iraq the day after as one could be.

As we invade Iran, let us reflect on all the fabrications, lies, and historical moments that lead us into war with Iraq. Here's a sad and tragic oldie-but-goodie from George Bush. Now watch this drive!

When George DubyaMD Bush invaded Iraq he started with far higher approval ratings than this. I believe there was near 80% support, or higher, for Bush's invasion in Iraq. if Trump is truly in this kind of a hole already at that start of the Iran War, something tells me it won't be getting better anytime soon. Especially with his political inability to stay on message. At least Bush largely kept all of his lies and BS on message.

I'm filling up today because tomorrow and everyday there after is going to be a lot worse for the near future.

Oil prices are up nearly 8% so far today at over $73/barrel for crude. I suspect with the Straits of Hormuz being completely shutdown now that this problem only escalates and oil prices spike further up. This will of course cause gas prices to climb higher and higher in the coming weeks. People often measure their feelings about inflation on the price of gas. They're already on edge about the cost of living. If and when gas prices jump markedly higher, Trump is going to get ROASTED on gas prices just as Biden did when he was in office. FAFO.

This will be Trump in no time. I wonder what banner he will prematurely raise behind him to celebrate, while the lives of American servicemembers and Iranian civilians continue to be taken by the horrors of this regime change war.

I don't see any reason to pay Gibbs this early. I want to churn and burn him. We need to get as much usage out of him as possible and then make the determination as to whether not he is worth giving a second contract too. He's obviously a very talented player and deserves a second contract given his production and talent-level today. But RBs also fall off quickly and we have no idea what Gibbs will look like in 3-4 years after all of this usage. I'm holding off on paying Gibbs for now.

Boy, him not being a neocon any longer sure didn't last long. Barely over a year. We're right back to all the same lies and talking points we were told in the rush up to the war in Iraq. Different day, new neocons, but same propaganda.

We need all the cap space we can get, so $4 million, while not a lot, is not insignificant. Gibbs has two more years because you can franchise him as well for a 6th year. Not all RBs are worth giving a second contract to. Sometimes, unfortunately, you churn them and burn them. That's why I would rather hold off on paying Gibbs now, because we still have the franchise tag in our back pocket.

Getting a 4th and clearing out the cap space makes this a good deal if there was truly no way to keep Monty here. If Holmes uses that cap space to extend his own guys now and doesn't go into free agency to plug a hole or two I'll be disappointed. If he turns right around this offseason and extends Branch, Gibbs, and LaPorta right away, I don't know that this is the right series of moves at this point in time. Extending Gibbs at this point would be waaaaay too premature. Extending LaPorta, without knowing fully what his long-term health lookout will be is a big risk to take.

Right. This. We had the Iran Nuclear Deal/JCPA that was working.

Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and an active nuclear weapons program, we had to go to war. The MAGA movement has turned into the same neocon movement from the Bush Administration they allegedly opposed. Trump himself has turned into Bush.

Whoever could have predicted this and the tragic strike on a US military base?

The assertion of Iran's nuclear program being nearly complete and able to both enrich uranium and make a functioning bomb or long range missle or ICBM is a lie. This assertion by Donald Trump and the Trump Administration is the new Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction and is seeking to build a nuclear weapons program claim. Iran, based on estimates from the IAEA and other nuclear weapons watchdogs, was likely not nearly as close to having the capabilities necessary to build a bomb, as the Trump Administration's assertion was. This is just like when war criminal George W. Bush and the broader Bush Administration fabricated intelligence and asserted that Saddam Hussein both had weapons of mass destruction and was actively working on a nuclear weapons program to build a bomb. How do gullible people keep falling for this war mongering propaganda?