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Listen, I know that nobody needs my hot take on what’s happening in the Middle East, but this is truly whack. The Trump regime has literally stranded upwards of 1,500 American civilians abroad. They were not warned not to travel to the Middle East before they left for their trips, and now they have no clear way to get home.
As someone who has consulted the US State Department (and enrolled in its Smart Traveler Program) before going abroad, I find this very disconcerting. Is it even safe to travel abroad now? Is the United States Department of State still a trustworthy institution? Have they fired so many experts that only unqualified people are making the big decisions? Are they just WINGING this whole damn thing???
(I’m still hoping for the best, but realistically—expecting the worst.)
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They are absolutely winging it, with no thoughts to the safety of the American people or its servicemen and women. That’s what happens when your entire cabinet is inept and unqualified.
For the first time in his life my Marine Corps husband… Vietnam Veteran, 22 years active duty to include Beirut and Bosnia… isn’t recommending joining the military. That speaks volumes.
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Wow, that does indeed speak volumes. Very sobering. Thank you to your husband for his extraordinary service. 🇺🇸
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Not only are they bringing in, they also claimed that they took out Iran’s nuclear facilities, five or six months back. Which one was it? Now, Iran is attacking everybody.
And this guy publicly said, on numerous occasions, that he deserved the Nobel peace prize 🤦♂️
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*winging it
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It’s scary the level of incompetence on display right now.
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I had heard, I’m sure you probably heard this too, that the Trump’’s handful of possible successors for the leadership of Iran were actually killed in the initial bombing.
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I did. Like…what!? Did they think any of this through??
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Learned today that the attack on the girls’ school was supposedly from outdated maps?!?!?!
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Oh god, had not heard that.
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Another oil war, Another war to pit Shia and Sunni Muslims against eachother. USA a client state for Isreal, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. Decades of American foreign policy at play.
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We have a shitty track record, don’t we?
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I keep thinking it can’t possibly get much worse, and then…another day occurs. This is truly terrifying and further proves this admin does not care about us at all.
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It really is so scary.
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It feels like a bunch of amateurs running the show, not thinking everything through. I still haven’t heard of a compelling reason to jump into this mess. I imagine the exit/end game hasn’t even been thought through yet. Ridiculous.
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And the number of different countries involved now! It’s honestly so scary.
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OMG, it’s so scary.
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Especially now with so many countries involved…
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I know. 😔
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