How you describe your enemies says so much about what you fight for. Making your enemies look weak does not always make you look strong.
Especially if nobody believes you.
Oh…neat our version of Baghdad Bob.
You know that classic strategy: they beg you for mercy, and so you make a deal with them that gives them everything they want, more than they’ve ever had before, and you get nothing you wanted in return? Classic desperation…
Surely everyone knows this but just in case someone isn’t following US politics: Hegseth is full of shit and nothing he says should be trusted even the tiniest bit. It’s all propaganda, lies or, at the absolute best, half-truths. This administration has absolutely no qualms about lying to reporters, the country, and even Trump himself, who is getting at best partial information and very likely completely false information.
It’s been known since 2016 that Trump does not listen to briefings. He needs pictures and videos to understand anything.
His understanding of this conflict comes almost completely from footage of airstrikes. Watching stuff (and people) blow up.
Even that is too much for his current mental capacity. Briefings now consist entirely of Hegseth and Vance going FWOOOSHHH and KABLOOEY with their mouths while running around the oval office with their arms spread open, pretending to be warplanes.
Trump’s advisers look like that lady with everything going into the square hole.
Are the begging Iranian negotiators in the room with us right now, Pete?
“please, please give up everything we ever wanted”
Lying for Jesus
Looking forward to his international tribunal
