"There are many ways a country can decline.

[craigduncan@mastodon.au]

@wdlindsy

Trump doesn't need a punch in the face. He needs organised removal, restraint. The notion of restraint on abuse of power in USA is AWOL.

[rainbowfrog@mastodon.top]

@wdlindsy

yep : helping an ally who is attacked is normal (that's what NATO was about)

but nope : you'll need to clean your own shit ! we are not your servants...

[doppelganger75@mastodon.world]

@wdlindsy Why can't the WH docs will just put him down like a lame racehorse? One can dream.

[edsanders2@mstdn.social]

@wdlindsy

I keep thinking about Argentina. Once, among the wealthiest nations on earth, it spiraled downward after it ignored its Constitution and power was concentrated into the executive office.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"The foolery reached new heights over the weekend as President Trump veritably begged other nations, including rival China, to rescue him from his self-own in the Strait of Hormuz. …

The headlines are almost comical:

WaPo: Trump urges world to help open Strait of Hormuz

Politico: Trump demands ‘about 7′ countries join coalition to police Iran’s Strait of Hormuz"

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #Canada #NATO #allies
/20

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/desperate-trump-begs-for-help-to

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"WSJ: White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis

Bloomberg: Trump Floats Xi Summit Delay If China Doesn’t Help in Hormuz

NYT: Nations Respond With Caution to Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz

While accurate, the headlines don’t quite do justice the mix of magical thinking, narcissistic indignation, and pseudo-economics Trump spent the weekend trafficking in."

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #Canada #NATO #allies
/21

[infoseepage@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy Very clear that this war was ordered and initiated without a lot of preparation and thought as how to counter what was the most obvious Iranian countermove. The Trump regime went to war on near impulse. Thousands have already died and the world economy will be crippled all because the world refused to say NO with a firm enough voice. The US is a global pariah and must be maximally opposed, not simply countries refusing to add their own forces to the fray.

[blumine@troet.cafe]

@wdlindsy But this "stupid man" has been elected although poeple knew it before the elections.
And even now there are still too many people that support him.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Blumine Yes. I can't imagine that any of the commentators I excerpt above is suggesting otherwise.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"Two brutal lessons from the Strait of Hormuz crisis:

1. No matter how powerful your navy or how big your superpower status, if geography isn’t in your favour, you’re stuck.

2. Treat your allies with respect."

~ Brown Reporter

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #Canada #NATO #allies
/22

https://www.threads.com/@brownreporterofficial/post/DV7fBrGDHzv

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"Because when you’ve spent years bullying and humiliating them, pulling out of alliances, slapping tariffs, threatening to abandon NATO and then one day you desperately need them to help you open a 33km strait, don’t be surprised when nobody is in a rush to answer your call."

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #Canada #NATO #allies
/23

[six_grandfathers_mountain@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy
RE
#narcissistic indignation, and pseudo #economics #Trump spent the weekend trafficking in

damn strait !

I heard on #MSNOW that #Iran will not interfere with oil tankers if the currency payment is #RMB (renminbi) commonly called #Yuan

Actually the leftwing news reports (past few days) oil IS PASSING #Hormuz if going to China and the rightwing news says total blockage

The History of Why Oil Is Sold in Dollars
https://www.faf.ae/home/2026/3/16/why-iran-wants-oil-paid-in-chinese-currency-at-the-worlds-most-critical-oil-passage-beginners-guide-to-petrodollars-and-the-hormuz-strategy

[solownh@mstdn.party]

@wdlindsy

Alas, a lesson the self-deluded man child and his minions will never learn.

[thad@brontosin.space]

@wdlindsy I'd probably choose a different word than "understand".

I'd probably avoid "learn", too.

[extra_special_carbon@mastodon.world]

@Safi74138 @wdlindsy Well they are now. Hopefully this miscalculation will topple him. It’s certainly made the US vulnerable. Maybe that’s not all bad when we elect guys like that.

[debc@sfba.social]

@wdlindsy Don's on TV right now begging for help because of his latest FAFO.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Safi74138 Stupidity is definitely dangerous.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

“'Demand their participation'? 'Calling upon the world to take care of this problem'? Mike Waltz’s dumb boss (and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu) decided to do this dumb shit. The rest of the world does not have to be dragged because after they dove into this without consulting them, Leroy Jenkins-style."

~ Michael Mora

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #Europe #Canada #NATO #allies
/24

https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-idiots-demand-worlds-help-winning

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"Major media aren’t paying enough attention to how Israel’s Bibi Netanyahu manipulated Trump into the war. Early on, WaPo had a strong story about Netanyahu’s prodding, and the NYT has addressed the risks of the U.S.-Israel war alliance. But more must be written."

~ Mark Jacob

#Trump #Hegseth #Netanyahu #Bibi #Iran #war #stupidity #media
/25

https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/trump-cant-handle-the-truth-about

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"I have been saying since the beginning that America is playing checkers while Iran plays chess, but it’s worse than that. American leadership is utterly incoherent: We won, but we need help. We hate our allies; but will our adversaries please come bail us out?"

Jonathan V. Last

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity
/26

http://thebulwark.com/p/the-war-developments-that-should