Trump was briefed several times on Iran’s intentions with the Strait of Hormuz, which has now become the country’s strongest leverage.

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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeatedly warned Trump that Iran would likely disrupt the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. attack, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

Trump, 79, told his administration that he thought Iran would capitulate to the U.S. before it closed the Strait, adding that even if the Strait was threatened, the U.S. military could handle it.

  • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    I stood up in front of a draft board in my ultra-conservative home town and told them why I was a conscientious objector. They asked me some tough questions, I answered them as best I could, and they gave me CO status.

    No lying was needed. Trump didn’t have the guts to stand up and say he opposed the war. He didn’t have the guts to leave the country. He just didn’t want to go fight himself, because he was (and is) a fucking coward.

    But it ain’t me. I ain’t no millionaire’s son. And if that draft board had decided the other way, I’d probably have ended up raising alpacas in British Columbia like some of my friends did.