BREAKING: In a SCATHING statement, Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton just called out Donald Trump's War In Iran for what

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BREAKING: In a SCATHING statement, Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton just called out Donald Trump's War In Iran for what it is: a complete and utter FAILURE.

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[Skittles]

1. PREACH IT BROTHER PAUL

[VBNMW_Realist]

2. Nothing Surprising Here, But A New Low

Everything Donald Trump has done in his life is a lie. His businesses. His actor personality. And now, his presidency. Even though this isn't surprising, it is a new low even for him. He is doing this war to keep the attention off of the Epstein files and also to enrich his cronies by manipulating the stock market.

The thing is, that this war in Iran could be his undoing. Because history has shown that despite higher polarization, the economy is the one issue that really sticks electorally. It sticks more than culture wars or anything. Trump knows this. He rode the coattails of Biden's unpopularity and the messaging on the economy to a narrow victory. Also a non-trivial amount of Trump's base opposes this war in Iran because they sincerely wanted lower prices even though a lot of them are Trumpist enough that they will nod their heads for it and say "muh Christianity for the win" or whatever line Trump wants.

[erronis]

6. Well said. Glad to have your comments here.

You really highlighted his shallow personality - all bluster and noise. I'm so surprised the media and the magats were taken in.

[reACTIONary]

14. Welcome to DU!

[niyad]

19. Welcome to our DU family.

[stillspkg]

23. And

wasn't it first promoted by Russia to get some sanctions lifted?

[Attilatheblond]

28. Looking forward to reading more from you! Welcome to DU

[calimary]

33. GREAT post!

Sure says it all, about the donald.

And welcome to DU! Great to have you here!

[oasis]

3. Obama's JCPOA was tossed for Trump's weak sauce.

Yeah, that too.

[Lovie777]

4. US AG, DOJ, FBI, all of shithole cronies, including the RW corporate media...................

will try and find something on you. Stay safe.

And thank you.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. He's right 👍

[GiqueCee]

7. DON'T EVER FORGET...

... that every breath that Trump takes is, in some way, devoted to his subservience to Vladimir Putin. Putin has owned his sorry ass for decades, but no one in Washington has the balls to call him on it, despite the voluminous proof of his treachery.
Trump is a traitor. So what does that say about those who still support the evil fuck?

[AZ8theist]

21. Yes. Never forget:

[spanone]

8. K&R X'S A MILLION

[question everything]

9. Of course it is utter failure. One does not have to be a military person. The strait of Hormuz

was open. Now this country is releasing Iranian gold - or equivalent - to open it.

And Iran ia planning to start charging toll.

And Iran has its nuclear plan and no one is saying boo.

[Swede]

10. Trump always thinks he's the smartest man in the room. In reality, he's the dumbest.

Anyone who doubts that ain't too bright either.

[thomski64]

17. He is the dumbest motherfucker on the Planet

..and lot people don't know dumb is spelled with a B, did you know that? He didn't..

[progressoid]

11. What goes through "minds" of MAGAs to rationalize this failure.

They voted for no more wars and now they seem to ignore the reality that they got played.

[usonian]

12. Trump won BIGLY! DOUBLE WIN.

1. Higher oil prices for Putin.

2. Epstein out of the headlines for the duration.

Nothing else matters to him.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

13. Iran is Fifth Avenue, but with Muslims. That's the objective.

[70sEraVet]

15. I would also add:

Destroyed any hopes of winning over the Iranian civilian population, by bombing a girls' school and killing almost 200 people (mostly children and women teachers).
NO ONE wants the trump-brand of 'democracy'!

[FakeNoose]

18. Didn't we also bomb fishing boats for NO discernible reason?

It happened multiple times and each one was an act of war. The fishermen weren't doing anything to provoke an attack, they were completely innocent civilians.

[MyOwnPeace]

24. We need to keep.......

the killing of those school kids and boats out there as proof of what an idiot this evil demon is!
And our votes must drive out all of those gutless republicons who didn’t have the balls to vote against the destruction of our democracy.

[HighFired49]

31. Add to that:

Bombing the water supply of two Iranian towns in the desert, just because....

[Permanut]

16. This Navy vet salutes General Eaton.

[IronLionZion]

20. And didn't even distract us from the Epstein Files

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

22. Thousands of Iranians dead & more than 10,000 injured.

When discussing the cost of Trump's idiotic war, we should mention Iranian casualties too, nut just American casualties. In addition, over 50 U.S. bases have been bombed.

[dave99]

26. shitstain MUST be tried as a traitor due to those LOST bases.

[sakabatou]

25. No shit!

We've known that for a long time!

[1WorldHope]

27. Let's get all of our soldiers home before we shame Trump ( well deserved)...

I am afraid he will take it back and start bombing again and unend this crime.

[Martin68]

29. Excellent statement. Now he will have to defend himself from Trump's DOJ.

[Roc2020]

30. no lies detected

scathing

[cer7711]

32. I wish he had mentioned the Iranian casualties as well.

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Like the 100+ girls massacred by us the first day of the war.
Humanity demands their losses weigh equally heavy on the scales of justice.
Anything less when reckoning up the moral cost of this stupid war is simply xenophobic tribalism.

Everyone loses in war.

[Amaryllis]

34. +1000

I believe the euphemism is collateral damage, although is there still some doubt about if the school was intentional?