Donald Trump has issued his latest threat to Iran and said that if officials fail to make a deal with the United States “the whole country is going to get blown up.”

The president also made threats Sunday morning to target civil infrastructure after it was reported that Iranian forces were refusing to allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend.

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    As much as I hate to admit it, because I am one, modern Americans are wimps.

    I mean…we’re letting a criminal pedophile drive our futures into the dirt. As in, we will see a decline in the quality of our lives, for the remainder of our lives.

    It’s not really a matter of opinion. We’re weaklings.

    Whether “America The Brave” was true at some point or just propaganda, the bottom line is we’re completely and totally pathetic right now. An absolutely shameful time to be an American citizen.

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      What exactly are we supposed to do? Our government commands some of the world’s most advanced intelligence agencies. The military would easily crush any armed resistance. But for all the talk of electoralism being ineffective, they managed to oust Orbán in Hungary after 16 years of him ratfucking their democracy. I don’t think the U.S is so far gone that we can’t turn this whole saga into a history lesson in 2028. The path to that starts in the midterms, so we need to vote like the future of this country depends on it because it does.

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        I don’t think the U.S is so far gone that we can’t turn this whole saga into a history lesson in 2028.

        I would have thought the same but you guys (speaking generally of course) reelected the Child Rapist and not 2 weeks ago, still voted a republican back to Congress to replace MTG…

        So yes, there is a theoretical chance to get rid of this problem via voting… but something tells me Americans are unable to learn lessons anymore

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        Oh please. Whoever gets the Dem nomination is going to continue all the evil warmongering and disastrous economic corruption Trump is guilty of, they’ll just be less obnoxious about it.