Clinton calls Trump “unpatriotic.” This is exactly the kind of attack that I’d expect to unravel him, and bait him into making reckless claims of how badass he’ll be as Commander in Chief. Time to grab some popcorn and watch the fireworks.
HOW will he do this? Using his secret plan that the US military does not know about? His secret knowledge (more than the generals!) about how to do this?
This is the very definition of empty posturing.
Trump seems to think that he will simply command something to happen, and therefore it will. He’s a textbook narcissist. Perhaps we should set him down in front of the rising tide, so he can command it to stop.
The fact that you used no fewer than three “weaselly” word constructions* in the first 6 words is really the problem, HD. After everything the man has said and done, you, and his other supporters, still do not have an idea as to what his policy is.
“I think”
“the sense”
“he’s trying”
“is that” is also really just a supposition based upon the preceding weasel words, but I’ll let it stand as a mere conjunction. This sentence has already done enough damage to the idea that you understand his position.
This is also why Trump’s strategy of Thruthiness is depressingly effective, people will infer from his non-statements whatever they already wanted to hear. Maybe HurricaneDitka has some great strategy that he’s envisioning for how American can “prosecute the war more aggressively” in a manner that doesn’t involve us in a deadly, expensive, and ultimately ineffective quagmire like Bush’s aggressive prosecution of a war against the Taliban and al Queda was, and he’s just attached his vision to Trump’s empty posturing. Or maybe HurricaneDitka isn’t envisioning any great strategy but it just comforted by Trump’s soothing words.
Trump: “I know more about ISIS than the Generals do.”
Apologist: “What Trump means is that he thinks that the war against ISIS should be prosecuted more vigorously”
Trump: “My cat’s breath smells like cat food”
Apologist: “What Trump means is that domestic policy needs to be alligned more clearly to meet the needs of Americans”
Trump: “Argle bargle, my penis is the biggest”
Apologist: “What Trump means is that his administration will work hard to provide good medical care to all Americans”
When directly asked about Crimea, he didn’t respond at all and just brushed it off saying “Do you want me to tell you about the things Obama has done”? No cheeto cocksplat, Obama has not invaded a sovereign country and claimed part of it as an integral part of the US. He has not had journalists and political opponents killed (lucky for you) or had non violent activists jailed. If there is any doubt at all that Trump is a Putin patsy, whether knowingly or not, this pretty much settles it.
And he also makes clear the of type of leader he wants to be, an authoritarian strongman, much easier than dealing with this “democracy” stuff. He’s Mussolini Lite, all the fascism without any of the ideology except me, me me,me !
No joke. I was cringing at the mental gymnastics Trump’s military apologists had to perform last night. He’s basically a blank slate for their own opinions.
Your phrasing here seems to imply that a better team and a better memory are somewhat unimportant.
Frankly, I’d agree about the better memory being unimportant (although I expect the President to have at least an average memory), but Trump would not. (I’d supply a cite to his comments about Clinton’s memory making her unfit to be POTUS but I don’t have time to dig it out right now.)
But the “better team” issue… The inadequacy of Trump’s team sends up a huge red flag about his ability to be a decent POTUS. He can’t seem to get a campaign team to supply him with “all the facts and figures” during debate prep? How the hell is he going to put together White House staff that will supply him with all the important facts and figures he’ll need when, say, meeting with the head of state of another country?
I’d say that the ability to accurately recite relevant facts and figures is a fairly important part of the POTUS role.