QOTD -- "Visibly Petrified"

 

"...This was a reckless war of choice conducted with minimal planning and preparation. It was launched without congressional authorization, without a clearly defined objective, without the necessary military buildup and preparation, without an exit strategy, and without an honest case made to the American people. That is exactly how Forever War starts. Had one iota of thought and planning gone into this by civilian leaders, they may well have concluded the costs weren’t worth launching the operation at that moment.

"The fact that the commander in chief is now visibly petrified and in over his head is not an argument for ending it. It is the argument for ending it — before his fear and incompetence cost more American lives.

"Congress has the power and the obligation to act. That is not a partisan statement. It is a constitutional one. The men and women in uniform executing this mission are doing their jobs with honor and skill. They deserve leaders who have done theirs..." --  vet and former Democratic Rep. Max Rose, at VoteVets's Substack, expressing an evermore common opinion about the lack of strategic thought that preceded the Malignant Fascist launching the strikes on Iran, at the urging of Israel's Netanyahu and Crown Prince Bonesaw of Saudi Arabia.  The MF now seems to be throwing Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, "Whiskey Pete" Hegseth, and Li'l Marco Rubio under the bus for their ignorant assessment of the status of Iran's nuclear capability.