Trump says he Ordered Airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia

Monday, February 03, 2025

Donald Trump says he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others from the organization in Somalia.

Posted by truthhurts at 08:33 AM | 26 COMMENTS | permalink

President Trump ordered airstrikes on Saturday against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, the first major U.S. military operation overseas since he took office.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Comments

China and Russia just love it when the US pisses off all of Africa by conducting missile strikes on cave-dwellers.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-01 04:27 PM

I am more concerned about ------- getting a taste for killing.

#2 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-02-01 04:45 PM

He's giving himself a tax cut so he doesn't have to pay for it.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-01 05:23 PM

WAR.. Trump will start Wars.

He's obsessed with being, the Bestest President Ever.

That means being a Wartime President.

Besides, he's kinda Vicious in general. War will hone and develop that.

He will get Chubby's for the first time in years.

Interesting Times.

I know why the Chinese consider that a Curse.

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-01 06:05 PM

The glee that underscores is ---- social post is very troubling. This is not something a sociopath comes back from.

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-02-01 06:42 PM

I thought his lack of foreign intervention was a main selling point ...

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-01 07:57 PM

was a main selling point ...

Have you ever compared a real Big Mac to the picture of it on the menu?

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-01 08:07 PM

He's a fat incontinent ------

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-01 10:04 PM

#4 Whole Foods (an ad on the DR front page) has that sign in their window. Shop there often?

#9 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-02-01 10:08 PM

What will happen under Donald, starting not all that long from now:

1) An economic recession, at least. Be prepared for MAGA to earnestly debate the definition of economic defeat.

2) A War (s). Be prepared for MAGA to earnestly debate the definition of war (s).

3) A plague. A very easy prediction, given history.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-02 08:43 AM

Americans as a rule don't like history and therefore take no warnings from history.

But Americans strangely don't like the present and also don't take warnings from the present.

Americans don't like to warned. It pisses them off.

Many of us are determined to walk into spinning propellers.

And take those who prefer not to be chopped to pieces with them.

#11 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-02 08:46 AM

The first two weeks of the Orange Messiah's Caliphate have been awful. Just as stinking bad as our imaginations told us they would be.

We are at the part of "Godzilla" where freighters are being sunk on the high seas.

The monster is going to find Tokyo soon.

#12 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-02 08:49 AM

via GIPHY

#13 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-02 09:01 AM

Americans as a rule don't like history and therefore take no warnings from history.

But Americans strangely don't like the present and also don't take warnings from the present.

Americans don't like to warned. It pisses them off.

Many of us are determined to walk into spinning propellers.

And take those who prefer not to be chopped to pieces with them.

Posted by Zed at 2025-02-02 08:46 AM | Reply

I've been doing some reading of late and the last time our country had an American firster movement was a hundred years ago. Back then American Conservatives aligned themselves with Hitler in a war against Communism. Today American Conservatives have aligned themselves with Trump and Putin in a war against liberalsm. I believe that we are headed for another World War like what happened the last time. In order words. We're so effing screwed. Oh and the Democratic party is of no help either since they have moved further to the right. I don't know what the answer is but we'll need to come up with something. I fear for my county. I really do.

#14 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-02 09:02 AM

#13 | Posted by fortfisher

You're one of those who are going to die or be impoverished from some Donald-related cause over the next several years.

MAGA always proves itself too stupid to live. Or to keep its money.

Why don't you clean out the piggy and see if you can afford an egg for breakfast?

#15 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-02 09:54 AM

I fear for my county. I really do.

#14 | Posted by LauraMohr

Anyone who loves the United States is concerned right now.

It will be much, much easier for the public to see the Donald Disasters with their own eyes than people like FORT to admit them.

There were Donald Disasters over this last week, Donald's first week.

Fort's not admitting them now.

Like Donald himself, he can keep up the pretense indefinitely.

#16 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-02 10:00 AM

Zed,

You have been predicting outright Armageddon over this election. Until a once in a century pandemic things were pretty decent during his first term on the whole.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 01:03 PM

Meant to type Apocalypse, not Armageddon.

#18 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 01:05 PM

You have been predicting outright Armageddon over this election

#17 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER A

1) "Outright Armageddon" would mean that Donald is in fact the Anti-Christ after all.

2) Only an idiot would say that the first days of Donald's new infestation have been anything but horrible.

#19 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-03 01:08 PM

things were pretty decent during his (Donald's) first term on the whole.

#17 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

"Pretty decent"?

"on the whole"?

Listen to yourself.

I have to tell you that I don't recall the good part of Donald's first term at all.

Likely because it never existed.

#20 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-03 01:11 PM

"Apocalypse" means to reveal what is hidden.
"Armageddon" is the place where the Apocalypse takes place in Revelation. "Tel Meggido" It's a place in Israel.

#21 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-02-03 01:12 PM

7 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

I don't know why you have such trouble identifying Donald's first term as being a failure.

#22 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-03 01:46 PM

I don't know why you have such trouble identifying Donald's first term as being a failure.

Posted by Zed at 2025-02-03 01:46 PM | Reply

Because he belongs to the MAGA Trumper cult. That's why.

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-03 01:56 PM

#22. Zed,

Do you view the Abraham Accords negatively?

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-03 01:56 PM

Yeah Trump was so good that he was laughed at on the world stage.