"Blameless in what 238 deaths in Iranian attack on peacekeeping Marine and french soldiers in Lebanon?"

Do we also get to blame Reagan for not going to war with Iran over that?
Because Reagan Cut And Run after the Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing.
Reagan then sold weapons to the very Ayatollah who did the Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing.
And millions of Republicans think Reagan was our greatest President of their lifetime until Trump.

I think Republicans just worship incompetence.

"Why don't you post with the same level of hatred against other countries that you do against America?"

A person has the strongest emotions for their own country, no?

In other words:
I don't see Danforth posting about other countries with the same level of love he has for America, either.
Do you see that?

There's things you hate about America. Like the way gay marriage became legal. Like mail-in voting.

"what is something you condemn Iran of doing?"

Who even cares?

What changes when I condemn Iran for punishing women with lashes when they don't wear the hijab in public?

We're not bombing Iran for that.

Snoofy,
You are defending Iran.
#165 | Posted by BillJohnson

Defending Iran... for doing what?

Are you of the opinion that our aircraft carrier group is effectively trapped by Iran, and is being prevented to travel to a safe location where the crew can be resupplied?

I'm not sure what you think Iran is even doing, so there's no way for me to know if I support it.

To the extent Iran can defend their country from airstrikes, I find no fault with any country doing that in any situation. Because at the core, countries exist to protect and serve the interests of their civilian population.

"Secretary of the Navy"

Of course. I have nothing. The myriad logistical failures will make for a good documentary someday. Trump is more of a meta-reason.

My guess, until I learned better, when faced with a problem I couldn't solve I just... didn't.

By which I mean, don't we all suspect/hope our would-be Eichmanns have risen to their highest level of incompetence, in this second Trump Junta. Did you see the intro video for the new SBA Administrator? Have forks on the ready to gouge out your eyeballs.

I'm not saying our institutions can survive, but they seem to have some resilience so far.

Isn't this why these were invented in the first place?

What other reason could someone have for buying these?

"how did a carrier strike force run out of logistical support in a war zone?"

We have a President who bankrupted a Casino is how.

Just that simple.
#156 | Posted by BillJohnson

You lied to the United States.
You lied to join the Navy.
Just that simple.

And you dare call me the one who sides with the enemy?
You told a lie, so significant and so sick, they had to kick you out of the Navy for it!

You're the enemy here. The enemy of common decency.
The enemy of people who know it's wrong to lie, even when lying really opens up opportunities you shouldn't have.

You will forever be a liar, about the most important aspect of your own psyche.
You, in that regard, have a lot in common with Trump.
Trump, for example, has a tiny penis, but he likes to believe it's huge.
And you have a tiny intellectual and emotional capacity.

Snoofy,
You never answered my challenge.
#156 | Posted by BillJohnson

I did, though:

you cannot name a single action by Iran that you condemn.
#93 | Posted by BillJohnson

I can name plenty.
None of them justify Trump attacking Iran.
#118 | Posted by snoofy

"You side with the enemy."

I side with The Constitution.
You, and Trump, are enemies of the Constitution.

So you like to watch?
#15 | Posted by fortfisher

There's a word for men who are keenly interested in other men's sexual preferences. Men who ask about other men's sexual practices frequently, publicly, out loud.

That word is homosexual.

^
What's he talking about?

Schools have no right to use tax dollars to bring students to these events.
#12 | Posted by lfthndthrds

^
Conservatives can always figure out a way to make themselves a victim.
#10 | Posted by ClownShack

Iran is causing this, not America's leaders.
#63 | Posted by BillJohnson

calling it a "war of choice" pretends Iran had no role in bringing us here.
#131 | Posted by BillJohnson

^
Notice the goalpost shift. From Iran is "causing this," to Iran had "a role."

I don't think he even realizes he's backpedaling.

My objections to Iran are my own, and I don't owe you any explanations.
#141 | Posted by BillJohnson

A thinking man would owe his own conscience an explanation.

But you're not a thinker. And you don't have any explanation why you support bombing Iran.

You are just going with your gut, and your gut is with Trump. Which is why there's nothing to explain. There's no concepts other than "I love and support Trump" behind your decision making process.

"Trump did not create this conflict."

What created this conflict, BillJohnson?

Was it President Eisenhower, when he okayed CIA Operation Ajax which overthrew Iran's democratically elected leader in 1953?

I really never thought I'd see the day when the left took up arms to defend terrorist and illegal immigrants who commit heinous crimes.
#36 | Posted by lfthndthrds

1. Who's taking up arms?
2. Who are the alleged terrorists?
3. What acts of terror were committed?

4. The Constitution dictates people accused of crimes are entitled to legal defense.
5. Nobody is surprised you don't support the Constitution.
6. Nobody is surprised you don't suppoert the idea that people are "innocent until proven guilty."

You brought up my sexuality to make this personal because you still refuse to address the actual challenge I made.
#123 | Posted by BillJohnson

I brought it up to demonstrate your "condemn Iran" "challenge" is not just a distraction.

It's also a standard you can't hold yourself to.

My discharge from the Navy has nothing to do with Iran
#123 | Posted by BillJohnson

That's correct.

Your discharge from the Navy has everything to do with the United States.

You don't condemn the United States for what they did to you. I do.

Iran, on the other hand, never did anything to me, or to you.

The parents maintain that school officials "knew or should have known of the recurring nature of the challenged field trips, the foreseeable risk that students would be exposed to religious activity and ideological messaging during those events, and the risk that student images would be captured and publicly disseminated in a religious context."

What imagined "risk" exists from First Amendment protected free exercise of Speech and Religion?

I agree that sharing pictures of the students without consent is wrong, but children don't have rights in our society so I'm not sure it matters, and when you're in a public place you have no expectation of privacy (see: Flock).

You and others seem able to condemn Trump, MAGA, and America's actions endlessly
#93 | Posted by BillJohnson

Condemn the United States Navy for kicking you out for being gay.

I can. You can't.

You're nothing without hating gays.

And that puts you a whole lot more aligned with Iran's political leaders than any of us Democrats will ever be!

"Make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory."
I like that idea. It would certainly settle the question of who controls it.
Posted by BillJohnson

Of course you like the idea of taking things by force and without consent!

That's the essence of who you are.

Your emotions tell you you deserve better than what you've worked for.

you cannot name a single action by Iran that you condemn.
#93 | Posted by BillJohnson

I can name plenty.

None of them justify Trump attacking Iran.

"No one is coming for you"

They're coming for more and more people every day.

If I say Iran is responsible for this situation, does that somehow mean I support pedophilia?
#87 | Posted by BillJohnson

It's because you're telling the same lies as the pedophile.

Because you are aligned with the pedophile both politically and morally.

domestic terrorists who illegally sought to impede ICE during Operation Metro Surge.
#8 | Posted by lfthndthrds

That's not really terrorism to you.

There's no way you're that clueless, that you think impeding the police is a terrorist act.

But you are that fascist, that you'll support terrorism charges against anyone who dares opposed the State.

"removing illegal immigrants from within our country."

If only it was that simple!

Camps aren't necessary to remove people from the country.

Why do you support sending people to camps with no trial?

That should seem un-American to you. Reagan apologized for when we did it to Japanese civilians, and we aren't even at war with Brown People Nations.

You simplify things to hide that you're a fascist. You know sending civilians to camps is contrary to a free society. So you try to distract from that part of it.

You know most of the people sent to camps have no criminal record. Yet you pretend it's deterring crime. Sending innocent people to camps is the crime.