The Republican president has previously referred to fallen American service personnel as “suckers” and “losers.” He has never served in the military, having in fact dodged the Vietnam War draft on five occasions. The last of those owed to a bone spur diagnosis. It’s a condition that usually affects elderly individuals. He was 22 at the time.

Trump has similarly threatened to invade U.S. allies Panama, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, and Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a fellow NATO member.

The MAGA president’s growing, campaign-promise-busting appetite for military engagement also comes amid his bitter disappointment at being passed over for last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, despite a concerted public and private push by his allies. It was previously awarded to his Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama.

In a letter regarding that snub, Trump wrote to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in January that “considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.”

The Norwegian government is not affiliated with the Nobel Committee, which decides independently to whom it will grant its awards. Trump’s claim to have stopped eight wars remains highly disputed.

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[–] 242 points 6 months ago (3 children)

"In order to get elected BarackObama will start a war with Iran" - Trump, Nov 29, 2011

"BarackObama will attack Iran to get re-elected." - Trump, Jan 17, 2012

"Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike on Libya or Iran. He is desperate." - Trump, Oct 9, 2012

"I predict that President Obama will at some point start a war with Iran in order to save face!" - Trump, Sept 16, 2013

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    [–] 125 points 6 months ago (10 children)

    Wars should be fought by their leaders, not their citizens.

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  • [–] 96 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    "Why don't presidents fight the wars? Why do they always send the poor?"

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  • [–] 36 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    “Politicians hide themselves away
    They only started the war
    Why should they go out to fight?
    They leave that role to the poor”

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    [–] 88 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    He's literally paraphrasing Farquaad at this point.

    "Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make!"

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    I wonder if he'd be a better person if he'd seen Shrek as a child. I know Shrek is Dreamworks, but has anyone tried sitting him down and showing him Pixar's catalogue? Maybe something humane will click... I'd start with Inside Out, and then maybe freak him out a bit with Up.

    Who am I kidding, he'd probably walk away in the end thinking "What was the point of that? I'm already trying to do Wall-E."

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    I'm ashamed he's my president but I'm more ashamed that a significant number of my fellow Americans don't just tolerate his words and behavior, they fully and enthusiastically support them.

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  • [–] 51 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    You're not responsible for being born on the same plot of land as a bunch of morons you don't even know

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  • [–] 28 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Thank you for this. I hope the rest of humanity sees it your way when this is over.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago

    Many won't. And that is understandable. But our only hope for the Star Trek future I've wanted since a kid is international solidarity among average people, regardless of what their stupid governments do.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately, I know some of these morons. They were removed from my circle of friends.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    I also have "lost" "friends" because they couldn't pull their heads out of their asses.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago

    It's funny how many on the far right are doing the reactionary centrist pikachu face over normal Americans cutting them off. They act like it's the liberals that are being unreasonable.

    I just saw a clip of that dumbass Watters complaining about this phenomenon. Do they really think they have some kind of right to be the very worst of people and others are supposed to invite them over to their houses for things like Thanksgiving? Or that women have to not only date them, but consider them marriage material?

    They like to pretend they are being cut off for merely being "conservative", as if it was just about something like deregulation and tax policy. If that being "conservative" didn't include so many truly gross things like misogyny and nativism and xenophobia and xtian theocracy and racism and so on, I doubt anyone would cut them off socially.

    People are so tired of their shit and the fact that it has personal consequences for them makes them so mad.

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  • [–] 63 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    How can he betray the ideals of the FIFA Peace Prize and the Bored of Peace so easily?!

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  • [–] 44 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    The pedo sack of shit and his thugs strike again by murdering innocent people and wasting billions from the US treasury. All this shit to distract from the Epstein files.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It's not just to distract from the Epstein files, that's a sweet little benefit of course, but it's mainly just a continuation of the exact same US imperialism that has been ignored for nearly a century. They didn't need Epstein files to invade Afghanistan, or Iraq, or any of the dozens of nations subjected to US interventionism. The Epstein class have been fucking all of us over for decades, they just enjoy it with kids more.

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    [–] 31 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    In a letter regarding that snub, Trump wrote to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in January that “considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.”

    This is revolting, we are fucked. What a weenie

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    [–] 29 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    You guys are so fucking cooked down there.

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    [–] 28 points 6 months ago

    Imagine dying to protect a paedo from the repercussions of his many decades of raping children.

    Here lies Chad DudeMcHamburger.
    Blown to pieces in Iran for a person who didn't, and still doesn't, give a shit about anyone, even his own children.
    Rest in peace knowing that you were a distraction from the kiddie fiddling for a few days.
    RIP.

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  • [–] 24 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Could you imagine if ol' bone spurs had actually went to Vietnam?

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    [–] 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    He doesn’t care because his family is not fighting in it.

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    [–] 22 points 6 months ago

    Go and die for your overlords then. Fucking disgrace of a country and I hope we fail.

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    Send the maga maggots first

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    [–] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    But, but, but "peace president"!

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    [–] 13 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Man i hope these fuckers die there.

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    [–] 13 points 6 months ago

    Yes, but that's a price he's perfectly willing to pay. Until the country in question bends the knee to the new emperor orangue - Lord President Trumpsky will slaughter as many people as he needs, American, enemy, doesn't matter... it's a money thing. Has nothing to do with countries - people like trump think they're above countries.

    I hear he's going to start up the draft again. They need bodies to toss into the mulching machine. 18 (or earlier) to 40 eligible for the draft. Hillbilly shitkicking goat roping jerkoffs welcome of any age. You old fat guys make good sand bags.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Bone spurs are actually a VERY common Medical Discharge with Full Benefits from Boot Camp. My division alone had around 12% of the recruits develop bone spurs from marching with full rucksacks. This was the Navy, I can't even imagine how bad it is in the Army and Marines. That being said, we know what causes it in young people. Excessive marching. I seriously doubt that Drumpf was even in marching band. (I was in marching band, and thought those marching drills were excessive, until I got to Boot Camp.)

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago

    It bring a common discharge reason was probably specifically why that diagnosis was used. As with most things, he didn't learn enough about it to make the lie convincing, i.e. he'd have to show up to boot and actually do something for a bit in order to get them.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Can someone explain to me why the Trump administration isn't afraid of a military coup?

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