Do you think this Iran attack will help Trump win again in 2020?

[OliverQ]

Historically, wars have boosted Presidential elections, especially Republicans. That's of course why Trump is doing this, and based on responses from Republicans and his supporters over this, they think this is awesome.

Will this be enough to push him over the edge? I seriously cannot handle another 5 years of this.

[dhill926]

1. yes....

[UniteFightBack]

2. I don't want to jump to conclusions because this hasn't played out yet but I SAY NO friggin way. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. No. He'll screw it up.

[Turbineguy]

27. Ding-ding!

We have a winner.

[Sneederbunk]

4. How many American lives will this cost?

[Takket]

5. If Iran retaliates, yes

If they retaliate and give drumpf an excuse for all out war, he will be re-elected.

[UniteFightBack]

12. The American people whether right or left do not want a war with Iran. Period. He will not

be re-elected and this is another reason as to why.

[bdamomma]

19. This will

push Americans into the streets, we do not want war. This POS is a fucking bully, and he will place blame on someone else.

No one will help us, we don't have freaking allies any more. Plus they have NO diplomacy strategy.

[John Fante]

20. The American people are not going to get behind

Trump on this one. He's the idiot who escalated tensions with Iran in the first place.

[pangaia]

33. The American people are not going to get behind Trump on this one...

Well, the same american people who despise trump won;t, and the american people who love him will...

[RhodeIslandOne]

41. A lot of alt righters voted for him because he promised essentially isolationism

They claim to be offended by his associating with guys like Bolton and others from the Bush era.

He should lose them if they are honest about their beliefs, though I suppose he may gain back some neo-cons.

[vercetti2021]

6. This isnt 9/11

This was totally unprecedented and also very very stupid. Fear isnt gonna work unless nukes start flying

[Liberal In Texas]

7. I'm sure he hopes so.

It's what he accused Obama of thinking about doing before his reelection.

Also, who's going to care about impeachment if we have a hot war going.

[cilla4progress]

8. He"s unleashing

hell.

[lunasun]

9. Imo yes

[John Fante]

10. If Trump goes to war

he'll get crushed like McCain in 2008. Maybe worse. After the debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan, this country has no stomach for war.

I think Trump will lose decisively to Biden anyway, but an increase in hostilities with Iran would ensure his defeat.

[UniteFightBack]

13. Yes this! nt

[pangaia]

34. Who is "this country?"

The sane or the insane??

[braddy]

11. We have zero idea how this will play out, good, bad, or meaningless.

[rzemanfl]

14. If it were not for Republicans we would not be in Iraq.

Just sayin'.

[Polly Hennessey]

15. No.

It seems a little too convenient.

[dewsgirl]

16. No.

[DinahMoeHum]

17. NO.

n/t

[bronxiteforever]

18. Nope.

[Xolodno]

21. The Gulf of Tonkin...

...was bullshit.

But it worked because "we were attacked".

Bush had plenty of good will due to 9/11....his Iraq war tanked his popularity, the economy tanked it ever further than thought possible.

When the Marine Barracks were attacked in Lebanon, Reagan realized we would get caught up in a civil war that would bleed us, so he got us the hell out of it. It was a good decision.

This shit won't help him, except with his base....witch he already had. I'd bet even Bolton thinks this was a bad idea.

[mopinko]

22. i dunno. some of the deplorables think he is the peace president.

i shit you not.

[Cosmocat]

32. They will turn on a dime

Cause there heartstone is reaction to the evil liberals ...

[bearsfootball516]

23. No.

[Miguelito Loveless]

24. Pretty much clinches it

Trump wins with an election, or without one.

[vercetti2021]

25. Based on what?

[Miguelito Loveless]

28. Seven simple steps

1) Start a war in the Middle East.

2) Provoke them into attacking U.S. targets, especially civilian.

3) Create chaos in U.S., so that Trump can denounce people calling for his impeachment as “traitors”

4) Incite mob violence against Trump critics/media/Democrats/foreigners

5) Declare martial law.

6) Cancel elections, or simply disrupt vote counting in Blue states/cities.

7) Civil war, or dictatorship, or both.

[vercetti2021]

29. If any of that happens it ends in civil conflict

End of the story. Putin finally gets his wet dream. US in ruins. No one will bow to a Trump dictatorship

[Miguelito Loveless]

31. Putin needs a puppet in the U.S.

to keeps the country in his camp.

No one will bow to a Trump dictatorship

It seems to me that the U.S. military just bowed to Trump, and will continue to do so no matter what crimes they are asked to commit.

[kurtcagle]

36. I'm not sure they did

I get a sense that this may have bypassed the joint chiefs.

[Miguelito Loveless]

38. Soldiers follow orders

no matter how criminal.

[Demsrule86]

26. No...war is not popular when you have been at it for 20 years

[onecaliberal]

30. IMO this was really fucking stupid. There are ALOT of soft targets

Dumpco isn’t going to like the retaliation. And there WILL BE retaliation. When Iran chooses.

[kurtcagle]

35. Nope

There's no American causus belli here, and frankly its rather embarrassingly obvious that this was done at Trump's behest (and likely bypassing the Joint Chiefs of Staff). Moreover, a war with Iran will give the Iranians an excuse to put a stranglehold on the Straits of Hormuz, which will send oil prices skyrocketing. Most Europeans do not support the US sanctions on Iran to begin with, but they're really not going to be happy with a pitched battle in the gulf.

What's more, with the US occupied in the Middle East, it draws troops out of NATO, which gives Putin a chance to invade the Baltic States, complete its takeover of the Ukraine and at a minimum re-establish the old USSR borders. It gives China an opportunity to flex its muscles in aid of its ally, Iran, and likely will result in the reoccupation of Taiwan. Finally, in the confusion, all of the other dominos, such as North Korea invading South Korea, will begin to fall as well. This will all happen quickly, within months.

Happy 2020!

[ooky]

37. Sure. As soon as he says how he's going to pay for the trillions it would cost.

Probably would have been better to leave the nuclear agreement in place. Everything has escalated ever since he broke it.

If nothing else he will be the most destructive president ever.

[TomSlick]

39. More importantly at this point, Trump thinks so.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

40. The Republicans will support him 100%.

Fat Donnie's approval among Repugs has never gotten below 90%. Most of the time it's been 98%. This will solidify his base, too, because it reinforces the image he's been creating of a "strong leader."