Norman Ornstein: An utter and ongoing embarrassment

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the washington post op-ed page gets more horrifying every week

Link to tweet

USA, a rogue nation supported by Amazon Prime, Bezos.

[highplainsdem]

1. That insanity was written by Marc Thiessen. Link to another paper with the full opinion piece:

https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/article_b3d1c186-8ec9-42b9-a1e5-bbd57960d91e.html

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First, the president should direct Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of Centcom, to complete America’s military objectives. That means eliminating the remainder of Iran’s offensive military capabilities — including its ballistic missile, drone and defense industrial capability.

Second, once Iran’s offensive missile capacity has been fully suppressed, the United States can take Kharg Island — through which 90 percent or more of Iran’s oil flows. This will give Trump a stranglehold on Iran’s economy, which he can leverage to force the regime to allow the U.S. to come in and remove all of the country’s enriched uranium. If Iran does not agree, he can destroy the export infrastructure on the island, eliminating the regime’s ability to earn hard currency to rebuild its military and spread terror across the region.

Third, secure Iran’s enriched uranium by establishing a virtual perimeter around it. Declare any sites harboring what Trump calls “nuclear dust” to be no-go zones for the Iranian regime — a “circle of death” that will be monitored 24/7. Enforce the perimeter by killing any Iranian who enters that circle.

Fourth, carry out a final barrage of leadership strikes, eliminating the Iranian officials who had been spared for the purpose of negotiations. Iran’s leaders must be made to understand that their lives literally depend on reaching a negotiated settlement to Trump’s liking. If they refuse to do so, they will be killed.

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The 5th recommendation was to declare major combat operations at an end and inform Iran's remaining leaders that they will also be killed if they do anything the Trump regime doesn't like.

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3. The war criminal cabal.

Unreal. Thank you for the post.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. The 5th recommendation also says to kill anyone who build drones

Thiessen was a Dubya speechwriter, and was on the WP op-ed page long before Bezos forced it hard right. But he's taken it as permission to let his freak flag fly.

[republianmushroom]

2. Is there a new TACO deadline ? Asking for a friend.

[struggle4progress]

4. An international war crimes tribunal seems more and more the only option

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6. 100% agree.

We owe it to ourselves and the world, imho.

[Mysterian]

7. Bring back the guillotines

for evil people like Bezos.

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8. He has evil intent, I don't see evidence that he has no idea what the

consequences are for society.