Duke of Bullshit: "The" Donald

[Icarus]

Best that he does not play chess.  He seems incapable of anticipating or calculating the probability of moves by other players, such as Canada. I suspect that Trump would succumb to "Fools Mate".

Chess be damned, he has parlayed his early presidency into a hugely profitable scheme.  I mean.... What the hell?  Watches, bitcoin, now telephones, are all  big time profit makers for he and his family. Then there were bibles and Trump trading cards, Trump water,Trump steaks, Trump Sneakers, Trump Sunglasses, and Trump University.  Oh wait. The Trump university thing was not a profit maker.     

[Dark Lightning]

Crashed and burned some casinos, as well.

[Recusant]

He cheats at golf but he can't at chess.

Didn't go on to the other links but found this mildly amusing. The reverse charisma of the youtuber didn't hamper it much. 

I agree with the comments of my two fellow members above. It's always been all about the grift with the Donald. The memecoins are *chef's kiss* for outright unashamed venal corruption.

Some sideways New York connections resulted in the misfortune of my being aware of the existence of that pestilent fool well before he got real national exposure. I noted the piggish look to his eyes even then. That in combination with absurd tinted thatch, tinted face, and the way he arches his upper lip gives him an unmistakably porcine effect. It's only progressed over the years. He wouldn't be out of place as an ambitious but inept player in the Harkonnen family. 

[zorkan]

Best that he does not play chess.  He seems incapable of anticipating or calculating the probability of moves by other players, such as Canada. I suspect that Trump would succumb to "Fools Mate".

We're mere spectators to a game where Putin plays chess and Trump plays checkers on the same board.
Trump's art of the deal might work in business but not in politics.

On the Jonathan v (the unbeatable) Stockfish video the machine makes a disastrous mistake near the end.
Similar to Kasparov (the unbeatable) v Deep Blue where the human makes a disastrous mistake.
Makes you think.

[Tank]

I just sit here waiting for next horrific example of how not to behave.

[Icarus]

next horrific example ? how about the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites.  Dumbfuck needed to play with his toys I reckon. 

[Asmodean]

Well... It's far too early to say, but that particular sorry affair may be looking rather good.

I'm being optimistic here, as without regime change, they will just rebuild their enrichment capacity and move on their merry way to having some shroom boom. Still... Mebbe not this decade.

It's as they say; a problem delayed is a problem avoided.

[billy rubin]

its a very different approach from what was tried and failed in north korea.

there, th evarious american administrations went for promises of sanction relief, and international recognition, and so on, while nort korea plunged full ahead, sanctions or no. and they built a bomb, and now nobody fucks with them.

iran actually tried cooperating in the earlier nuclear deal, until trump broke it. now they know that the only thing that will keep them safe from the west is a bomb.

israel keeps murdering university professors and nuclear scientists there, trying to cut the heads off the hydra, but this attack may simply unite all iranians on both sides.

the real question i am interested in having answered is about them: will this attack from the western axis make the iranians stop, or just make them build their bunkers deeper? or, as an alternative, make them try to buy a nuclear bomb from north korea?

nobody is talking about that yet.

[Asmodean]

or, as an alternative, make them try to buy a nuclear bomb from north korea?

nobody is talking about that yet.

A bomb is pretty useless on that scale. I suspect they want production capability of such-like.

[billy rubin]

one bomb would go a long way to discouraging the sorts of pre-emptive  visits of the sort trump just delivered tho.

if they try a conventional build up there will just be more airstrikes.

im anticipating american ground troops before very long.

[Icarus]

At the risk of being arrested for treason I will ask a loaded question............If Pakistan, India, North Korea, and the rest of us can have nukes, why can Iran not have one or more of them? 

I am certainly not in favor of nuclear bomb proliferation, but who the hell gets to decide?

Another thought......  Ukraine is being systematically destroyed by missiles, drones and whatever means the Russians can muster. The Ukrainian people did not start the war, they have fought valiantly, nearly three years now, with only modest result. If Ukraine had nukes would they, should they, use them on Russia?

[Vocaloldfart]

I agree with billy rubin. Many nations have atomic weapons, who has the right to impose conditions on any other nation?
So far the US is the only nation that has used the atomic bomb. Should not the US be banned from developing atomic weapons?

Me thinks, Israel also having the bomb, will use it as soon as they see a chance of getting away with it.
Just a thought.

[Asmodean]

one bomb would go a long way to discouraging the sorts of pre-emptive  visits of the sort trump just delivered tho.

I doubt it. In a regime as likely to use it as Iran, I suspect that if anything, it would encourage preemptive strike to remove their capability to use it.

Now, 50-60 warheads spread every-huwhich-way may have been a bit more of a deterrent.

if they try a conventional build up there will just be more airstrikes.

im anticipating american ground troops before very long.

I highly doubt that the US will invade. Small scale special forces operations may, however, be a thing... But then, it's quite likely that those would be Israeli spec-ops, not American.

I agree with billy rubin. Many nations have atomic weapons, who has the right to impose conditions on any other nation?

Whoever can, and stands to gain enough from it. That's why my nation, for instance, is practically a vassal state of the EU.

So far the US is the only nation that has used the atomic bomb. Should not the US be banned from developing atomic weapons?

They'd probably find the attempt to ban them from anything of that nature rather cute - while at best completely ignoring it.

Me thinks, Israel also having the bomb, will use it as soon as they see a chance of getting away with it.
Just a thought.

Based on..?

[Vocaloldfart]

one bomb would go a long way to discouraging the sorts of pre-emptive  visits of the sort trump just delivered tho.

I doubt it. In a regime as likely to use it as Iran, I suspect that if anything, it would encourage preemptive strike to remove their capability to use it.

Now, 50-60 warheads spread every-huwhich-way may have been a bit more of a deterrent.

if they try a conventional build up there will just be more airstrikes.

im anticipating american ground troops before very long.

I highly doubt that the US will invade. Small scale special forces operations may, however, be a thing... But then, it's quite likely that those would be Israeli spec-ops, not American.

I agree with billy rubin. Many nations have atomic weapons, who has the right to impose conditions on any other nation?

Whoever can, and stands to gain enough from it. That's why my nation, for instance, is practically a vassal state of the EU.

So far the US is the only nation that has used the atomic bomb. Should not the US be banned from developing atomic weapons?

They'd probably find the attempt to ban them from anything of that nature rather cute - while at best completely ignoring it.

Me thinks, Israel also having the bomb, will use it as soon as they see a chance of getting away with it.
Just a thought.

Based on..?

The Israeli Defense Force.  An assumption based on their past achievements at circumventing nearly all international laws, War conventions ,most ethical laws and conventions and flagrant human rights abuses.
These animals seem to be capable capable of anything.
 

[Asmodean]

The Israeli Defense Force.  An assumption based on their past achievements at circumventing nearly all international laws, War conventions ,most ethical laws and conventions and flagrant human rights abuses.
These animals seem to be capable capable of anything.

This translates to "nothing."

I'm certain Israel would use their nuclear arsenal if under a nuclear attack. Barring that, however, they quite simply don't need to. Their conventional forces are highly competent, and they have allies to lean on.