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Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 16
Today Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Malachy Browne, and Helene Cooper of the New York Times reported that, according to a preliminary report by military investigators, the U.S. is responsible for the February 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls elementary school that Iranian officials say killed at least 175 people, most of them children. The school building had been part of an adjacent Iranian military base years ago, and it appears the U.S. used outdated information in their targeting of the building.
As the journalists wrote, “Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades.”
On Saturday, when asked about the possibility the U.S. was responsible for the strike, Trump answered: “No. In my opinion and based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran…. We think it was done by Iran. Because they’re very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions. They have no accuracy whatsoever. It was done by Iran.”
On Monday, when a reporter noted that it was likely a Tomahawk missile that hit the school and asked if the U.S. would accept responsibility, Trump responded that “the Tomahawk…is sold and used by other countries,” and suggested that Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
On Tuesday, a reporter asked why Trump said Iran had Tomahawks when only three other U.S. allies and the U.S. have them. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt answered: “The president has a right to share his opinions with the American public, but he has said he’ll accept the conclusion of that investigation, and frankly, we’re not going to be harassed by the New York Times, who’s been putting out a lot of articles on this making claims that have just not been verified by the Department of War, to quickly wrap up this investigation because the New York Times is calling on us to do so.”
Today a reporter confronted Trump, saying: “A new report says that the military investigation has found that the United States struck the school in Iran. As commander-in-chief, do you take responsibility for that?”
Trump answered: “I don’t know about it.”—Heather Cox Richardson
No. of Recommendations: 4
“I don’t know about it.”
It sounds like Trump is pulling a page from Squeaker of the House Johnson's playbook.
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Trump answered: “I don’t know about it.”
Typical "JC", turns into Sergent Schultz "I see nothing, I hear nothing, I know nothing".
Historical context: mistakes like that happen. On December 7th, the Japanese didn't touch the administration building at Pearl Harbor, because it was marked on their maps as "Officer's Club". Years before, before a separate "Officer's Club" building had been built, O Club functions had indeed been held in a part of the admin building. It's God on Earth Trump's embrace of the Jamie Dimon playbook: profess ignorance, and blame "rogue underlings", that he is being called out for.
Three of the Repubs running for Gov of Michigan are "JCs". We are so frelled.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
We are so frelled.
Farscape?
Worth watching?
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Farscape?
Worth watching?
Varies episode to episode, but overall pretty decent.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Varies episode to episode, but overall pretty decent.
There was a low spot in the middle, where it really ran out of gas, but then recovered it's footing a bit.
Fun part was the two main actors, Ben Browder and Claudia Black moved on to the last couple seasons of "Stargate SG-1". Black had some weird chemistry with Michael Shanks, so their two characters interacted, a lot.
Steve
