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underpants

(195,888 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:36 AM 11 hrs ago

Sen. Kaine " Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize....?"

“Has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East? Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize that we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he ripped it up during his first term?

“For months, I have raised hell about the fact that the American people want lower prices, not more war—especially wars that aren’t authorized by Congress, as required by the Constitution, and don’t have a clear objective. These strikes are a colossal mistake, and I pray they do not cost our sons and daughters in uniform and at embassies throughout the region their lives. The Senate should immediately return to session and vote on my War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in hostilities against Iran. Every single Senator needs to go on the record about this dangerous, unnecessary, and idiotic action.”

https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-statement-on-trumps-illegal-war-with-iran

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Sen. Kaine " Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize....?" (Original Post) underpants 11 hrs ago OP
yes, he is indeed mentally incapacitated. NewHendoLib 11 hrs ago #1
Kaine should not have phrased that sentence as a question. It is a FACT he is too mentally incapacitated. Katinfl 7 hrs ago #31
Senator Kaine Did an Excellent Job Cha 6 hrs ago #37
Sen Kaine is right---The Senators need to vote and be on Record for their vote!! riversedge 52 min ago #51
Finallly, at least someone has said it out loud MadameButterfly 1 hr ago #47
Trump learns nothing. And Kaine damn well should know that Autumn 11 hrs ago #2
Of Course He Knows. Some Statements Are Made For Public Ears---And MEMORIES. ColoringFool 11 hrs ago #5
He should be talking about his Repiglican colleagues and their failure to do their job. Autumn 11 hrs ago #6
WE don't get where you want us to go unless MadameButterfly 1 hr ago #48
He's already grifted billions, so he really doesn't care -- he has HIS fortune Tim S 11 hrs ago #3
But he want s it ALL..... lastlib 9 hrs ago #15
There's never enough for some people. SergeStorms 9 hrs ago #17
Yes, he has his fortune, and lives of others are of no consequence to him. ShazzieB 3 hrs ago #44
you are being too nice. MadameButterfly 59 min ago #49
And more people will die, maim, destruction of citizen's livelihood and a place to stay................. Lovie777 11 hrs ago #4
;-{) Trump At War Goonch 11 hrs ago #7
Funny. House of Roberts 8 hrs ago #20
Please don't post AI slop. nt Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #28
Ever feel like Sisyphus? BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #33
Help me MadameButterfly 57 min ago #50
Why is steam coming out of the general's neck? LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #41
Underneath the map table Seinan Sensei 2 hrs ago #46
We had a diplomatic agreement with Iran. Diamond_Dog 11 hrs ago #8
Epstein, Epstein, Epstein TickTock. You can't escape, Donald. Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #9
He trashed the peace agreement for personal, petty reasons . . . King_Klonopin 10 hrs ago #10
It's so discouraging, disheartening, disgusting, despair-inducing... 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #30
He also launched the "attack" on a Friday night, like a chicken shit King_Klonopin 10 hrs ago #11
There IS a definite objective to this military operation. COL Mustard 10 hrs ago #12
Trump only cares about wealth and power. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #13
If you think you're crazy then you aren't.... Right? Of course he is too mentally incapacitated... Ol Janx Spirit 9 hrs ago #14
mentally and emotionally incapacitated. should have been major topic for last 12 months. this is the result. nt wiggs 9 hrs ago #16
Mentally incapacitated? LilElf70 9 hrs ago #18
He's not operating on the basis of U.S. Interests Uncle Joe 9 hrs ago #19
For the EPSTEINTH time, this is a distraction. A big one, but still a distraction. OMGWTF 8 hrs ago #21
Ooooooh, I LIKE that one, OMGWTF! calimary 7 hrs ago #29
Everyone hopes American soldiers won't be killed. Kablooie 8 hrs ago #22
I think he is mentally ill... Half-step 8 hrs ago #23
It's more like Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller are getting the instrux from Putin (or wherever) FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #34
Hey, Jared, what the fuck happened? stollen 8 hrs ago #24
Well, there goes Mierda47's Nobel Peace Medal ... aggiesal 8 hrs ago #25
No matter how hard he tries... buzzycrumbhunger 8 hrs ago #26
Why, yes, now that you mention it. Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #27
Our troops are fighting war for another country! Hope22 7 hrs ago #32
What War? BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #35
YES, bdamomma 6 hrs ago #36
The Constitution? Justice matters. 6 hrs ago #38
we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he* ripped it up Botany 5 hrs ago #39
because of who's name was on it. underpants 4 hrs ago #42
It's well established that he's a mental midget that is compensating for certain....... shortcomings. cstanleytech 4 hrs ago #40
Was he ever *really* even capacitated? Beartracks 4 hrs ago #43
I absolutely agree, Senator Kaine debsy 3 hrs ago #45

Katinfl

(714 posts)
31. Kaine should not have phrased that sentence as a question. It is a FACT he is too mentally incapacitated.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:59 PM
7 hrs ago

Cha

(318,174 posts)
37. Senator Kaine Did an Excellent Job
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:59 PM
6 hrs ago

with his Statement regarding..

These strikes are a colossal mistake, and I pray they do not cost our sons and daughters in uniform and at embassies throughout the region their lives.

..and Calling the Senate to Return to Session...

.. ".. The Senate should immediately return to session and vote on my War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in hostilities against Iran. Every single Senator needs to go on the record about this dangerous, unnecessary, and idiotic action.”








MadameButterfly

(3,957 posts)
47. Finallly, at least someone has said it out loud
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:18 PM
1 hr ago

I'm tired of pundits discussing political and military strategy and odds to predict what Trump will do, when that has nothing to do with it.
He is not only mentally incapacitated, he has a personality disorder and a form of dementia that will compel him to be aggressive and irrational.
Analysis needs to focus on this at every turn. The world cannot stand 3 more years.

Autumn

(48,904 posts)
6. He should be talking about his Repiglican colleagues and their failure to do their job.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:58 AM
11 hrs ago

We don't need the memories. Fucking Trump won't shut up long enough to allow us to forget his stupid shit.

MadameButterfly

(3,957 posts)
48. WE don't get where you want us to go unless
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:20 PM
1 hr ago

politicians say this out loud, and often. There hasn't been enough of this.

SergeStorms

(20,366 posts)
17. There's never enough for some people.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
9 hrs ago

And tRump is one of those people

I've always tried to give more than I take. That leaves some for people who have greater need, but less ability. Trump and his ilk don't see it that way. Their ceaseless greed spurs them to want it all, and they'll never be satisfied with what they have. I actually pity them. They'll never know peace within themselves.

That doesn't stop me from wanting to kick their asses, though. 😁

ShazzieB

(22,451 posts)
44. Yes, he has his fortune, and lives of others are of no consequence to him.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:36 PM
3 hrs ago

As a malignant narcissist with psychopathic tendencies, other people are just toys and props to Trump, and their misfortunes are of no more consequence to him than the capture of a pawn on a chessboard.

To Trump, every person in the military is nothing but a pawn, and their welfare or whether they suffer or die is something his warped brain is incapable of generating any concern about. Anyone who still thinks of him as remotely competent or worthy of thir trust is crazier than he is.

Lovie777

(22,567 posts)
4. And more people will die, maim, destruction of citizen's livelihood and a place to stay.................
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:53 AM
11 hrs ago

these are the religious zealots on all sides.

BidenRocks

(3,081 posts)
33. Ever feel like Sisyphus?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:30 PM
6 hrs ago

I would pass a law that ALL AI content have an AI mark to identify it.

Even the Pope is upset that Priests are using AI to generate their Homilies and Sermons.
You expect an offering for that?

Being older is easy when the choice was "Is it Live, or is it Memorex"?

Diamond_Dog

(40,257 posts)
8. We had a diplomatic agreement with Iran.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:19 AM
11 hrs ago

But it was negotiated by Obama so of course the insanely jealous orange pig had rip it up.

King_Klonopin

(1,367 posts)
10. He trashed the peace agreement for personal, petty reasons . . .
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:01 AM
10 hrs ago

It was OBAMA'S peace agreement. He has such a hard-on for destroying anything Obama accomplished that it is sinister as well as juvenile. We are in the spot we are now -- on every issue -- because we have a man-child in the Oval Office who is a phony strongman, a vindictive asshole, a dullard, and a self-centered egomaniac . . .
King Baby should be his title. And the people who still support him are so blinded by cult loyalty that it hinders any sane remedies.
He has never been fit to serve in any capacity in any office of the federal government.


3catwoman3

(29,143 posts)
30. It's so discouraging, disheartening, disgusting, despair-inducing...
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:53 PM
7 hrs ago

...that so many people fell for this shyster's bullshit.

King_Klonopin

(1,367 posts)
11. He also launched the "attack" on a Friday night, like a chicken shit
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:17 AM
10 hrs ago

He knew there would be outrage.

I forgot, this is also about the future :
Distract from The Epstain files.
Declare that midterm elections must be canceled or postponed.
Declare martial law or some made-up wartime provision that keeps him in office.
This will help him get a Nobel Peace Prize next time!





COL Mustard

(8,123 posts)
12. There IS a definite objective to this military operation.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:18 AM
10 hrs ago

The objective is to distract from the Epstein Files. Period.

Ol Janx Spirit

(916 posts)
14. If you think you're crazy then you aren't.... Right? Of course he is too mentally incapacitated...
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:37 AM
9 hrs ago

...to see even his own mental incapacitation.

It's all Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether at the White House these days.

wiggs

(8,756 posts)
16. mentally and emotionally incapacitated. should have been major topic for last 12 months. this is the result. nt
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:49 AM
9 hrs ago

LilElf70

(1,492 posts)
18. Mentally incapacitated?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:08 AM
9 hrs ago

I'm pretty sure this occurred sometime before 2015.

My question? If that's true, then why in the hell do "we the people" still allow him to proceed. At his current pace, we should be in another war by the end of the year. And of course, without anyone's approval.

How can this still be happening?

Kablooie

(19,090 posts)
22. Everyone hopes American soldiers won't be killed.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:27 AM
8 hrs ago

What about all the families living in the war zones? Hundreds or thousands of them will be killed. It infuriates me when other country’s people are considered expendable.

Half-step

(121 posts)
23. I think he is mentally ill...
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:28 AM
8 hrs ago

Probably so much that he's being told what to do (and not by Putin). I can't help but wonder if TSF is trying to get the oligarchs onboard, or if this puppet has new handlers.

FakeNoose

(41,129 posts)
34. It's more like Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller are getting the instrux from Putin (or wherever)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:44 PM
6 hrs ago

... and they pass it all along to Chump. Does Kushner have any security credentials AT ALL?

aggiesal

(10,711 posts)
25. Well, there goes Mierda47's Nobel Peace Medal ...
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:34 AM
8 hrs ago

And the Nobel Committee should ignore anyone Netanyahu nominates.

Hope22

(4,619 posts)
32. Our troops are fighting war for another country!
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:17 PM
7 hrs ago

We will pay the bill for war with our lives, homes and future. What they get if they survive the war will be interesting because things will be a shambles here at home!! This is complete insanity! Epstein, Epstein, Epstein and his sick orange monster side kick!

BidenRocks

(3,081 posts)
35. What War?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:55 PM
6 hrs ago

The Congress of The United States of America has NOT declared war on anyone!

The pResident alone launched this attack without the informed consent of the American people.

I am also sure there are ILLEGAL orders involved in this distraction from trump/Epstein files.

The only Iranian response that would make an impact would be a 9-11 type terror attack.

Whatever happened to the Pursuit of Happiness?

Justice matters.

(9,642 posts)
38. The Constitution?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:06 PM
6 hrs ago

Anyone remembers the orange liar posted on his BS social "terminate the Constitution" and was still "put" back in power?

Never Forget was the mantra... that everyone, except the Democratic voters, forgot.

Botany

(76,961 posts)
39. we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he* ripped it up
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:21 PM
5 hrs ago

Rinse, lather, and repeat.

*. Trump

cstanleytech

(28,374 posts)
40. It's well established that he's a mental midget that is compensating for certain....... shortcomings.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:26 PM
4 hrs ago
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