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Feel uncomfortable that a war is being run out of a Florida resort with little secrecy or security in place? Are they watching tv for bombing targets while sipping pina coladas by the pool?
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Anyone else (Original Post)
snowybirdie
Saturday
OP
Gives the impression that this is nothing more than a Netflix or HBO watch party to them
haele
Saturday
#2
Calling it "the situation room at Mar-a-Lago" doesn't morph that blanket fort into a SCIF.
LetMyPeopleVote
Saturday
#8
trump was partying at Mar-a-Lago just hours before announcing that the United States was launching strikes on Iran.
LetMyPeopleVote
Saturday
#9
trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran (NYT Gift link)
LetMyPeopleVote
Yesterday
#11
MaddowBlog-Even when launching a war, Trump couldn't pry himself from Mar-a-Lago
LetMyPeopleVote
7 hrs ago
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RandomNumbers
(19,141 posts)1. I'm mostly uncomfortable that a war is being run from the U.S. at all.
wnylib
(25,606 posts)5. That is a concern. But there is also a possibility of
terrorist attacks on US facilities abroad or maybe in the US. We might not see one stateside right away, but in a few weeks or months, somebody in the US might become radicalized enough to carry one out in retaliation.
RandomNumbers
(19,141 posts)7. You are, of course, correct. And the risk certainly should be pointed out
to people who might otherwise think this attack on Iran was a good idea.
Although, the people who really need to 'get it' never will - they will make up and stick to any flimsy reason why they think it's perfectly fine for TSF to be doing this from his resort in FL.
haele
(15,298 posts)2. Gives the impression that this is nothing more than a Netflix or HBO watch party to them
Like the "Prez" and his Chief Security Officer are having a Cheesy War movie night get-together, and inviting a bunch of other buddies over for drinks, commentary, and fun.
Loss of life? Really?
Naaah, that's all props, pyrotechnics, and Strawberry sauce in their mind.
Vinca
(53,725 posts)3. For all we know there is a war being waged from the 5th hole.
Attilatheblond
(8,640 posts)4. And the 'CIC' is likely roaming around seeking applause
bathing in the warm glow of adoration by idiots who make money every time a bomb falls, to say nothing about his warm stinking pantload.
Skittles
(170,809 posts)6. just the very idea that people like Trump and Hegseth are calling the shots
it's fucking scary
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,203 posts)8. Calling it "the situation room at Mar-a-Lago" doesn't morph that blanket fort into a SCIF.
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,203 posts)9. trump was partying at Mar-a-Lago just hours before announcing that the United States was launching strikes on Iran.
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,203 posts)10. Black curtains still don't equal SCIF, FYI
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,203 posts)11. trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran (NYT Gift link)
President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
Link to tweet
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/trump-iran-public-comments.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P1A.Vl4l.1ReAv-dEWZtu&smid=url-share
From the moment he announced an extensive military attack against Iran by posting an edited social media video at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, President Trump made clear that he would be taking a different tone and approach than his wartime predecessors.
Mr. Trump did not scramble back to the White House from Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach, to oversee the U.S. and Israeli strikes. He did not deliver a televised address informing the public of the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was the nation’s supreme leader for nearly four decades.
Instead, the president capped an extraordinary day of U.S. aggression abroad by attending a glitzy fund-raising dinner at his club.....
Mr. Trump’s decision not to make a formal address to the public — besides the two videos and conversations with several individual reporters — also came after he made little effort before the attack to lay out the case for a military assault against Iran.
His lack of public engagement, after launching a military attack that could spur a broader conflict and has already cost the lives of at least three U.S. service members and dozens of people in Iran, Israel and other countries in the region, was a striking departure from how other presidents have handled the gravity of war.
“What Americans of our time are accustomed to is a president giving a White House speech — usually from the Oval Office — that befits the supreme importance of making war,” said Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian and the author of the book “Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times.”.....
But Mr. Trump’s approach Saturday was a departure from how even Mr. Trump himself has handled other major military actions. Last year, when the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, the president addressed the nation from the White House......
The president did not let the bombing of Iran upend his schedule, including his plans to attend a fund-raising dinner to support MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC.
Ms. Leavitt said Saturday that Mr. Trump had no intention of breaking that commitment. The fund-raiser, she said, was “more important than ever.”
Mr. Trump did not scramble back to the White House from Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach, to oversee the U.S. and Israeli strikes. He did not deliver a televised address informing the public of the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was the nation’s supreme leader for nearly four decades.
Instead, the president capped an extraordinary day of U.S. aggression abroad by attending a glitzy fund-raising dinner at his club.....
Mr. Trump’s decision not to make a formal address to the public — besides the two videos and conversations with several individual reporters — also came after he made little effort before the attack to lay out the case for a military assault against Iran.
His lack of public engagement, after launching a military attack that could spur a broader conflict and has already cost the lives of at least three U.S. service members and dozens of people in Iran, Israel and other countries in the region, was a striking departure from how other presidents have handled the gravity of war.
“What Americans of our time are accustomed to is a president giving a White House speech — usually from the Oval Office — that befits the supreme importance of making war,” said Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian and the author of the book “Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times.”.....
But Mr. Trump’s approach Saturday was a departure from how even Mr. Trump himself has handled other major military actions. Last year, when the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, the president addressed the nation from the White House......
The president did not let the bombing of Iran upend his schedule, including his plans to attend a fund-raising dinner to support MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC.
Ms. Leavitt said Saturday that Mr. Trump had no intention of breaking that commitment. The fund-raiser, she said, was “more important than ever.”
LetMyPeopleVote
(178,203 posts)12. MaddowBlog-Even when launching a war, Trump couldn't pry himself from Mar-a-Lago
The president failed to treat the circumstances with the kind of sobriety and solemnity Americans have come to expect from national leaders.
Link to tweet
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/even-when-launching-a-war-trump-couldnt-pry-himself-from-mar-a-lago
Indeed, Trump is the only modern American president to start a war while failing to treat the circumstances with the kind of sobriety and solemnity Americans have come to expect from national leaders.
The trouble began long before bombs started dropping — the Republican, for example, failed to even try to make the case for the conflict — but it came into sharper focus on Saturday morning, when the president released a prerecorded online video at 2:30 a.m. ET announcing the beginning of military operations, all while wearing a baseball cap for reasons that went unexplained.....
As Saturday came to an end, the president capped the day by attending a glitzy fundraising dinner at his club, hosted by a super PAC aligned with his political operation. The New York Times reported:
In a statement to MS NOW, Leavitt said the president’s appearance at the fundraiser for the super PAC was “more important than ever,” though she didn’t elaborate on why.
Trump even struggled to communicate news about the deaths of U.S. service members in ways that reflected presidential maturity.
“Sadly, there will likely be more,” the Republican said in a second online video statement (this time, without a baseball cap). Appearing to break from the text on his teleprompter, he added, “Before it ends, that’s the way it is. Likely be more.”
Those looking for a leader whose actions were “in keeping with presidential custom” had to look elsewhere.
The trouble began long before bombs started dropping — the Republican, for example, failed to even try to make the case for the conflict — but it came into sharper focus on Saturday morning, when the president released a prerecorded online video at 2:30 a.m. ET announcing the beginning of military operations, all while wearing a baseball cap for reasons that went unexplained.....
As Saturday came to an end, the president capped the day by attending a glitzy fundraising dinner at his club, hosted by a super PAC aligned with his political operation. The New York Times reported:
The president did not let the bombing of Iran upend his schedule, including his plans to attend a fund-raising dinner to support MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC.
[White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt] said Saturday that Mr. Trump had no intention of breaking that commitment.
In a statement to MS NOW, Leavitt said the president’s appearance at the fundraiser for the super PAC was “more important than ever,” though she didn’t elaborate on why.
Trump even struggled to communicate news about the deaths of U.S. service members in ways that reflected presidential maturity.
Trump: Earlier today, CENTCOM shared the news that three U.S. military service members have been killed in action… And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is. Likely be more.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-03-01T21:19:14.893Z
“Sadly, there will likely be more,” the Republican said in a second online video statement (this time, without a baseball cap). Appearing to break from the text on his teleprompter, he added, “Before it ends, that’s the way it is. Likely be more.”
Those looking for a leader whose actions were “in keeping with presidential custom” had to look elsewhere.