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it's the stupidity, stupid.

Trump spent much of his first term and a lot of his second treating America's allies like dirt. He's insulted, disrespected, and offended them. He's treated them as a burden more than an asset.

He then starts a war (with Israel, our only ally to think this was a good idea) with a country whose military infrastructure, though minuscule compared with ours, is substantial compared with those of the countries we've attacked since the Gulf War. Anyone with common sense and a map could see that Iran was going to attack US bases throughout the region. It was equally obvious that Iran would close off the Strait of Hormuz. It was so obvious, it might as well have been walking around on a beach wearing a neon sandwich board announcing its reality.

Apparently, people told Trump these things. He didn't think they'd happen, and the brainless wonders in his circle went along with it.

So what does he do now? Beg those allies he's spent so much time bad-mouthing for help.

Never mind the fact that any naval vessel in that area would be highly vulnerable to attack. Never mind that the Strait of Hormuz is narrow enough to preclude naval escort of freighters and tankers. Never mind that Old Colostomy didn't try to build a coalition before the attacks started. I have issues with both Presidents Bush, but they at least made the pretense of trying diplomacy before starting something stupid, and the elder Bush was even successful at it. Trump? We don't need allies. Except that we do. To help win the war that's already been won.

In the future, the definition of "incompetence" in the dictionary will be accompanied by a picture of Trump.

May his presidential portrait never be displayed at the White House. That would besmirch the building and all it's represented.