Reading how the decision to attack Iran was taken, it's obvious that the White House is full of Machiavellian, egomaniac, and ignorant ass kissers. The first Trump presidency was a lot of barking but no biting. In his second one, he is actually biting. I'm really, really, really hoping that the US democratic system works and gets this kind of mentality out of the presidency for decades to come. Otherwise, very ugly stuff will happen.

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