“Jeb is so wrong; Jeb is absolutely,” Mr. Trump said, before being cut off by boos from the audience. “You’ve got to fight ISIS first,” he added. “You have to knock them off strong.”
trump has clearly not been briefed. and, jeb is right. but, how does jeb find the forum to explain this? and, will it help him if he does?
they kind of have themselves to blame for this, though.
trump has absolutely no idea what he's even saying. there's no use in even debating with him; he just doesn't have enough of a grasp on the issues. educated people can see that. but, in a very real sense? trump is repeating the propaganda that people are supposed to be repeating, which is helping him seem more relatable.
so, there's a deeper problem here. it came up with obama a bit, too - although i'm still not sure what the deal with obama really is. it's an open question as to whether obama was clueless or pretending to be clueless. he seems to have been a very fast learner, if he was really that clueless - he got briefed pretty quick. the military plan was not altered. wolfowitz is basically still running things, has been the whole time. guantanomo is even still kicking. it was all total bullshit.
so, he either did exactly what he was told, or it was all a subtle ploy - and he was basically working from the inside.
see, we think it's reasonable to suggest that kiril is kgb, but we think it's crazy to suggest that obama was cia. but, it's really occam's razor, actually.
trump? no. he's just fucking clueless. and, it's not at all clear he'll snap into line if he wins. so, what happens? change of policies? probably not, actually.
assassination, actually.
and nobody wants that. not really.
it's a lot easier if bush just wins the nomination.
but, in the long run?
the propaganda needs some adjustment. i've been saying this for years. it's not even believable. it hasn't been, the whole time. it's just insulting. and, look at the blowback, now.
might it make more sense to just be honest about it?