Trump threatens to 'blow up' another sovereign nation in off-the-cuff Cabinet meeting remark

[ForgoTheConsequence]

Source: The Independent

Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “blow up” the country of Oman if it didn’t bow to his wishes around control of the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. president seeks a peace agreement with Iran to re-open the strait.


Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-oman-cabinet-meeting-hormuz-b2984702.html

[Vinca]

1. Sure, why not? Just add it to the "blow up" list du jour.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. "What about us charging tolls? ... We're the winner."

Back in April, Trump mused that he ("we", but let's face it, he'd profit personally some way) had the right to charge everyone to go through the Strait.

Trump suggests US could charge toll for Strait of Hormuz passage

During a White House press conference, a reporter asked Trump whether he would end the war while Iran was continuing to charge tolls for passage through the strait.

“What about us charging tolls?” Trump responded.

“I’d rather do that than let them have them,” he added. “Why shouldn’t we? We’re the winner.”

“We won, OK? They are militarily defeated. The only thing they have is the psychology of ‘oh, we’re going to drop a couple of mines in the water,’” Trump continued. “We have a concept where we’ll charge tolls.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5818431-trump-us-tolls-strait-of-hormuz/

Now he thinks he can bomb the sovereign nation through whose waters the navigation lane runs. if they were to think they could act like him.

[purr-rat beauty]

3. So...the CIC can say "meh, boom boom"

And our military will just oblige?

Our Country, Our Constitution, Our Commitment to alliances and peace be damned