Trump overweegt Iran de moeder te bombarderen

Mogelijk inzet van de MOAB - de Mother Of All Bombs

Donald Trump overweegt de inzet van de MOAB - de Mother Of All Bombs - tegen Iran. De officiële naam van dat ding is de GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb en het is de zwaarste niet-nucleaire bom die ze hebben. De MOAB is in de geschiedenis nog maar één keer gebruikt: tegen Islamitische Staat in Afghanistan in 2017. Het zou nu gaan om het bombarderen van Pickaxe Mountain, waar de Amerikanen en Israëliërs denken dat Iran bezig is met het kernprogramma. Of de MOAB dan effectief is, is nog maar de vraag: het is geen bunkerbuster, maar een oppervlaktebom, die vooral psychologisch een verschil kan maken. "If used, the MOAB would have devastating effects on the area that it impacts but likely only at the surface level, the sources noted. And the bomb’s massive blast radius would almost certainly raise concerns about the prospect of civilian casualties — particularly if it is used to target Iranian infrastructure targets located near populated areas and in close proximity to non-military sites."

Ondertussen komen de Amerikaanse midterms eraan en dat betekent dat stabiel genie Donald Trump op tournee is om de republikeinen te verkopen. In Arizona ging dat ongeveer zo:

"Our country is making more money than it's ever made because of the fact that oil is so high. Now, they're going to say isn't it terrible? He talked about the fact that he doesn't care about the little person, they call them. I care more about the little person than I care about the big person. I care about the little person like crazy. But the fact is, because of the price of oil, Texas and Oklahoma and North Dakota and all these places, we're making a fortune. But I never talk about it because I'm not happy until we get the actual price of the oil down to where it was prior."

En: "We’re respected by everyone. They respect us more than any other country anywhere in the world."

Over Elon: "Elon is 80% super genius, and 20% he got a little problem. I always tell him. He’s a great guy."

En: "Mexico’s president has a beautiful voice. I say to her, 'Madam President, if I might, you have a beautiful voice.'"

Over Canada: "And they'll end up being the 51st state because it's the only way it works."

En: "Greenland now adds to our beautiful plate. Our plate is getting larger all the time. How about Venezuela?"

What a time to be alive. Parelduiken in het volledige transcript hierrrr.