Comment by mattmaroon
2 days ago
Most of us didn’t vote for Trump. A slim majority of voters did, many of them because he is generally anti-war. (I’ve never liked or voted for him, but his desire to end wars is sincere.)
Many of his ardent supporters are confused as to what we’re doing in Venezuela right now and feel it’s the opposite of what they voted for.
You certainly don’t expect this level of surprises from someone’s second term, but the unprecedented path of his political career has certainly made it much different.
Interestingly in the Netherlands there is a custom that the majority of parliament has to agree to any military missions.
In America one guy can start wars.
Technically he can’t start a war though anymore I’m not even sure where the line is. Is drone bombing a terrorist camp a war? Or an act thereof?
48.34% shouldn’t be confused with majority.
OK, plurality.
> I’ve never liked or voted for him, but his desire to end wars is sincere
I mean, evidently not.