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Do you think this tweet starts WW3

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What are the implications of a major world leader tweeting about an act of war? Do you think this will go down in the history books as the tweet that started WW3? Do we expect Mr. Trump to follow through with this threat?
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I think he is really trying to nip the Russia collusion in the bud with this.
 

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Trump doesn't know what he's doing.
He won't do dumb things like that.
The fact alone that he doesn't know what he's doing is what could enable him to do dumb things like that. Since he's the military commander-in-chief, he actually has the authority to order "retaliative" actions like that, and since it's related to protecting Ukraine, which itself is in a party in the Syria fight (which is a war the US is involved in and thus gives him wartime powers) he might ACTUALLY be able to go through with it without Congress needing to vote on it
 

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Let's be honest here, he knows what he's doing, he always has. Even if he acts stupid, you gotta give him way more credit than you are. He literally controlled the entire election and voters like puppets, stirring up and invoking stupid retaliations from SJWs to get non-SJWs annoyed at liberals and all riled up so they would go vote for him out of frustration. Or you forgot that?:P A large chunk of the people that voted for him were literally voting just out of annoyance from SJWs! He didn't get to be that rich by being dumb people, he's much smarter than you think, if you can't even tell he's putting up a dumb guy front, perhaps you are the idiots:rofl2:

Even if WW3 happens, it will be over in an instant and no matter what, there are actual war treaties you can't just ignore, preventing direct conflict between superpowers, but indirect on a third country's soil is acceptable, reason any and all war takes place in the middle east, so no need to really worry. Add that countries nowadays have to upkeep a public image, as the UN isn't just USA, so the other countries can easily intervene and USA loses all it's power then, it will just be like pre-WW1 Germany, lots of military might but no one supports them.
 

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The fact alone that he doesn't know what he's doing is what could enable him to do dumb things like that. Since he's the military commander-in-chief, he actually has the authority to order "retaliative" actions like that, and since it's related to protecting Ukraine, which itself is in a party in the Syria fight (which is a war the US is involved in and thus gives him wartime powers) he might ACTUALLY be able to go through with it without Congress needing to vote on it

The UN will never accept it ;')

You've got nothing to worry about, move along now.
 
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Let's be honest here, he knows what he's doing, he always has. Even if he acts stupid, you gotta give him way more credit than you are. He literally controlled the entire election and voters like puppets, stirring up and invoking stupid retaliations from SJWs to get non-SJWs annoyed at liberals and all riled up so they would go vote for him out of frustration. Or you forgot that?:P A large chunk of the people that voted for him were literally voting just out of annoyance from SJWs! He didn't get to be that rich by being dumb people, he's much smarter than you think, if you can't even tell he's putting up a dumb guy front, perhaps you are the idiots:rofl2:

Even if WW3 happens, it will be over in an instant and no matter what, there are actual war treaties you can't just ignore, preventing direct conflict between superpowers, but indirect on a third country's soil is acceptable, reason any and all war takes place in the middle east, so no need to really worry. Add that countries nowadays have to upkeep a public image, as the UN isn't just USA, so the other countries can easily intervene and USA loses all it's power then, it will just be like pre-WW1 Germany, lots of military might but no one supports them.
I think you give him too much credit. He actually didn't get rich by himself, but rather inherited a large hunk of money and a real estate empire.

If Trump had simply invested in safe index stocks he would be a lot richer.

http://fortune.com/2015/08/20/donald-trump-index-funds/

Meaning, if anything, he squandered his inheritance and has been losing money his entire life.

I like to think of Trump's election win more as a cruel twist of fate.
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I think you give him too much credit. He actually didn't get rich by himself, but rather inherited a large hunk of money and a real estate empire.

If Trump had simply invested in safe index stocks he would be a lot richer.

http://fortune.com/2015/08/20/donald-trump-index-funds/

Meaning, if anything, he squandered his inheritance and has been losing money his entire life.

I like to think of Trump's election win more as a cruel twist of fate.
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He inherited 1 million dollars and made that into 4 BILLION, if that's not something, I don't know what is.
 

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The UN has no real power to stop countries from declaring or retaliating in war, ESPECIALLY countries who's leaders don't really seem to care about remaining in the UN in general

Turning the entire UN against yourself.
Highly likely getting the same sanctions other countries got.

Let's see how long the US can last then ;')
 
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The UN has no real power to stop countries from declaring or retaliating in war, ESPECIALLY countries who's leaders don't really seem to care about remaining in the UN in general
If the USA leaves the UN, it's entire economy will collapse and be unable to maintain itself. An ENORMOUS portion of food resources comes from abroad and most US companies don't operate in US but abroad and getting kicked out of the UN will mean embargos, making it impossible to move products, thus forcing them to leave and turning the US into a barren land with nothing left but the people and a ruined system. The most Trump can really do is declare martial law and get complete control of the country, but a move like that will result in all other countries gunning for you.
 
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Mate, I couldn't give shite about what you respond to me ;')
?... Ok?... Congrats?...

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If the USA leaves the UN, it's entire economy will collapse and be unable to maintain itself. An ENORMOUS portion of food resources comes from abroad and most US companies don't operate in US but abroad and getting kicked out of the UN will mean embargos, making it impossible to move products, thus forcing them to leave and turning the US into a barren land with nothing left but the people and a ruined system. The most Trump can really do is declare martial law and get complete control of the country, but a move like that will result in all other countries gunning for you.
I have no idea what his plan is (honestly I don't think he even HAS one) but he's gone on record saying he wants to leave the UN because he thinks it's too restrictive. Yes, it's stupid, and no, I don't think it would go well, but something also tells me that the US leaving the UN, if it doesn't cause our country to collapse, could prompt a mass exodus of other nations as well
 

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