Remember when everyone was pointing out that the media's coverage of Joker *really* seemed keen to incite a mass shooting?
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A claim I don’t find ludicrous - Trump might believe that being involved in a war will help his re-election. (It seems to have helped George Bush in 04)
George Bush wasn't facing an electorate exhausted by a decade and a half of fruitless warring in the Middle East. The war still saw bipartisan support then. The idea is uttery laughable now.
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I agree that actually getting involved in a war will probably hurt the incumbent President. But lots of people seem to think otherwise, and Trump might be one of them.
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But even if you assume that Trump is occupying an alternate reality wherein US voters want *more* involvement in conflicts in the region in 2020, it doesn't explain why Trump is explicitly saying he's trying to avoid a war. If he thinks the people want one, why would he say that?
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I’m not saying he thinks people want war (although clearly many journalists seem to), I’m saying he might think that being involved in a war will help him politically somehow (maybe emphasize his willingness to do what needs to be done to protect America vs scared Democrats)
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