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The only ones missing from the Houthi PC top-secret chat were the fat lady and the sword swallower.
By now, you have likely heard the good news — that is, at least the way Fox and the administration are trying to spin it. What is the good news, you ask? In trying to distract attention away from how debilitatingly incompetent the Trump administration is, a narrative has been floated that by getting a window into the deliberations of how top administration officials work, the American people can rest soundly knowing how those experts considered the bombing of Yemen.
For me, the good news is seeing how the vice president thinks the president is not fully aware of what the hell is going on around him. Obsessing over avenging his enemies and taking over The Kennedy Center, Trump didn’t understand that only 3 percent of U.S. trade passes through the Suez Canal. As JD Vance pointed out, the U.S. was again coming to Europe’s aid by bombing the Houthis--40 percent of European trade passes through the canal. It was also enjoyable to observe how the vice president’s office rushed to issue a flurry of press releases stating that the vice president is fully aligned with the president on all matters, despite openly doubting that the president understood how the bombing contradicted his recent rhetoric.
Steven Miller, the biggest freak in this circus of incompetents, chimed in and immediately shut down Vance and any discussion about whether the timing of the bombing was right. Miller demonstrated the significant influence he has over the other so-called principals. Miller let out a squeaky whine of protest — “The president already approved this. There can be no talk of delay!” — and debate fell silent. After that, it was nothing but smileys, calls on poor Jesus to guide them in their actions, and fire emojis.
After the bombing, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz sent off some cool emojis — a fist bump, a flag, and a flame. It makes me wonder what emojis General Westmoreland would have chosen when Operation Rolling Thunder was launched in 1965 (The systematic carpet bombing of North Vietnam would last until 1968). I think he would have used a lightning bolt and probably storm clouds, and possibly an umbrella as well. What would the Reinhard Heydrich who convened the Wannsee Conference (where the Final Solution for European Jews was brainstormed) have sent to his Fuhrer? Maybe some train emojis, champagne bottle and a grilling emoji?
You get my point. How effing juvenile, incompetent and embarassing all this. Even the “shittitest-hole” countries — to borrow some hate from the first Trump nightmare — don’t bungle the way this group of sixth-grade D-students does. A grown man, the National Security Advisor to the president, at a moment when people are being blown apart, which could lead to deaths of Americans if the Houthis retaliate, mindlessly sends emojis to the so-called principals as if Team USA scored a goal or something.
I am embarrassed by this spectacle. As I walked down the street today and entered the fish store, the TV was showing Trump, and under his bloated, orange body, words ran across the screen: “Secret chat shared by accident with journalist.” I prayed no one knew I was an American. While they waited for their fish to be cleaned, two older women chatted, looking up at the TV. I tuned out of their conversation because I didn’t want to hear them mocking what used to be a great country now being shredded by incompetence and Russian agents.
The most concerning aspect of this is that such a breach wasn’t the first time and will likely not be the last. My God, how easy we have made it for our enemies — many of whom are probably today drunk with joy at their good fortune.