Name: Trump Brings U.S. to the Brink of War with Iran | The Daily Show
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at his funeral yesterday, everyone else agrees

responsible for death and destruction around the world.

He oversaw attacks on U.S. soldiers in Iraq,

he helped prop up Bashar al-Assad in Syria,

and he was the executive producer of Cats,

or when America got rid of Mu'ammar Gaddhafi,

Because I don't know what it actually is.

All I know is, once it was gone, everything tasted like shit.

There are a lot of people questioning Trump's decision,

and even some Republicans are lashing out.

You would have to be brain-dead to believe

we put an embargo on you, and we kill your major general,

and they're just gonna crawl back to the table and say,

Mr. President, why don't you go ahead and educate this fool?

MAN: President Trump defended himself on Monday,

saying the United States is a lot safer now.

Now, look, the truth is, it's not that surprising

that Trump's response is so muddled and confusing

What is interesting is how the entire administration seems

to be just as confused about every aspect of this situation.

For instance, starting with the rationale

for why they killed Soleimani in the first place.

to explain the two words that led to all of this--

Was the justification this imminent threat?

It's never one moment, it's never one instance.

It's a full situational awareness of risk.

If you're looking for imminence, you needn't look no further

Are we talking about days? We talking about weeks?

If you're an American in the region, days and weeks--

No, because that's specifically what "imminent" means.

Like, he's acting like we're crazy for asking a question.

It's like, "Really, Pompeo? How imminent?"

"Geez, you guys are obsessed with numbers!

Why are we doing it?-- has been unclear at best.

But the fallout has been handled just as clumsily,

because remember, Iraq's government was so mad

about this drone strike happening on their soil

that they asked America to leave the country for good.

the U.S. government made two stunning announcements

First, they were withdrawing its troops from Iraq,

and, second, forget that thing that we first just said.

announcing a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.

there is no decision to leave Iraq, and it was just a draft.

Yeah, that's right. The Pentagon released an announcement

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