Why did Donald Trump praise the terrorist group Hezbollah?

[Willlovewinintheend]

Republican candidate Chris Christie calls Donald Trump a fool after Donald Trump praises Hezbollah even though Hezbollah blew up American people.

What do you think of the in fighting?

[Lliam]

OMG, he said they were "smart"! Is that what's called praise? Christie is a fat windbag. and MSNBC is pure pro-Israel propaganda.

Why doesn't any of the media talk about Israel's deliberate attack on the USS Liberty that left 34 Americans dead and 171 wounded? The unarmed ship, under command of the National Security Agency, with a giant American flag flying, was machine gunned by jet fighters and torpedoed repeatedly in an attempt to sink it and murder every man on board. Even men on life rafts were machine gunned.

Several books and the BBC documentary "USS Liberty: Dead in the Water" argued that Liberty was attacked in order to prevent the U. S. from knowing about the forthcoming attack in the Golan Heights, which would violate a cease-fire to which Israel's government had agreed.

Israel concocted a bold faced lie that it was a mistake and the U. S. government agreed to go along with it and bury the incident.

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/191

[BCRanger10]

The press told the same lie after Trump said more or less the same thing of Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine. To acknowledge someone's intelligence, their decision-making process and abilities, or their audacity is not the same thing as praising their end goal, their beliefs, or their morality.

A key rule of competition and conflict is that you don't underestimate your opponent, whether it's a political campaign, a business competitor, a debate, or fighting in a war. So basically, the point is that sooner or later, people are going to have to learn to turn off their Orange Man Bad filters and think at least somewhat objectively about what he says.

As for the infighting? No one cares about Chris Christie anyway, so... yeah.

[WhiteSandyBeach]

FBI profilers know that serial killers are mostly intelligent people. Should they pretend they're stupid, just to make you happy?

[DarkWinterNights]

I really can’t understand that mindset. “Everybody bad must be stupid” And the weird pet names like “Pootin” really doesn’t do much but diminish the deaths of innocents.

[BootsLover94]

Well, he also loves Saudi Arabia and Putin. He wants to be the bad guy

[madhatters4]

not really in-fighting. they are opponents vying for the republican presidential nomination

why did trump praise hezbollah? cause he's a POS

[lightbulb27]

Why? He says what he thinks. He knows how to kiss but, and smack faces... with words. Of what I heard... he's saying "you all better be careful"... and he's right about that. It's one benefit you get with trump that most others cannot achieve.

I think the admin is being cautious and doing a decent job managing given the mess.

[KostasKouvalis]

Oh for crying out loud! This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen! Just because you're evil, doesn't mean you can't be smart. A moron wouldn't be capable of orchestrating attacks like that. Hitler was a smart guy, whether people want to admit it or not. Maybe nor THAT smart, since he lost, but still smart.

A lot of serial killers are geniuses. Acknowledging facts isn't praising.

[exitseven]

Trump was not praising anyone. He said they were smart like he says that Putin is very smart. It was an observation. Chris Christie should go back to New Jersey. He is only embarrassing himself.

[rigmarole]

Actually if you watch the speech he's pointing out the incompetence of deep state Major General Yoav Gallant in defending the people of Israel. The context is that the Defense Minister of Israel openly stated he hoped Hezbollah didn't attack from the north in a recent press conference as in "this is our weak spot" come and get us, while neglecting Israel's defense and leaving the door wide open to be attacked. It was common sense that Hezbollah could and probably would attack from the north. Trump was being sarcastic to point out how the deep state neglected the defense of Israel's citizenry to invite the attack as a pretext for war and that Hezbollah is dumb as rocks to take the bait giving Israel the casus belli to invade Lebanon.

[rigmarole]

It's hilarious that propaganda like that works on you.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Chris who?

I bet both the MSNBC viewers were giddy.

[Anonymous]

I think your sad attempt at political commentary is inspired by an agenda.

[Blueeyes81]

When isn't a political question on gag inspired by an agenda?

[Opinion Owner]

@Blueeyes81 When people aren’t being douche bags.

[Blueeyes81]

That's purely subjective based on political bias. 99% of political questions on here are "gotcha" questions.

[Willlovewinintheend]

@OP I am assuming you think I am a left winger or i believe in the American two party system? These are Republicans fighting with each other.

Not everyone who doesn't agree with Trump is a left winger. I hate identifying and find it to be really stupid. I am political atheist and I don't subscribe to either party.

[OddBeMe]

He only compliments dictators and terrorists. Mmm, maybe a sign of a bad guy.

[BarryLiverstone]

Because he’s raising money