President Trump: “Major portions of the world are in conflict and some, in fact, are going to hell.” https://t.co/6UsdoYKaaQ

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 19, 2017

@realDonaldTrump is dumber than a bag of hammers, and knows his base is that ignorant. The rest of us know better https://t.co/L6HsFPFYYM

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 19, 2017

But Trump doesn’t know/care that his idiocy will cause a nuclear conflict with North Korea and is goading North Korea into more aggression

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 19, 2017

Trump at the UNGA is a shit show of epic proportions. A rambling ragetweet storm at the podium, and just as fact-free as ever.

“Major portions of the world are in conflict and some, in fact, are going to hell.”

No. It isn’t.

The US is going to hell, mostly because Trump doesn’t know what the fuck he’s doing or talking about, but that’s not what Trump’s talking about.

He’s talking about war, and conflicts - and in particular he’s thinking that (Islamic) terrorism is the reason, and that North Korea and Iran are behind much of this.

As an objective matter, there is less conflict now than in decades. There are fewer dying in conflicts. Terrorism hasn’t helped IS achieve its goals. The US is still engaged in the ME. Israel is still there, and various Arab regimes are still in power, despite attempts to overthrow (see Syria).

Trump’s approach to Syria hasn’t changed anything, but his approach to North Korea has increased the chances that North Korea will respond aggressively. That’s the opposite of reducing conflict and tensions.

Trump certainly isn’t mentioning Myanmar and the genocidal actions against the native Muslim population there. That would step all over his narrative.

Elsewhere, there are simmering conflicts, but they are the low intensity conflicts that most Americans (and Trump) don’t give a shit about.

But Trump has decided that Jong Un is now Rocket Man - as though giving him a nickname means that he takes him seriously (and Jong Un will respond by firing more rockets). Nothing in his speech shows he understands any of the issues.

It’s all the usual BS empty platitudes. Mostly because he doesn’t understand what he’s supposed to be doing.