When the US declared a War on Terror, lots of these “random countries” sacrificed lives and funds and resources to support America's (mostly illegal) war. I don’t recall anyone asking the US to say “pretty please” or blackmailing them with mineral deals. We just stepped up.

One small step for a deranged simpleton, one giant leap for global inhumanity

Like the tragic rambling drunk old man in the corner of the pub, wrestling with the limitations of his vocabulary and to contain the chaos of his toddler-thoughts. Yes, this is the president of the most powerful nation in the world.

Asking Trump to show mercy is a bit like asking a deadly virus to be kind.