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    Maybe someone should tell Trump that his enemy John McCain used to sing "Bomb bomb Iran" to the tune of "Barbara Ann." That might calm him down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogar View Post
    It seems like we were getting along reasonably well with Iran back in the Obama years.
    Yes, they were quite happy with us as long as we were sending them plane loads of unmarked bills they could use to finance their terror operations in Iraq and Syria.
    "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogar View Post
    It seems like we were getting along reasonably well with Iran back in the Obama years.
    That was when we had a functional state department and National Security Council, and we observed the Iran Nuclear Deal Framework.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
    He could declare martial law. This seems like 1) a way to forestall impeachment/further investigations into his dirty dealings, 2) positioning himself as a "wartime candidate" for political gain. He does nothing, nothing, that doesn't benefit him personally. It's been pointed out that this was the assassination of an Iranian-level official, and pretty much unprecedented. If we're going after international bad actors, I have a list--and they're mostly Trump cronies.

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    i have a neighbor who told me when Obama was elected to a second term he was going to declare martial law, send in troops to confiscate everyone’s weapons and ammunition’s and cancel future elections. Ammunition was in very short supply as hysteria had people convinced of intent to take weapons away and their need to defend themselves. Really truly this happened.


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    We are sending troops, and getting civilians out. War may be on the radar for the US and who knows what type of retaliation will follow.

    And don’t forget Donald putting a lot of tweets out saying Obama would start a war to get re-elected. Maybe he just thought of that and decided it isn’t so bad an idea after all. Except for the death and destruction. But hey, what’s a little collateral damage if the Donald can get re-elected. Certainly no trump or Kushner would ever go off to war


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    What should a Commander In Chief do when militants attack and siege US sovereign soil? It was a sad day the last time that happened and our Commander In Chief and Secretary Of State took the 3am call but then went back to sleep while our Ambassador and his security detail were killed. I'll bet this latest group is pissed that they didn't get the same cooperation.
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    The reason T has given for the attack is that Soleimani was responsible for hundreds of American deaths and was planning imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and other Americans. With Trump's history a person doesn't know if this is real or something he dreamed up, like his inauguration crowds, or a conspiracy heard on talk radio. Maybe it's another "weapons of mass destruction" excuse to escalate tensions and gain influence in the election or middle eastern politics. Killing the Iran's top military general and by some, a national hero, could much more than retaliation or maybe not. His hawkish minions have probably been itching for a fight for some time and looking for an excuse. I don't trust the guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    What should a Commander In Chief do when militants attack and siege US sovereign soil?
    It's nice this time to see senior military leadership perish, instead of the young folks more commonly used as cannon fodder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
    It's nice this time to see senior military leadership perish, instead of the young folks more commonly used as cannon fodder.
    Assuming there is some sort of Iranian retaliation involving loss of American lives, it will probably be less selective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    What should a Commander In Chief do when militants attack and siege US sovereign soil? It was a sad day the last time that happened and our Commander In Chief and Secretary Of State took the 3am call but then went back to sleep while our Ambassador and his security detail were killed. I'll bet this latest group is pissed that they didn't get the same cooperation.
    It's sad to see that our "commander in chief" threw an agreement regarding nuclear arms that included multiple other countries out the window to create a situation where now we'll be having to go it alone in defending ourselves. None of our allies are likely to want to participate in this sad pathetic situation so I guess we'll have to go it alone. Yay for dead american soldiers???

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