re: Iran Conflict: 1/6 8:30 pm - Trump Drafting Sanctions on Iraq

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a hot war where the US sends ground troops to Iran is exactly the type of war the IRGC wants

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there is no way Trump and our military leaders can be that stupid

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again

Lima done gone to Lebennon.

Where to next should be exciting.

I don't think Trump is, but someone in a think tank in DC? Absolutely.

I've argued previously that without an immediate opposition group to support inside Iran, it will 100% be packaged as another nation-building exercise. But Iran's terrain, population and patriotism means that controlling that population will be extremely difficult, and require much more manpower than Iraq or Afghanistan.

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It amazes me that he actually visited the White House.

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we shouldnt be surprised anymore about what that shitstain obama did for 8 year but dammit here we are

This is wild.

Out of curiosity, how in the hell do they confirm the identity of those killed? I would imagine those scenes are absolute chaos. Do we rush in ground forces to remove the bodies for identification?

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Perhaps peace in our time could work out better.

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That’s a silly comparison.

In what way does Iran resemble Nazi Germany.

And in what we do they pose an imminent threat.

And how is that threat comparable to Nazi Germany.

Further, how likely is American action likely to be effective in preventing a larger war. As an allied intervention in 38 would have.

To the contrary, how likely is American action likely to create a larger war?

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It amazes me that he actually visited the White House.

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His buddy was living there. Why wouldn’t h stop by?

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In what way does Iran resemble Nazi Germany.

And in what we do they pose an imminent threat.

And how is that threat comparable to Nazi Germany.

Further, how likely is American action likely to be effective in preventing a larger war. As an allied intervention in 38 would have.

To the contrary, how likely is American action likely to create a larger war?

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Pentagon:

"At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization."

More from statement:

"General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region."

"General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more."

"He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months - including the attack on December 27th - culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel."

"General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week."

"This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world."

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