re: People in Iran are actually lining up the bridges and circling around the power plants

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But yes, let's go with your theory. The US military doesn't plan.

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Ha. Thanks for the laugh.

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but Trump’s entire political life would be more effective if he avoiding saying stuff

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But then he wouldn’t be Trump

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What terrorist proxy group does Saudi Arabia fund?

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While Saudi Arabia is a key U.S. counterterrorism partner, it has faced allegations of supporting extremist groups through state-linked charities and ideological funding, particularly historically. Critics argue Saudi-backed Salafist/Wahhabist expansion funded groups like Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and earlier, militants in Bosnia. Others report potential funding to groups like Hamas or regional proxies. Army University Press (.mil) Army University Press (.mil) +5 Historical and Alleged Support: Reports have suggested that private donors and some charities in Saudi Arabia previously funded organizations like Al-Qaeda and its affiliates, particularly before 9/11. Ideological Funding: Critics, including reports cited by the Army University Press, argue that Saudi Arabia has facilitated the global spread of Wahhabism/Salafism, an ideology that can act as a catalyst for extremism. Regional Militants: Some reports have suggested that Saudi Arabia has supported regional militant groups, including in Syria (such as the Al-Nusra Front, according to Brookings) and other locations, at times using proxies.

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Also, where were the 9/11 hijackers from?

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Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on September 11, 2001, were citizens of Saudi Arabia. The remaining four included two from the United Arab Emirates, one from Egypt (Mohamed Atta), and one from Lebanon (Ziad Jarrah). Most of the hijackers traveled to the U.S. using visas obtained in Saudi Arabia.

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If Trump makes a deal tonight, you’ll say it was the plan all along.

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When circumstances change, Trump pivots.
He has done it all his life.

His ability to read the situation and react/improvise is one of his better strengths (as opposed to most politicians who dig their heels and never move off an issue).

And when he does, the TDS goes apeshit. Because whatever he does, the TDS will go apeshit.

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They've plotted to do so.

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So no?

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don't deflect from his cowardness and inability to fight off lazy and persistent narratives that always existed

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Listen, dipshit. If you will slow down and pay the slightest bit of attention, you will see that my reply referred to no particular policy or action. Calling me a coward for the post just tells everybody here that you are more interested in being a toady than understanding the point actually being made.

My comment specifically referred to the idea that someone would defend and support Trump no matter what just to oppose “the left”.

It’s an idiotic mindset.

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we would absolutely have people voluntarily hanging out around targets identified by Iran if the roles were reversed.

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no way americans would sacrifice themselves for this

Except they aren't.

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Neither the hypothetical Americans nor the Iranians will be sacrificed.

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I don’t think we’re having the same conversation.

What do you mean?

We are dropping an incredible amount of bombs on Iran and now they have citizens standing around the next targets.

There is an absolutely real threat to those people.

Are you saying there isn’t? When you say people would stand around the targets here, are you doing so knowing those people KNOW there is no threat because Iran isn’t capable of bombing those targets?

I can’t figure out what we’re saying here.

We have idiot democrats that would gladly go to Iran to play this "ring around a Power Plant or Bridge game". These idiots are actually getting themselves killed in the US to protect illegal aliens. So, nothing they do surprises me.

I would bet the people around those targets are either forced there or have no idea that they are targets.

This will get tense in a few hours. Hopefully, Trump's plan had this scenario on his "bingo" card and he has a plan B.