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beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 10:04 AM Nov 2020

With trump, bombing Iran seems to be his next move as its high on Stephen Miller's list

trump could care less on the outcome. The question now should Biden telegraph the military that under NO circumstances this should be done and people will be held accountable if something were to happen.

Bombing Iran will start the dominoes falling andfinal outcome will make COVID look like a walk in the park

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With trump, bombing Iran seems to be his next move as its high on Stephen Miller's list (Original Post) beachbumbob Nov 2020 OP
Biden should use every back channel he has to stop Trump from doing this VMA131Marine Nov 2020 #1
I understand but there's a problem with your idea PJMcK Nov 2020 #4
exactly spot on .... nebby70 Nov 2020 #6
Nixon, too. Hugin Nov 2020 #12
COVID-19 is soaring in Iran right now . . . Iliyah Nov 2020 #2
That is just another reason why he needs to be impeached again still_one Nov 2020 #3
He needs to be put in a strait jacket in a padded room. niyad Nov 2020 #5
Gitmo SheltieLover Nov 2020 #10
YES! niyad Nov 2020 #14
👍 SheltieLover Nov 2020 #20
Impeachment will not stop him. SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #24
Waging a war of aggression is an international crime Chainfire Nov 2020 #7
he will try to llashram Nov 2020 #8
And is there an actual reason for bombing a country... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #9
Indeed SheltieLover Nov 2020 #11
I'm sure they'll try... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #13
Repuke playbook SheltieLover Nov 2020 #21
Between the covid, Iran and tRUMP's ignorance, he's gonna kill us all. If we let him. abqtommy Nov 2020 #15
Folks have claimed trump is going to bomb Iran since 2015. He's still a lame POS, Hoyt Nov 2020 #16
They sent a B-52 to the ME yesterday WhiteTara Nov 2020 #17
That's a show of force, you can't bomb Iran with one sir pball Nov 2020 #23
Iran is no Iraq or Afghanistan if trump pwb Nov 2020 #18
He will want to declare that America is at war to stay in power. Nukes are Trump's Doodley Nov 2020 #19
I would think he would wait until January 17 or so. David__77 Nov 2020 #22

PJMcK

(21,916 posts)
4. I understand but there's a problem with your idea
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 10:26 AM
Nov 2020

We have only one president at a time.

I agree with you that if Trump takes military action in Iran, we'll have a truly dangerous situation with global implications.

Imagine a reversed situation: A Republican president-elect starts enacting their foreign policy before the Democratic incumbent has finished their term. How would you feel about that?

Oh, wait. That's exactly what Reagan did-- with Iran!-- to subvert President Carter's foreign policy and election.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. COVID-19 is soaring in Iran right now . . .
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 10:10 AM
Nov 2020

bomb bomb Iran, continue to unleash a possibility of more virus. shithole and his administration are sick. Miller is a sick motherf***er.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
20. 👍
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 11:31 AM
Nov 2020

Which other terrorist has brazenly murdered 1/4 million Americans AND openly attempted to destroy every govt agency, tradition, and every section of the Constitution? For putin & personal profit!

 

SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
24. Impeachment will not stop him.
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 12:38 PM
Nov 2020

Senate will NOT convict. They WON’T.

I son’t know that impeachment is the right move right now.

Chainfire

(17,304 posts)
7. Waging a war of aggression is an international crime
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 10:35 AM
Nov 2020

Trump should be made aware of what happened following the Nuremberg trials.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
8. he will try to
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 10:35 AM
Nov 2020

declare some kind of 'national emergency-threat' to stay in power. To overstate the importance of the shadow president Stephen Miller in all these actions-policies, from forcibly taking children from their parents and putting the children in cages at the border to this very day, is impossible. Iran has been a thorn in his racist side from the beginning. Hope he does not start WW3.

2naSalit

(86,031 posts)
9. And is there an actual reason for bombing a country...
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 10:37 AM
Nov 2020

Not attacking us? I think the generals will refuse to do such a thing. Pompeo has been slithering around the region trying to set this up and the spoils are probably already spoken for so I can imagine the brass are aware of what's up and not playing along when it comes down to it.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
16. Folks have claimed trump is going to bomb Iran since 2015. He's still a lame POS,
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 11:04 AM
Nov 2020

but odds are he won't bomb Iran.

sir pball

(4,726 posts)
23. That's a show of force, you can't bomb Iran with one
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 12:34 PM
Nov 2020

I mean, you technically could, but unlike Afghanistan or Syria, Iran has extremely capable air defense systems from Russia and China; a B-52 would be a big fish in a very small barrel to them.

Any actual strike would be multirole jets like F-15s or -16s going in low and fast, like the Israelis did to Osirak back in the 80s. Or, we'd just make a distraction while they did the deed, they certainly don't have any aversions to moves like that.

David__77

(23,214 posts)
22. I would think he would wait until January 17 or so.
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 12:13 PM
Nov 2020

And I have a hard time envisioning the military not executing a command.

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