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Is trump getting ready to bomb iran (Original Post)
brettdale
Dec 2020
OP
I heard something the other day about a nuclear submarine within striking distance
Vinca
Dec 2020
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CincyDem
(7,392 posts)1. Didn't he just move a nuclear sub into the Persian Gulf. Coincidence? n/t
Irish_Dem
(81,266 posts)11. Right, I wondered what this was about. nt
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)2. Probably not.
But also maybe.
He is an erratic maniac.
Vinca
(53,994 posts)3. I heard something the other day about a nuclear submarine within striking distance
of Iran and that's exactly what I thought. Starting a nuclear war is about the only thing he hasn't done on his way out the door.
lapfog_1
(31,904 posts)10. They just moved a "boomer" Ohio class missile sub
through the straits of Hormuz.
Cirque du So-What
(29,732 posts)14. Retrofitted
Its now a cruise missile platform (conventional explosives).
RockRaven
(19,375 posts)4. He'll want to give the Sauds one last gift on the way out the door, and they definitely want Iran
to be in a war with someone bigger and stronger than themselves.
Also, it will make a huge mess for Biden to have to struggle to fix.
So... Probably.
tblue37
(68,436 posts)5. With Trump,
Karadeniz
(24,746 posts)6. He's trying to leave tension for Biden to deal with. Sadist.
Arne
(3,609 posts)7. There is most likely more going on but not trumps doing.
He can barely keep his ass clean at this point and doesn't know anything.
ProfessorGAC
(76,706 posts)8. You Mean The Tweets...
...he clearly didn't write?
That was written by someone reporting to Pompeo to do a touch of sabre rattling bluffing.
KS Toronado
(23,727 posts)12. Maybe he'll nuke where the Saudis have the paperwork on what he owes them
Wouldn't put it past him.
Miguelito Loveless
(5,752 posts)13. Yes. He wants a war on his way out.
bluestarone
(22,179 posts)15. We bomb Iran, it's
The fault of the UNITED STATES SENATE rethugs!