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(45,027 posts)underpants
(182,957 posts)FIIK
Initech
(100,112 posts)UTUSN
(70,762 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)Well, that's one way to flush 8 years of hard work down the toilet.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Oops
Yes I know it says Yemen, but Iran is supposed to be pulling the strings via Iran backed Yemeni Houthis.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.couriermail.com.au/news/world/death-to-america-pentagon-finds-chilling-audio-from-deadly-saudi-warship-attack/news-story/4fa58477d528b86fe4248557ad6f8f9c
GentryDixon
(2,963 posts)Sounds like his plan for the US.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)But we do have Gulf of Tonkin as reference material
GentryDixon
(2,963 posts)I suppose I should have put a sarcasm tag on it, but I am sure Bannon is very happy with the outcome.
jeanmarc
(1,685 posts)We're not going to war with Iran. It's all no put up and no shut up.
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)uponit7771
(90,367 posts)Frogg
(365 posts)Reporter asking what that means now. Spicey is saying they are telling Iran the US is not going to allow what they (Iran) did with the missile firing thing without counter action...not good. They just can't wait...
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)There have been many a story about the Military not wanting to go anywhere near Iran. This is a Neo-Con Cheney quick sand thing. They think the Iranian People were wrong over throwing the Shaw.
C_U_L8R
(45,027 posts)and the geopolitical risks are so much greater.
There is ZERO support for anything like this internationally.
Russia and China have enormous interest.
Iran is very well armed and is a massive country.
WTF is Trump thinking??? Are there any sane
Republican congress folks who can stand against this???
This is just stupid.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Trump and Bannon chose Mike Flynn.
Iggo
(47,579 posts)HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)bdamomma
(63,937 posts)Iran and the US have this:
http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/iran/
muriel_volestrangler
(101,392 posts)and say "yeah, Iran, you" and point. Vague tough guy talk. Either Trump said "go out there and say 'on notice'", or Flynn shares Trump's insecurities and covers up with movie dialog.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)and Trump was the non-interventionist 'peace candidate'
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)A Jill Stein voter for the actual date, they watched Hillary like Hawks.
maryellen99
(3,790 posts)raccoon
(31,129 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)If there is no one there to offer a counter argument, there is no telling what Trump, Flynn, and Bannon might do?
They made their announcement as General Mattis was on his way to South Korea and Japan.
spanone
(135,907 posts)maryellen99
(3,790 posts)spanone
(135,907 posts)hard to believe we went from Barack Obama to this. hard to believe.
maryellen99
(3,790 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)Watch the whole Ghawar oil field in the KSA go up in smoke, along with Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil facility.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Two birds with one stone...
Kingofalldems
(38,498 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Try not to invest your son's and daughters if possible.
hollowdweller
(4,229 posts)Volaris
(10,275 posts)The LAST Republican President went ahead and saw to THAT.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)They will probably invade Kuwait and the KSA. Then push west to link up with Assad's forces in Syria.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)If Iraq had a creditable Air Force, Navy, and Army, bush would never have invaded them. Iran does. Trump can beat his chest all he wants, but a bunch of our guys will get killed attacking Iran. And what would we accomplish, anyway?
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Things will get nasty quickly if they decide to use them.