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SaschaHM

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15. He doesn't.

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 07:48 PM

Jan 2020

He was practically begging Iran and Iraq on twitter not to retaliate after the attack with his war crimes/sanctions threats.

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Military confirms an ongoing rocket attack on Al-Asad airbase where US troops are based [View all] Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

Malcolm Nance tweet Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #1

NBC News Confirms Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2

If there's one dead US soldier, we're in a War! NightWatcher Jan 2020 #3

Let's not do our best to escalate this, please nt coti Jan 2020 #4

Where have you seen these reports? cwydro Jan 2020 #5

CNN reports: no casualties reported; House/Senate leaders have RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2020 #62

No, the poster said he'd seen reports of American casualties. cwydro Jan 2020 #63

Thanks. I'll edit. RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2020 #65

Looks like that poster edited too. cwydro Jan 2020 #66

Are you saying "People are saying"? dem4decades Jan 2020 #8

Attack "a prime time for online social media disinformation and trolls" Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #17

I'm really, really hoping you're full of shit. Goodheart Jan 2020 #28

Me too. It's just Twitter back and forth. Trying to vet but will remove NightWatcher Jan 2020 #39

damn... so i guess hoping IRAN was going to be the voice of reason in the room Takket Jan 2020 #6

The radical elements in Iran are in full control now thanks the Trump. Blue_true Jan 2020 #9

This revenge attack was going to Skidmore Jan 2020 #12

"cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles", "All over the country"! Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #7

Fuck... how will Trump respond? Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #10

B-52 bombings, looks like they moved around 6 of em in striking distance. Anyone remember when uponit7771 Jan 2020 #18

CV-75 USS Truman's in the Arabian Sea (or was as of the weekend), too. Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #21

Ben Rhodes: Iran taking responsibility for a conventional attack on US forces is a big deal Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #11

oh christ...I hope someone has a plan... stillcool Jan 2020 #13

He doesn't. SaschaHM Jan 2020 #15

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2020 #19

Trump did all that chest puffing to try and dissuade them from an attack. SaschaHM Jan 2020 #14

bye bye Iran Alea Jan 2020 #16

Not by the fuster clucks running things in Washington now, we'll lose any battle because Trumps uponit7771 Jan 2020 #20

Heck... SaschaHM Jan 2020 #22

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2020 #23

Our warplanes are already on the way Alea Jan 2020 #25

To bomb chicken coops in Syria, Trump is a fuck up ... nothing is a done deal with them uponit7771 Jan 2020 #31

I'm glad you are such an expert Alea Jan 2020 #34

On fuck ups? Yes, too much experience with them ... I know what to expect uponit7771 Jan 2020 #42

Are there people hoping for genocide? Wednesdays Jan 2020 #71

Iran says any country hosting US for airstrikes will also be attacked Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #24

Brett McGurk: "moving rapidly up an escalatory ladder with no offramp, strategy, or achievable goal" Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #26

To our troops: Don't become a statistic Trump can use to his political advantage nt coti Jan 2020 #30

Well, shit. I was hoping Iran would Ilsa Jan 2020 #27

Trump is an idiot Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #29

The absolute worst. coti Jan 2020 #32

A moron. CentralMass Jan 2020 #49

We Need To Get The Terminology On This Stuff Correct. These are Not Rocket Attacks. jayfish Jan 2020 #33

I was wondering about the size of these things, what level of damage they each do coti Jan 2020 #35

500 kg + warheads Alea Jan 2020 #38

Somewhere In between. jayfish Jan 2020 #40

Everyone within a few hundred feet of the explosion dies localroger Jan 2020 #54

Ballistic missiles are strategic weapons, so yes, this is hugely significant. Calista241 Jan 2020 #37

Not really. These are short-range so they can carry heavier bombs. localroger Jan 2020 #55

Trump will respond. Last time they shot down a drone Calista241 Jan 2020 #36

It Would Be Wise For Us Not To Do Anything Until The US Force Is Beefed Up. jayfish Jan 2020 #41

No way Iran is going to let that happen, Saddam watched and believed he had time ... Bush fucked uponit7771 Jan 2020 #44

Yeah, I'm Surprised They Waited This Long. jayfish Jan 2020 #46

+1, ... and NO ONE should expect to have ... ANY ... op sec seeing Trumps answers to Russia. Many .. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #48

The Iranian IADS will be woefully outmatched by US Naval and Air Force capabilities Calista241 Jan 2020 #69

They better start lobbing right now then Alea Jan 2020 #50

Iran Has A Fully Integrated, modern, Air-defense System. jayfish Jan 2020 #52

Pretty sure I'm more aware than you but thx Alea Jan 2020 #56

No, they're going to bomb outhouses in Moscow ... Alea, you have faith in f ck ups ... I don't uponit7771 Jan 2020 #57

The chickens are having coups? Oh my. cwydro Jan 2020 #61

Trump will respond after Putin wakes up uponit7771 Jan 2020 #43

2nd Wave Of Launches Just Confirmed By Iran. jayfish Jan 2020 #45

Iran fired ballistic missiles at Iraq/ US bases from inside Iran? We are at war Baclava Jan 2020 #47

2nd wave underway........... Takket Jan 2020 #51

Just damn ... now I can see why France was so angry at the German populace at the end of WWI. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #59

Media using language to incite Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #53

Yeah, noticed that nt coti Jan 2020 #58

Troop's housing Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #60

control the narrative... stillcool Jan 2020 #64

*sigh* Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #67

Does Iran have chemical weapons? triron Jan 2020 #68

Well, we know the US has nukes dpibel Jan 2020 #70