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46. Yeah, I'm Surprised They Waited This Long.

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 08:27 PM

Jan 2020

I'm sure that nifty Russian SAM system is fully spun up and waiting for our response. This is going to be unlike anything we have seen in 50 years.

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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