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applegrove

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Mon Sep 12, 2016, 06:54 PM Sep 2016

Two US planes threatened by Iran of being shot down if they got into iranian air space. CNN [View all]

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Trump goes off-script on Clinton, Iran

By BIANCA PADRÓ OCASIO at Politico

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-shooting-iran-227987

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In another diversion Friday, Trump also told the military friendly crowd that Iranians who make inappropriate gestures at the U.S., “will be shot out of the water.”

“As we expand our navy toward the goal of 350 ships, which is about 100 more than we have right now, we will also procure additional modern destroyers that are designed to handle the missile defense mission in coming years,” he said.

“And by the way, with Iran, when they circle our beautiful destroyers with their little boats and they make gestures at our people and that they shouldn’t be allowed to make, they will be shot out of the water,” Trump added, prompting “U.S.A.” chants from his audience.

Trump’s campaign has been under heavy criticism in the past days for embracing President Vladimir Putin in an interview broadcast on RT America, and criticizing U.S. foreign policy. Russia has shared interests with Iran in the Middle East, including in Syria.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-shooting-iran-227987#ixzz4K5jpfiP6
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This is an deadly incident waiting to happen if Trump wins.

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