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kentuck

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22. I wonder if there was another reason he sent the Secretary of Defense away for a few days?

Reply to itsrobert (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2017, 05:19 PM

Feb 2017

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.

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Iran is Officially on Notice [View all] itsrobert Feb 2017 OP

On notice for what? C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #1

Double secret probation underpants Feb 2017 #10

I wish we could put Trump on double secret probation. Initech Feb 2017 #33

DUzy if there is one UTUSN Feb 2017 #38

On notice that the Madman is currently wiping his ass with the nuclear agreement. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #2

They attacked the Saudis mistakenly (supposed to be Americans) HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #3

Was Bannon behind it? GentryDixon Feb 2017 #8

That sounds like a stretch HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #9

True. GentryDixon Feb 2017 #11

Day one is all Spicer can say jeanmarc Feb 2017 #4

+1, yeap... and if they do launch anything it'll be ANOTHER clusterfuck operation uponit7771 Feb 2017 #6

That means MiniPootin will launch another fucked up action uponit7771 Feb 2017 #5

They are provoking Iran... Frogg Feb 2017 #7

Just the start my friends. Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #12

Iran is not f'n Iraq C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #13

Had this idea when Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #17

They can't even find it on a map. Iggo Feb 2017 #20

This is increasing the likelihood that Iran wins best foreign film HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #14

you know bdamomma Feb 2017 #15

I'm surprised he didn't point 2 fingers to his eyes and then turn to a camera muriel_volestrangler Feb 2017 #16

I'm old enough to remember when Hillary was the scary warmonger Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #18

Seems like yesterday, doesn't it? Ask a BoB or Blue_true Feb 2017 #23

I don't blame them if they are maryellen99 Feb 2017 #19

Yeah, Iraq disarmed and look what happened to them. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #21

I wonder if there was another reason he sent the Secretary of Defense away for a few days? kentuck Feb 2017 #22

flynn is going to get his war. he's crazier than trump. spanone Feb 2017 #24

And he is itching to use Nuclear Weapons :( maryellen99 Feb 2017 #36

they are swatting the hornets nest...we are the aggressors....sadly spanone Feb 2017 #37

Yes it is :( maryellen99 Feb 2017 #39

Iran's retaliation for any American provocation... roamer65 Feb 2017 #25

Or something in Jerusalem? kentuck Feb 2017 #28

That'll be the first country Trump nukes. Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #26

War is coming...It's what fascists do workinclasszero Feb 2017 #27

So will Iraq join with Iran to resist? hollowdweller Feb 2017 #29

Almost certainly... Volaris Feb 2017 #31

Yes, southern Shi'a Iraq. roamer65 Feb 2017 #35

Actually, Iran put Trump on notice that they are not defenseless like Iraq. Hoyt Feb 2017 #30

Iran has a shitload of Russian SS-N-22 "sunburn" missiles. roamer65 Feb 2017 #34

republicans WAR spanone Feb 2017 #32