Trump approves strikes on Iran, but then abruptly pulls back

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  1. Heartburn

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    Don't forget Vietnam.
     
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    A large percentage of conservatives voted for trump because he said he was going to get us out of the Middle East and stop building bases all over the world. I don't think they realized how deep into Israel's pockets he was.
     
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    Trump's not going to be able to build a coalition to fight an Iranian war like we did in Afghanistan and Iraq. We would have to pay for everything, in blood and gold. Add another $3 trillion to the debt, if not more.
     
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    Probably be real pissed.

    Not sure how willing they'd be to pick a fight with the US over Iran, but maybe.

    I think Russia is cool with playing cold war games, not sure how willing they'd be to risk an all out conflict.
     
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    Yeah, the Daddy Warbucks of the world will be having a celebration over this.
     
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    I don't want my descendants having to do air raid drills at school like we had to, so I hope not.
     
  7. Aleksander Ulyanov

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    Trump. Doesn't. Care.

    He thinks he's in trouble and the first thing he always does with that is throw his "base" some red meat. The deplorables LOVE war. It's a chance to oil their guns and tell everybody how many dead Iranians there'd be if only these bad vertebrae weren't acting up again
     
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    Same thing that was said about NK. You could say that about any country in the world.
    Yeah, that would work out well. Brilliant.
     
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    Yes, insanity is hard to deal with. You, on the other hand, seem to thrive on it.
     
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    There is a "vibe" now?
     
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    The US stopped Hitler and Hirohito. And the USSR as well. Saved the planet. What has Persia (Iran) done?
     
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    Betray our country? You libs sure take hyperbole to a new level.

    To defeat Trump you better come up with someone better than the fake Indian, Bernie, Crazy Joe, or the fruitcake.
     
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    LOL! Don't you love being thrown under the bus by your leader?

    "...10 minutes before the strike I stopped it..."

    Happens all the time when Trump fans cry "fake news", only for the news later being corroborated by facts, sometimes by Trump's own words.

    But, don't fret, you'll soon have marching orders from the RW media to spin this episode in the most positive light for Trump, probably it's just more 4D chess.
     
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    He handled it like a champ.

    Again we have the left hoping for war.

    Trump isn't going to take the bait.
     
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    You really live in a world where the only truth that exists comes from Trump's mouth.
     
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    Trump pulls his punch and allows some breathing room. He gets nothing but criticism.

    With the next Iranian strike he should strike big instantaneously in Tehran, and ignore all criticism.

    Time to kill a lot of people and break their stuff.
     
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    :roflol:

    Everything "sourced" by the RW Comedy Factory (Like Breitbart, Etc.) has a "fake news vibe".

    Ridiculous Polls being passed off as "current" (that were conducted last year) have a "fake news vibe".

    This story NEVER had that kind of vibe, and even Trump is verifying it.

    Totally LMAO at anybody last night who thought this story wasn't legit.

    " Fake News vibe"?:roflol:
     
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    That's the cycle:

    1. Story that Trump supporters don't like
    2. Trump supporters scream "fake news"
    3. Story is confirmed - as you point out, often by Trump himself

    I have repeatedly asked Trump supporters to identify (provide a link and an exact quote) a story about Trump that they claim was untrue. Not opinion pieces or predictions but actual news stories.

    No-one has ever been able to show that any mainstream news story was untrue. The only one I can think of was the report of a statue that had been removed from the White House. That was apparently wrong but based on the fact that the statue was not visible to that reporter. It was an error and poor reporting, but not intentionally "fake". Other than that I can't think of anything that has been reported about Trump by MSM that has later been shown to be false.
     
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    The good news is that the strike was not carried out.

    The bad news is that the optics really suck...
     
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    Don't forget the other bad news (for Trump supporters): another NYT story turned out to be true.
     
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    Handled it like a champ? You thought the story sounded fake!
     
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    Our big vagina of a public is really our only weakness.
     
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    Or huddle around a small fire while wondering what an "air raid" could possibly be.
     
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    Please stop
    WHAT has he done to this point to do that? Nothing, we ARE a laughing stock. There is NO reason for any country to believe anything that this administration says.
     
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