Politics War with Iran

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  1. Lanny

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    I think there's an error. The airplane shot down by a U.S. warship in the 80s was an Iranian aircraft and not an Iraqi aircraft.
     
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    I saw that Lou Dobbs thing...can't believe that his tongue did not explode as he spewed that drivel.
     
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    I'm not sure this makes sense. Sure, it would be great if western-friendly Iranians overthrew their government.

    But, suppose another country assassinated, for instance, our secretary of state? Would that make you more, or less likely, to want to vote the current government out of office?

    Usually such things lead to making the government MORE popular. For example see Bush's popularity after 9/11.

    What we've probably done is united Iranians behind their current government.

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    So you're saying that if we were to assassinate you everyone in the forum would stop arguing and unite?
     
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    Yes, I believe that could be the kumbaya moment this forum so desperately needs.

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    The guy was no different than BinLaden or Bagdaddy
    IMO, the guy was no different than BinLaden, only with a uniform on. He's been the engineer behind all the proxy terrorist groups for years, going all the way back to the marine barracks in Lebanon from what I understand.
    If there was an immanent threat against our troops then I for one am glad he was taken out. I still think, lets get our guys out of region.
     
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    I wish we would pull all our troops out of the regions.
    As Obama did effectively use drones or covert actions to get the bad guys that suppress the people.
    These are different times and can require different strategies in dealing with terrorist.
    I would guess many of the Iranian back terrorist militia leaders will be doing a lot of looking up the sky through-out out their days and nights.
     
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    Correct. May I blame Lucia for the typo?
     
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    Sure, no question he was a bad guy. There is a question whether there was actually an imminent threat. We are sending more troops to the region as a result of this.

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    Now that Iraq has voted to have us leave, I hope we do!
     
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    Childish snickering aside...
    It's a matter of public record, a historical fact, reported back then by all of your favorite sources.
    Tens of thousands killed without telling Congress in advance.
     
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    Or it gives Melania a way out of the prenup and still have money.
     
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    Thats not how that works. Trump made a declaration of war, and iran is going along with it.

    For a guy who said he wanted to end endless wars, he sure likes to start them whenever he can.

    Another lie. Were at like 200,000 lies i think.
     
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    OMFG !...but that's not as impressive as the number of people who were Trump's inauguration !
     
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    This thread lays out the mindset of the Trump cult perfectly.

     
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