Hedge Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) A very brief overview of where we stand right now. Qasem Soleimani, a terrorist, the top IRGC commander, and at least the second most powerful man in Iran, was assassinated on 01/03/20. President Trump claimed U.S. responsibility for the attack. After the burial ceremony concluded, in which a human sea of mourners (some were even real) stampeded, killing 50+ and injuring hundreds, Iran proceeded to seek revenge by launching missile attacks at 2 locations where U.S. service members were stationed. Congress will be briefed tomorrow about the situation. The following select tweets are pulled over from pages 246/247 of the "Trump foreign policy" thread. The first wave of attacks: Apparently a second wave of attacks: -------------------------------------------------------- Edited January 10, 2020 by Hedge 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Trump is a coward. He owes it to address the troops. Edited January 8, 2020 by Gary Busey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Wrong again. Doesn't it get tiring to be wrong on every single issue you decide to pipe up about? Jesus, you're such a waste of carbon. 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gary Busey said: Trump is a coward. He owes it to address the troops. He's not on TV, so he's not addressing the troops? Shut the ***** up, idiot. You don't know what he's doing right now. 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, DC Tom said: He's not on TV, so he's not addressing the troops? Shut the ***** up, idiot. You don't know what he's doing right now. Cut him some slack. He's just bummed that WW3 is canceled. Again. He was waiting to cheer it on per his masters' instructions. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Cut him some slack. He's just bummed that WW3 is canceled. Again. He was waiting to cheer it on per his masters' instructions. When's that US and Iran summit you predicted dipschift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Not something I’ve ever predicted or discussed. But liars lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Is this really the moment for stupid political division? I hope there are no casualties and this is the end. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 Of course they did... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubs Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Thanks!! 23 minutes ago, Gary Busey said: Trump is a coward. He owes it to address the troops. wtf? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Must be hard flip-flopping so much on whether Trump is a coward or too aggressive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-baby! Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 31 minutes ago, DC Tom said: He's not on TV, so he's not addressing the troops? Shut the ***** up, idiot. You don't know what he's doing right now. Probably preparing a tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, Hedge said: Of course they did... has any military attack had a 100% success rate for each piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, Hedge said: Of course they did... You don't believe "Tehran Bob"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, John Adams said: Is this really the moment for stupid political division? I hope there are no casualties and this is the end. Soleimani was responsible for hundreds of US deaths, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of others.... THAT wasn't enough for you???????????????????? 5 minutes ago, row_33 said: has any military attack had a 100% success rate for each piece? Yes... I was a part of a perfect readiness e v a l many moons ago, first ever, and I doubt ever duplicated but it's possible.. Every piece of ordnance worked, and every target got blown to hell and back... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 We may be done. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubs Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Hedge said: We may be done. this is exactly what I was saying in the other thread. Iran is trying to just save face. Their economy is crushed. There’s been -10% GDP in 2019 and it’s going to be worse in 2020. The sanctions have devastated their already fragile economy. Also, a large majority of the citizens hate the ruling regime. They can fight a war with the US, they don’t have the means or the military. I wouldn’t be surprised if they calculated the attacked to have a low chance of any American casualties. That gives the US an option to not respond and they can claim they responded to that terrorist being killed. Edited January 8, 2020 by dubs 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GG Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Reports are now of zero casualties. CNN is freaking out that Iran doesn’t want to escalate and neither does Trump. Acosta is an embarrassment. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, Hedge said: That's terrible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 How in the world do Ukraine and Iran combine into a story on this particular day? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 minute ago, GG said: How in the world do Ukraine and Iran combine into a story on this particular day? Depends on the passenger list... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Depends on the passenger list... or if someone on the ground had a nervous trigger finger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, Hedge said: Odd. The news account that put this out is now banned. 8 minutes ago, keepthefaith said: or if someone on the ground had a nervous trigger finger. Perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hedge said: Odd. The news account that put this out is now banned. I received an alert from Associated Press about 20 minutes ago. Haven't heard anything since. Ther air space in that area doesn't sound like is a particularly good time to be flying. Not sure what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: Cut him some slack. He's just bummed that WW3 is canceled. Again. He was waiting to cheer it on per his masters' instructions. He is the true poster child for TDS. Imagine being in such a demented meltdown mode that you can't even properly assess the situation beyond calling the president a coward. These nutbags have lost their damn minds. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 HMM: Pentagon Says It Believes Only Casualties In Attack Were Iraqis. Related: No US casualties in Iran missile strike, preliminary reports say. Sounds like Scott Adams called it: But the PPP left promised WWIII ? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 They also predicted nuclear war with North Korea. It was obvious even then that their judgment was severely impaired by Trump animus. Tehran also isn't fooling anyone. Everyone knows this was Iran getting away with as much as they thought they could -- but not enough to actually trigger a serious response. And that's fine all around. But make no mistake: Iran will pursue more terror over the long haul. It's what they do Is it just me or does WWIII seem a bit more subdued than the first two? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Of course they did... Of course it was... <br /> Of course... Edited January 8, 2020 by Hedge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Adams Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Signs point to the end of this moment of itchy trigger finger stay cool. Hopefully some deep breaths the next week. Plane crash tweet highly speculative in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Sounds like Iranians hired imperial Stormtroopers to man their missile batteries. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, Joe in Winslow said: Sounds like Iranians hired imperial Stormtroopers to man their missile batteries. Or.their aim was 100% accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 The regime change crowd must be upset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Hedge said: Of course they did... This could be true. For all we know, their targets were sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, John Adams said: Or.their aim was 100% accurate. Huh? You’re saying that they meant to kill more of their own people than Americans? And I’ll take the trade-off of killing a major terrorist for a few missiles lobbed harmlessly any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 If this is the end of the conflict even I will praise Trump . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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