Is there any scenario now where Trump does not retaliate militarily against Iran, be that inside Iraq, in the Gulf, or in Iran itself?
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US forces in Iraq under attack from Iranian cruise missiles. [IMPORTANT STAFF POST]
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yeah I posted that as well, kind of got overlooked.
waiting for the retaliation before making a statement tomorrow?
It's a tense situation but the likelihood of that happening is near zero, I hope you are not too stressed about this right now.
He's from NBC news, but the source is Iranian state media. Let's pump the brakes a little
No, this is a skirmish. Until the U.S. responds disproportionately.
They're not. The US tends to paint both NK and Iran as "unstable and irrational" but the reality is that they're both fairly measured in how they approach their conflicts with the US. In this case I think both the US and Iran have miscalculated in their escalations (the US tearing up the treaty, Iran supporting the killing of a contractor, the US assassinating one of the 3 most important officials, and now Iran firing many missiles at US bases) but the nation is not suicidal and likely hopes that this doesn't lead to another response although I would guess that it will if any US troops died.
I'm talking about Al Dhafra Air Base. It's got thousands of US personnel and is located in Abu Dhabi, which you're right is not Dubai.
The US gets targeted in an attack by a foreign nation and no speech? It would be a terrible speech but...what a world where the President of the US doesn't address the nation.
Trump hadn't just 48 hours prior threatened to commit war crimes against Syria when that happened
I don't know, I was watching live...Anderson broke away from his guests real quick so Acosta could say that.
What is "proportion", when one of the highest ranking officials in Iran is killed? The country is saving face at the least right now.
Imagine a country admitted to assassinating, say... the Secretary of Defense, while he was on a diplomatic mission in a foreign country.
Without warning the US would have cruise missiles landing on their military assets while they are brewing coffee.
This retaliation is indeed awful, and we were arrogant to not expect it. Let's just hope it can de-escalate from here.
Even if POTUS does not address the nation, i'm pretty sure there will be retaliations in the coming hours.
Fucking hell, this is a shit part of life i'll have to explain to my daughter one day, why do we suck so much.
Fucking hell, this is a shit part of life i'll have to explain to my daughter one day, why do we suck so much.
I mean, fits the man, right?
And the opposite of " AMERICANS DIED TONIGHT, WE WILL STIKE HARD blaa bla bla" speech that was probably being drafted.
Hard to say. When people were worried about the Kenyan base there were early words that the attack had failed and then a few hours later the truth that 3 Americans had been killed and a few planes had been destroyed/damaged got out. In general the US is slow to let the media know when things go badly for them.
I'm sure he'll be Tweeting. That seems to be his favorite medium.
Yeah sorry, didn't see that....this is moving too quick.
I hope you're not right but afraid you are.
No. This is retaliation. If anything else happens, I'm not optimistic.
i figure it means he's in the war room going over his options
Yeah, this. Suicidal nations are extremely rare for a reason.
More like skirmishes? Open war is a weird concept in modern times.
I don't see any realistic scenario where Donald Fucking Trump embraces restraint.
Who knows, but it's more likely they strike at Iran outside of Iran. There are a ton of targets
Haifa is where the Bahai faith is headquartered. It would be pretty low to kill many of their own people.
He'll retaliate, but let's hope the response will be measured.
Good lord.
Please gentlemen, talk this one out. Violence leads to nothing, violence thanks to an orange buffoon is even worse.
Please gentlemen, talk this one out. Violence leads to nothing, violence thanks to an orange buffoon is even worse.
That depends on where they are going, if they are going to the pentagon....
Separating the chain of command tends to happen before action. Let's hope it's not that.