He might be right here, but everything that journalist writes on Iran and Hezbollah should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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He might be right here, but everything that journalist writes on Iran and Hezbollah should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Cheers man, much appreciated.
Agreed. I should have noted that.
This is so accurate.
You can't make this shit up- just was told by folks that there are stories that some stores around the country ran out of bread and other supplies bc people are worried about the Iran retaliation. Cold War v2 here we come.
They think Iran will invade the US?
It's America, where paranoia and fear mongering are as much part of the society as anything. Are you surprised?
Tbf people overreact that way even to Christmas, let alone WWIII.
Here most of the people have no idea who's the guy US killed and they don't even know US made that attack. In the beginning I though the American people were ignorant but 30 years later I realized they are both ignorant and they don't give a shit what's happening outside the country.
Where was this supposedly happening?
The only reason any stores would run out of bread right now would be weather.
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Was this not the guy behind the Benghazi attack?
Id wager he had it coming
Id wager he had it coming
Most concrete example I've heard and this is coming straight from someone who s from there is Flint, MI. In other words - considering the economics there many of them should be saving their money rather than buying out grocery stores. Proof though that the fear mongering works.
Edit: NYC now saying it's on high alert for being a prime target. Guess all the sushi around the city will soon be sold out.
This made me realize that there is a persian carpet bombing joke somewhere in this tragedy.
No. It’s extremely likely though that he gave the go-ahead for the assault in the US embassy in Baghdad a few days ago.
No.
And that there is the issue. The US will attempt to convince everyone that Iran is the sole sponsor of terrorism, they're not even the biggest sponsor of terrorism in the region.
Gotta protect the Saudis ammirite?
The Americans and Israelis have been going on about the Iranians having nukes for over 20 years now. About how they're just a couple of years ago from having them.
The Iranians signed a nuclear accord with the Western powers, which by almost all accounts (ie other than Trump), they've been keeping to.
He then unilaterally cancels the deal and imposes the harshest possible sanctions on the country and even makes it almost impossible for other countries to disagree.
Best outcome for most of the rest of the world is just about where we were a few years ago.
Though I'm sure some will still beat the Iranian nuke drum.
Ironically, actions like this will likely convince them of the need for nukes more than anything else.
I mean, anyone who has expectations of journalistic integrity at the New York Post needs their head examined.
Worst piece of paper on the east coast.
Is anything gonna really happen apart from Iraq being even more stuck in crap now?
It's what I'd expect from the worst of the Indian TV outlets. DIdn't know these guys were that bad.
Given the actions this administration has taken over the past few years, negotiation has been made impossible. Let’s assume he did organise the assault on the US embassy, Trump, because of his own policy and actions, didn’t leave himself any other options. In the end, this was a predictable escalation because the actions over the last few years left few other avenues.
We should really be focusing on the complete shambles of US foreign policy since Trump took office which has built up to this. It’s an act of ignorance entirely of his own making.
The issue is America and it’s voters is so partisan, it makes our divide over Brexit look insignificant. No matter what Trump does, it won’t actually shock any significant amount of people.
We should really be focusing on the complete shambles of US foreign policy since Trump took office which has built up to this. It’s an act of ignorance entirely of his own making.
The issue is America and it’s voters is so partisan, it makes our divide over Brexit look insignificant. No matter what Trump does, it won’t actually shock any significant amount of people.
Yep, the country that serves as the ideological backbone to the likes of ISIS and Al Qaeda, as well as bearing the 9/11 hijackers.
Nope, its all about
Its of course S.Arabia and Israel.
Turkey, Qatar, the US itself. The list goes on and on.
The US would be running out of drones if they were serious about taking out terror-sponsoring threats.
He definitely had other options. He could’ve targeted specific Iranian points of interest in Iraq for example.
This is a clear tactic, the US will go after those dishing out the orders.
Which side is China going to take if a war does break out.
China's side.
betcha the Saudis were kept aware too so they could get their royal family out of danger zones.
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Well if Obama didn't sit on his ass on 9/11 when Saddam was bombing the twin towers Iran wouldn't have a problem. feck, I'm done with Republicans, I cant even mock them without my blood boiling. Maybe they should be labeled as a terrorist organization.
Neither. They're happy to ruffle America's feathers on a few things but they dont want a full on conflict with them.
Yeah he had immediate options without assassinating him. But that’s not exactly what I was saying. What I’m saying is that this action was an inevitable escalation based on Trump’s foreign policy. Be it this. Be it attacking specific targets like you say. The point is the road he embarked on only ever ended in conflict. And I don’t think this’ll be the end of it either.
JPRouve is right though; they're on their side.
They're playing the long game so are quite happy to do whatever, including nothing, so long as it fits with their long term plan.
They'll loan money/buy bonds all day long and the US can bankrupt themselves in expensive and ill-advised ventures.
Exactly. I'm more interested in what Russia will directly do behind everyone's back. China sees everyone as pieces in their mahjong game.