Fortunately, Iran's "retaliation" was purposely lame, designed to save face, yet inconsequential.
Imagine if the missiles had killed several US troops on the base. Then, per his smack taklin' tweets, Trump would have to respond with great US force, .... inevitably escalating into major armed conflict and giving birth to another generation of terrorists.
Yes, the General was an evil bastard. Imminent threat? I doubt it.
Lots of tools in toolbox -- diplomacy, back channels, allies, economic sanctions, etc.
Twitter is really not the best way to conduct foreign policy and national security. It also helps to have a long game strategy, other than simply overturning any policy or agreement that occurred during the Obama administration.
Trump is reckless and dangerous and compromised.
Wiser minds have interceded to take away the car keys from "junior." Damn near got us into a major war.
The "rational actor" in this drama ended up being Iran, not the United States.
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That is about the best we can hope for. Ought to be his slogan for 2020.
come along Chicken Little. Your routine, the Boy Who Cried Wolf is getting tiresome. By the way. Sorry no one was killed last night.
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Plus, that turd is no longer consuming oxygen which is good for the families of all the soldiers and marines that his IED’s maimed or killed.
You're still going to vote Dem but this above comment is progress.
But honesty, yes.
It was a huge risk, but it may have paid off.
And that fucker deserves to be dead.
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Seems you have a list regarding who it’s just fine to kill and who we should let live. Would love to know who is in which column. Kurds we save, others not so much due to Strategic Benefits” Very interesting.
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was famously labeled as serially wrong on every major foreign policy decision by Obama's defense secretary, Robert Gates.
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If by 'rational' you mean - they don't want to be slaughtered - then I guess you're correct. Certain death probably elicits clarity of thought.
But let's just assume this all happened by chance and we are lucky.
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