Katyusha rockets have a really short range, I don't think they can reach Baghdad from Iran, they are also really inaccurate.
That had to be fired from somewhere pretty nearby, and I would think Iraqi militias is not a bad guess here.
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That had to be fired from somewhere pretty nearby, and I would think Iraqi militias is not a bad guess here.
So is the dude basically just mad because he has to do extra work now? What a disproportionate response...
inaccurate weapons really are double edged sword.
You miss that military installation, but score big on civilian hospital that is block over because your missile is garbage.
Yeah, thankfully no casualties this time but if attacks like these continue it's only a matter of time before we have serious civilian casualties or an actual hit on the embassy.
Briefing Congress got was apparently hot garbo.
Military is filled with people of the general population.
You're going to have nutcases just like you're going to have people on the left. Now obviously depending on the branch you'll have populations that tend to be more conservative, and overall the military is a conservative institution but if we're doing a sample size of one you're gonna have some silly assumptions.
Briefing seems like total failure for the administration, no one buying "imminent threat" angle.
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This is such a clusterfuck
Almost like Burn After Reading IRL, but actual missiles are involved, actually killing people
Almost like Burn After Reading IRL, but actual missiles are involved, actually killing people
ALL republican senators have been covering for Trump but war is a bridge too far for Ran Paul, it's not enough for removal though as he's not particularly attacking Trump as he's attacking the powers that got abused here which he and others have been trying to scale back since the Iraq war.
Trump did it because trump org ties. We all know it.
there was no eminent threat other than Ivanka and trump org getting caught money laundering, again.
there was no eminent threat other than Ivanka and trump org getting caught money laundering, again.
Trump and his guys guys really, really, REALLY drank their own kool aid and thought they were GODS EMPERORS OF THE US (The world!)
lmaooooo
Welcome to earf, bitches
Probably enough to make Pence tie break it. I doubt it'll have enough votes to break a filibuster so it's most likely dead. Who knows, I might be surprised.
Marco Rubio is a regime change superfan who wants America to go to war with Iran and a whole lot of other countries.
He might be dumb as fuck, but he's also a dangerous motherfucker who should be kept far away from any position of power.
For those asking about Mike Lee, in 2016 he withheld voting for President because he didn't like Trump.
However, as recently as November, he claims he's now a fan of the President and in fact committed to co-chair his reelection efforts in Utah.
This reads like he doesn't like Trump but was more than willing to fall in line for the sake of the party.
After this briefing though it seems that the Trump administration demanding a co-equal branch of government to remain silent over their recent military exploits without providing any clear justification for them may have been a bridge too far for him.
However, as recently as November, he claims he's now a fan of the President and in fact committed to co-chair his reelection efforts in Utah.
This reads like he doesn't like Trump but was more than willing to fall in line for the sake of the party.
After this briefing though it seems that the Trump administration demanding a co-equal branch of government to remain silent over their recent military exploits without providing any clear justification for them may have been a bridge too far for him.
Trump did it because he wanted to distract everyone from his impeachment process (and potentially delay it as long as humanly possible)
First few seconds tell you all you need to know about this scumbag.
Cant wait to see his walk back.
They are always put off by trump, but they always justify it later.
Mike Lee started off his cpsan interview talking about his support for Trump(known fascist).
So, 60+ people died (Soleimani's assassination + people who died during the funeral procession in Iran), we almost had a war, and their reasons for all this were so bad that they couldn't even tell them to their own buddies?
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Correct.
Rand Paul and Mike Lee, wont be invited to maralargo. The rest, will fall in line though.
The real reason was that Trump was freaked out that the embassy protests were gonna be his own Benghazi and so panicked and murdered a dude in a knee jerk response. Everything since then has been a desperate attempt to try and justify it with a reason that isn't so self serving and stupid.
He's not a stranger to bipartisanship on war stuff. He co authored the bill along with Bernie to stop the US involvement in Yemen war
Of course he's no progressive by any means
This thread from last page goes into this:
Yep. This is not the time circle the wagons around this administration as usual and treat this shit like a team sport. Hope they staple the clown shoes on to his feet.
So now the official line is "Iran didnt heads up the US base or officials, the US was just clever and smart enough to react in time"
Speaking verbati from wolf's blitzers take on the situation
Speaking verbati from wolf's blitzers take on the situation
progressive voice had this on and i thought it was interesting how CNN covered solemani before the strike...
Its just crazy how we can have allies so easily and then decide to take them out in the next second
Its just crazy how we can have allies so easily and then decide to take them out in the next second
Is this consider as another atack? I was expecting more reactions to this.
Just trying to downplay Iran's capabilities, while at the same time stroking America's military ego, as usual. Not sure that disrespecting your adversary is a smart decision.
Not that I heard.
This is what NATO had to say -
Most that I've seen is Pompeo lamenting that the European response hasn't been as enthusiastic or "helpful" as the administration was expecting.
Iran doesnt have full control over every militia that is aligned with them, especially now that qasem soleimani who was personally handling communications with many of them is dead