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Iran ready to give US 'slap in the face' - commander
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| 2-22-2017
| Thomson Reuters
Posted on 02/22/2017 9:24:42 AM PST by blam
DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The United States should expect a "strong slap in the face" if it underestimates Iran's defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, as Tehran concluded war games.
Since taking office last month, U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to get tough with Iran, warning the Islamic Republic after its ballistic missile test on Jan. 29 that it was playing with fire and all U.S. options were on the table.
"The enemy should not be mistaken in its assessments, and it will receive a strong slap in the face if it does make such a mistake," said General Mohammad Pakpour, head of the Guards' ground forces, quoted by the Guards' website Sepahnews.
On Wednesday, the Revolutionary Guards concluded three days of exercises with rockets, artillery, tanks and helicopters, weeks after Trump warned that he had put Tehran "on notice" over the missile launch.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; threats; trump; war
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:24:42 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Shouldn’t the headline say Iran?
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:25:28 AM PST
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
To: blam
The headline is wrong: IRAN made the threat, not IRAQ.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:25:54 AM PST
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: blam
Someone needs to change the headline since I think the article is talking about Iran, not Iraq.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:25:57 AM PST
by
Mercat
(Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
To: blam
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:27:12 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. - Clint Eastwood)
To: blam
Iran is about the size of Alaska.....
To: blam
Well, sure, since their terrorist BFF in the white mosque gave them so much $$$, they’re threatening to “slap” us with ordnance we all paid for.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:29:23 AM PST
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: blam
Yeah, I’m sure President Trump is hiding in the White House basement shaking in his wing tips. s/
The muzzie mullahs must think Obama is still president.
To: blam
🎶 I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell You the difference in Iraq and Iran 🎶
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:32:12 AM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
To: Sacajaweau
"Iran is about the size of Alaska....." It has the same GDP as the state of Alabama with 5x the population.
(I've asked the admin moderator to change the headline, sorry)
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:32:38 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Alan Jackson wrote in a song that "I'm not sure I know the difference between Iraq and Iran." Blam gets a pass ... 🙄
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:33:36 AM PST
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
To: Mercat
And Iraq ain't got much slappin' ability left
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:34:57 AM PST
by
bigbob
(We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
To: blam
a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday
‘
John McCain or Linda Grahamnesty??? which one is it?
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:36:55 AM PST
by
eyeamok
(destruction of government records.)
To: pgkdan
Easy-Peasy as 1-2-3
1. Select
2. Copy
3. Paste
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:38:10 AM PST
by
Vlad The Inhaler
("I really took notice when the animals began to pair up and stand in line." - NOAH)
To: blam
"...commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards" "Elite"? Says who? Compared to what?
Why does our media insist on always describing these goat humpers as "elite"?
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:39:09 AM PST
by
Flag_This
(Liberals are locusts.)
To: blam
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:39:23 AM PST
by
Hadean
To: bigbob
Black Knight: "Alright, we'll call it a DRAW. OH running away now, are you? C'mon! Come back here and I'll BITE you to death!"
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:42:51 AM PST
by
ExSoldier
("Terrorists: They hate you yesterday, today, and tomorrow. End it, no more tomorrows for them!)
To: blam
I see that they made good use of those pallet loads of cash that their buddy obama sent them.
Maybe next time around, we’ll deliver pallet loads of ordnance to them, one bomb bay and missle launcher at a time.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:43:36 AM PST
by
factoryrat
(We reserve the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
To: Hadean
Not to IRAN: Be careful what you wish for, there are consequences, stupidity is no excuse.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:44:00 AM PST
by
DaveA37
To: Flag_This
To me, and even more humorous, is the media always blathers about some "commander". Commander of what? Some lieutenant from the motor pool? The corporal in charge of the sh!t-burning detail?
Effing uneducated flunkies with a college degree reporting the news.
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