[Wuli]

As I just said on another thread.

Trump boasted what he was definitely going to do, but did not go ahead and do, and meanwhile Russia, Assad and Iran are preparing, and chuckling “Thanks Trump for the heads up”.

[mikhailovich]

Trump's tweet to Russia was just an advance notice to clear out. Same thing that happened last time. A smart move in my book. Plus, there's the chance Trump decides against it. Our foreign intelligence will be able to watch Russia's reaction and see how they move assets away from certain areas. This also provides data on potential targeting.

Mattis is watching all of this unfold and receiving updates on movement. Its making both Russia and Syria squirm, which is good.

[wiseprince]

No one has a clue what Trump is going to do regardless of what he tweets. Mattis may not even know yet