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Trump Approves Strikes on Iran, but Then Abruptly Pulls Back
MSN ^ | June 21, 2018 | Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Maggie Haberman

Posted on 06/20/2019 10:20:25 PM PDT by Leaning Right

President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions.

As late as 7 p.m., military and diplomatic officials were expecting a strike, after intense discussions and debate at the White House among the president’s top national security officials and congressional leaders, according to multiple senior administration officials involved in or briefed on the deliberations.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; trump
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To: Leaning Right

And if he went ahead with it, he’d be a war monger.

The MSM would be criticizing him for military action.

No matter what he does, with the left, it’s wrong by default. It’s their knee jerk reaction to anything Trump.


21 posted on 06/21/2019 1:29:19 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Leaning Right

Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Maggie Haberman should be in jail for sedition.


22 posted on 06/21/2019 1:30:42 AM PDT by SanchoP
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To: SanchoP

I think Trump just won reelection just with this one decision.


23 posted on 06/21/2019 1:32:11 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: Leaning Right
No need to rush into an attack on Iran. Could have been a big mistake by some rouge or incompetent Iranian in control of the SAM battery. Those wacky Iranians have tons of rouge and incompetent people all over the place who are in constant risk of making a huge mistake, especially in places like Kharg Island
24 posted on 06/21/2019 1:54:05 AM PDT by rdcbn
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To: marajade

I have a good deal of confidence that Trump knows how overwhelmingly unpopular another war would be - not to mention how staggeringly detrimental to US interests!


25 posted on 06/21/2019 2:00:23 AM PDT by thoughtomator (The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
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To: Leaning Right

My first thought is that this “attack plan” was discussed internally to see how quickly it was relayed to the NYT. A leak test?


26 posted on 06/21/2019 2:06:57 AM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: Leaning Right

Essentially, Trump got permission. Now they are on the negotiating table with Iran without danger of being yanked off. Chill. This isn’t a rush to war any more than Trump’s promise of “fire and fury” to North Korea.


27 posted on 06/21/2019 2:12:24 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: rdcbn

Trump seized an opportunity to play on Iran’s own fears. The taunted state now has a missile pointed Iran’s way. This could jolt Iran back to reality. We’ll give up the drone — it is only a drone. But to Iranian eyes it is pride. Let’s see how calling Iran’s bluff works.


28 posted on 06/21/2019 2:19:42 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: rdcbn

Rogue?

:)


29 posted on 06/21/2019 2:22:38 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: outofsalt

Maybe. In the big picture it matters little. Iran has spent much energy building up the idea of the USA as some demon monster. Now, said “demon monster” is poised to retaliate. Trump can get a lot of mileage out of one lost drone. I have heard of far worse investments.


30 posted on 06/21/2019 2:24:41 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: cba123

The whole silly place is rogue. It hates the most generous country on earth.


31 posted on 06/21/2019 2:27:59 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: Leaning Right
Iranian supplied drone/strike pic. Look at the coordinates.


32 posted on 06/21/2019 2:30:10 AM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Any Trump authorized bombing runs should be on the FBI.


33 posted on 06/21/2019 2:33:20 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Leaning Right

If there is to be any type of action against Iran, or France, for that matter, do you really think MSNBCCNNABCCBSNBCFNCNYT will have a clue about it?


34 posted on 06/21/2019 2:34:54 AM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: wastoute

Oh, lol.

I think the gospel gun will work better there, in a country that still largely aspires to be a hypocrite if not Christian.

Iran is unbelieving Philistines.


35 posted on 06/21/2019 2:37:19 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: jonrick46

For all of the demented libtard caterwauling about how President Trump will get us into some kind of shooting wars with Iran and Mexico; he has been remarkably restrained in foreign policy matters. Far more so than his Peace at Any Price predecessor.


36 posted on 06/21/2019 2:37:50 AM PDT by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: Leaning Right

Trump playing 3-D chess again.

Ready the weapons, amass the forces, leak the plans.

Watch Iran send a message “It will be taken care of.”


37 posted on 06/21/2019 2:38:42 AM PDT by plangent
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To: jazminerose

Trump speaketh softly (well maybe after a few blustery tweets for his base’s benefit) and carryeth one bigly stick!


38 posted on 06/21/2019 2:41:19 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: plangent

Or there is a little flurry of confusion amidst which the attacking facility just inexplicably disappears.


39 posted on 06/21/2019 2:45:14 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: cba123

LOL!
Brought to mind a new title for this MSN—actually NYT —article:
Orange Man Rattles Rouge Men


40 posted on 06/21/2019 2:59:09 AM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement!)
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