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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: sockmonkey

How hard is it tofake coordinates?


41 posted on 06/21/2019 3:15:51 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: toddausauras

“My best guess is that Trump is keeping Iran on edge.”

As usual, Trump is trolling the media and gets bonus points for keeping Iran on edge. “Trump’s indecisive, Trump’s a war monger, Trump’s afraid.”

I think a fair counter strike would be to take out Iran’s best producing oil rig. That should cost around 180 million. The message that should go along with that is if Iran strikes again, every rig will be taken out.


42 posted on 06/21/2019 3:27:17 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
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To: Leaning Right

Me too....let’s have a beer.


43 posted on 06/21/2019 3:36:08 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: marktwain

As if MSN would know, or could be trusted to tell the truth...
___________________________
Ha, ha, ha, since when have they been ever Benn able to figure Trump out. Unpredictable Trump remains unpredictable, driving his opponents and foreign adversaries crazy.


44 posted on 06/21/2019 3:36:44 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: Leaning Right

I don’t believe it

NYT Times is out to getbTrump


45 posted on 06/21/2019 3:47:18 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
When planning a response, one must not do what your opponent hopes you will do.
46 posted on 06/21/2019 3:57:09 AM PDT by fso301
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To: sockmonkey

Its’ in the middle of the strait of Hormuz.

Is that Iran’s air space?


47 posted on 06/21/2019 4:11:32 AM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Leaning Right
Meanwhile....

EU Chairs Meeting Including China, Russia, Iran to Save Iran Nuclear Deal

48 posted on 06/21/2019 4:24:17 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds,)
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To: fso301

Bingo. Crank up the sanctions until our downed drone is paid for times 10. His sanctions are working better than war. France and SA can fight their own wars. Truthfully, the sanction are probably hurting France more than anyone. Gas pipelines are important to them.


49 posted on 06/21/2019 5:06:51 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Do you know anyone who isnÂ’t a socialist after 65? Freedom exchanged for cash and control.)
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To: Leaning Right

The Donald sent Tehran a message that attack was about to happen.
Didn’t say if he got a message back.
Then The Donald stated that is may just have beena rogue missile battery commander.
We’ll see. He said?


50 posted on 06/21/2019 5:35:29 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
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To: Leaning Right

https://twitter.com/graham/status/1141950702337445888

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT:

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer were seen dancing after a meeting where they were told about the airstrikes on Iran, which Trump calls off?? He caught them celebrating war on Iran? Why yes, yes he did.

11:07 PM - 20 Jun 2019

(VIDEO CLIP AT LINK)


51 posted on 06/21/2019 5:40:27 AM PDT by maggief
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To: jospehm20; stylin19a

:: Maggie Haberman is a lying skank who should never be given credibility. ::
At least her 3 kids are well taken care of...


52 posted on 06/21/2019 5:44:32 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Did you know that the C_A is the largest venture capital source in the world?)
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To: rdcbn

:: a big mistake by some rouge or incompetent Iranian ::

In before the make-up snarks!


53 posted on 06/21/2019 5:47:00 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Did you know that the C_A is the largest venture capital source in the world?)
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To: Leaning Right

And just as we were going to talk about “possibly” lifting some sanctions and working a better deal they go and do this.

Now we can even do more economic pain. Not too bright those rascally mullahs.


54 posted on 06/21/2019 5:52:39 AM PDT by CodeJockey (Trump... The exorcist of Cultural Marxism)
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To: Leaning Right

Who is leaking this? They need to be hauled-off in leg irons TODAY.


55 posted on 06/21/2019 6:01:11 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: Leaning Right

Iran is goading us into military action... of that there is little doubt, most likely in an attempt to stabilize their regime, which has been in decay for quite a while.

A common enemy and “war” are always good for uniting the people.

I have no idea why the pull back, but my guess would be information basically confirming the above supposition. That or, other retaliation options were presented. Like I don’t know, another Stuxnet Attack or equivalent.

While my initial reaction is bomb them into the stone age, I know that that’s not always the wisest action. We will see.


56 posted on 06/21/2019 6:05:39 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: rrrod

Nice pump fake Mr. President.


57 posted on 06/21/2019 6:15:54 AM PDT by Theophilus (Make America Grateful Again)
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To: billyboy15

Yeah!

Those words are in Latin not Cyrillic characters!


58 posted on 06/21/2019 6:16:03 AM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: Leaning Right

I trust Trump and his team know what they are doing. I would not trust obummer and his team. Iran is on notice, they are afraid. No one was afraid of the closet homosexual.


59 posted on 06/21/2019 6:39:54 AM PDT by krug
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To: Leaning Right

Read this. I think it is a rare insightful perspective on Trumps course of action

https://www.heritage.org/middle-east/commentary/iran-and-trump-heres-whats-really-going


60 posted on 06/21/2019 7:26:56 AM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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