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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.

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

Excellent article, thanks for posting.


61 posted on 06/21/2019 7:36:06 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (You may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you...)
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To: Phil DiBasquette

Ok, so how hard is it to fake Latin coordinates?


62 posted on 06/21/2019 3:26:19 PM PDT by billyboy15
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