Posted on 06/21/2019 7:22:23 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
For some, you could hear the sound of war drums. It was coming. Iran had shot down a surveillance drone in international waters. President Trump did not mince words, saying Iran made a huge mistake, though was cagey about military action. He told the press “you’ll find out” when asked. President Trump has taken action before, firing cruise missiles at an airfield in Syria in 2017 after a horrible chemical weapons attack struck the town of Khan Shaykhun. The airfield was the staging ground. Reports trickled in last night that air strikes were ordered against Iran but were halted by Trump. We didn’t know why, but earlier this morning the president tweeted that he aborted the mission because the retaliatory strikes were not proportionate (via WaPo):
EXCLUSIVE: Iran received message from U.S. President Trump via Oman overnight warning of imminent attack on Iran - Iranian government officials pic.twitter.com/kzV1S1MCHC— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 21, 2019
....On Monday they shot down an unmanned drone flying in International Waters. We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019
....proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone. I am in no hurry, our Military is rebuilt, new, and ready to go, by far the best in the world. Sanctions are biting & more added last night. Iran can NEVER have Nuclear Weapons, not against the USA, and not against the WORLD!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019
President Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for the downing of a surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz but called the operation off just before it was due to occur because it would have caused extensive casualties, he said Friday.
In a series of morning tweets, Trump said he called off strikes on three Iranian sites minutes before they were to be launched because he was informed of the likely loss of life among Iranians.
“We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die,” Trump tweeted. “150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it.”
Such a death toll was “not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone,” Trump wrote, adding: “I am in no hurry, our Military is rebuilt, new, and ready to go, by far the best in the world.
The point being they shot down a radio controlled plane. No loss of human life. why escalate things?
Now put some other manned aircraft in that position and see if they take shots at that. Bet they won’t
Donald Trump: Voice of Reason
Now, it’s about nuclear nonproliferation.
This is one man who is willing to take on the challenge of stopping Iran, not just kicking the can down the road by “ negotiations and deals” that will lead to Iran's nuclear weapons- repeating the same diplomatic failures that armed North Korea.
The absence of conventional strikes on IRGC missiles and radars, which we are easily capable of launching just as Trump communicated - does not mean there is no war going on. Only that is being fought in multiple dimensions.
Doing nothing is not an proportional response either. How many miles of wall will 100+ millions of dollars build?
It’s Trump’s way of sending a nice big fat WARNING.
Oh, get real!
If you are so for getting into a shooting war, strap on your TA-50, lock and load and go for it!
We have a Commander in Chief who thinks rationally before he acts. Obviously, you do not!
Good move. We lost a drone it happens. Not a reason to start air strikes. Iran fires on one of our ships then its a different story.
Did the Mullahs pay you to post that? John Kerry is that you?
The RATS have now sealed the deal. They are against anything positive for America.
The Democrat Party is now, officially, the Socialist Anti-American Party.
Time to designate them a domest terror organization.
Trump was/is right. It was an unmanned drone. Nobody got hurt. This not something you start dropping bombs over. Unfortunately, there are some people in the administration who have been desperately looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran. Trump needs to check these dangerous fools and quickly.
No, you blithering jackass.
I am a conservative, 32+ year veteran of the US Army, and the closest affiliation to neo-cons that I have is being on the same thread as you.
It would be interesting to see what lines lit up after democrats met with Trump... Who called Kerry? What Iranians were in the loop?
If that was a key criterion, then why not ask before giving the ‘bombs away’?
Absolutely correct, Mr President.
We, the People, stand with you and urge you to keep ignoring the shrill voices, as always screaming for war, as always with someone else doing the fighting.
Thank you, Mr Trump
Yes, I like your thoughts here. To have a list of options, in increasing severity.
It is my opinion that Iran is deliberately trying to provoke a war with the United States. I think there is much social unrest in Iran, and the leadership is getting desperate to focus dissent on an external enemy instead of them.
From what i've been reading, the average man on the street hates the Mullahs, and wants them out of power. The Mullahs think that by starting a war with us, they can re-channel this dissent into a direction advantageous to them.
Trump is smart for not taking the bait. Let them do something even more provocative before hitting them back, and we will be in a better position if and when the need arises to hit them back.
Thank Jimmy Carter, the second stupidest President in all US history.
Soon it will be the Demonrats calling for the complete annihilation of Iran because Resident Trump didn’t do anything about this. If he is indeed the ultimate Chess player then has has just shown the world what he isn’t and has shown he is tempered and reasonable which calls for the Dems to become unreasonable if they want to be seen as differing from him or they will have to agree with him.I bet they have their little panties in a right knot over this. I think this is not about Iran as much as it is Trump being is own man. A man that can be returned come 2020!
Well today you sound like a plant from the revolutionary guard. But don’t take it personally, most of Free Republic has gone daft over this issue.
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