Posted on 09/16/2019 12:17:22 PM PDT by BeauBo
The US has told at least one US ally in the Middle East, that they have intelligence showing that the launch was “likely” coming from staging grounds in Iran, but they have not shared that intelligence yet. “It is one thing to tell us, it is another thing to show us,” said a diplomat from the region.
A US official separately tells CNN that the US has assessed that the attack originated from inside Iran. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
No public evidence has been shared.
What countries in the region decide to do, in reaction to the Saudi oil field attack, largely depends on what the US is willing to do, the source said. CNN reported earlier that Secretary of State is expected to speak with the UAE Crown Prince on Monday and other nations.
The Pentagon declined to comment. The State Department and the White House did not respond to a request for comment.
The WSJ first reported that the US was telling countries region that the attacks were launched inside Iran.
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Interesting points. Qatar and Saudi have traded fire for decades...so who knows?
You have trained Saudi pilots?
Colour me shocked...
America is a net exporter of oil.
The nation that would be suffering the most from high oil prices would be China of all places right now...
At a time, when they are very vulnerable..
Keep in Mind Imam of Peace swears Ilhan Omar is on Qatar’s payroll and their people are paying 10k bribes to journalists not to write stories about what he is saying.
He made a tweet telling journalists who need cash to test it out.
He also says Linda Sarsour is their next person they will try to get into Congress.
Just a continuation of his traitorous activity of meeting with the Communist VietCong government in the early 1970's while the war was in progress. Still and always the traitor.
The Houthi claimed it, but they didn't build it, Iran did (with an assist from Obama). The launch and trajectory of pretty much everything on Earth is tracked from ground and orbit. It came from Iran.
CNN, fake news. Can they be trusted?
“Originated…
Nice, vague term.
Not “launched” or “fired from”.
Iran was in on it at some point, but it matters what point.
They have staffs of lawyers that write this stuff, purposefully nebulous.
“There is simply no way Iran could launch a score of cruise missiles at the Saudis undetected.”
Just heard the President say (ABC) that we have the exact locations of everything (presumably launch sites).
He said I don’t think you will be surprised by who did this.
He seemed to indicate that the information would be coming out “soon”.
I’ll vote for anyone who will get us off foreign oil.
Let the Saudis go pound sand. Without US support, they never would have gotten here to fly planes into our buildings. They’d be living in tents.
We have our own oil. Let’s drill baby drill.
[There is simply no way Iran could launch a score of cruise missiles at the Saudis undetected.]
At one time there were geosync birds looking for exactly that (DSP). Most certainly Mother Russia and there were several of them parked. I would imagine similar technology is currently deployed but dunno.
“have Federal judges issuing injunctions to stop new pipeline projects right here in the U.S.
Waging war in some Islamic dump as a measure to control energy costs while this sh!t goes on here at home is pathetic and outrageous.
Frankly, if that’s the way we conduct ourselves in this world then we really are “The Great Satan” and we deserve whatever we have coming to us. “
100% agree. If the neocons want a war so bad they should buy their own guns and do it themselves. So tired of War, Inc.
[If I was them, I’d take out the faculties on Kharg Island.]
Probably one mission they could handle.
Is it not defended? I would have thought it would be.
Not asking for anything classified, of course. Knowing what you do (cough).
“What countries in the region decide to do, in reaction to the Saudi oil field attack, largely depends on what the US is willing to do....”
It figures CNN would make a stupid assessment like that. These civilizations in the middle east have been fighting over land since starting as far back as the 5th millennium BC. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh. They don’t need an excuse to go after each other from a country that didn’t come into existence until about 5000 years after their first conflicts. When in the world did CNN think we turned into someone that important? It makes identifying their efforts to attack Trump so easy if you have enough electricity between your ears to breath. They don’t!
rwood
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