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Trump Doctrine on display Tuesday evening as he contemplates response to Iranian missiles
American Thinker ^ | 01/08/2020 | Howard J. Warner

Posted on 01/08/2020 6:56:01 AM PST by SeekAndFind

While the funeral for General Soleimani proceeds in Kerman, Iran, the military, with the blessing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fired 15 ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq. The bases in Erbil in the north and Al-Assad in the west were targeted, while other bases with greater numbers of American soldiers and far closer to the Iranian border were avoided. To some, this might appear curious since as of this writing there are no American casualties.

This would appear to be a significantly minimal attack, possibly a face-saving threat necessary in the belligerent Middle East. Possibly, four missiles did not even reach their targets.

Ballistic missiles tend to be quite accurate (at least ours are), but Iranian missiles tend to be questionable. Perhaps the Iranians used these weapons since they are not so accurate, or because they felt that the risk of hitting people was low. They were fired at large bases that are well protected, at areas less likely to have soldiers. The bases are Iraqi and not American, though our soldiers were housed there for the purpose of helping Iraqis combat ISIS.

So far, the American response under Trump has been to wait and determine what action to undertake. The (W.) Bush administration hoped to effect change in the region by overthrowing Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, who was funding terrorism mostly affecting Israel. He did not initially attempt to nation-build but got caught in the effort. It led to his failure in this regard, since a sectarian nation not ready for modern democratic institutions became prey to regional powers such as Iran and ISIS.

President Obama thought vacating Iraq and negotiating with Iran through money payments (which have financed further terrorism) might change the situation.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; missiles; soleimani; trumpdoctrine

1 posted on 01/08/2020 6:56:01 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Pivot to negotiations.


2 posted on 01/08/2020 6:57:54 AM PST by Fido969 (In!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Reagan was asked to explain his Cold War Strategy. He replied: “We win”.

That really is an essential piece of thinking.

President Trump seems to do everything in a similar way. “America wins”. That doesn’t mean he opposes a win-win through negotiation. But he won’t agree to live with Terrorism. He won’t send $150B over to Iran for a shallow political victory. Trump wants to win this one and change the rules of power in the Middle East.


3 posted on 01/08/2020 7:04:18 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Iran gave advance notice to Iraq and Finland that they planned to lob the missiles.

Finland is believed to be a US intermediary in behind-the-scenes efforts to smooth out the problems.


4 posted on 01/08/2020 7:06:08 AM PST by be-baw
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To: SeekAndFind

BBC is still reporting Iranian Propaganda ,it’s sicking


5 posted on 01/08/2020 7:06:42 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind
Maybe we should give a DISPROPORNATE response. We could lob 30 missiles into the sand around Iran.
6 posted on 01/08/2020 7:18:01 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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To: SeekAndFind
This is what the people who hate President Trump and seek to destroy him don't understand about him--and refuse to understand about him: He's committed to doing what's right, and whether or not he's popular, liked, disliked, or anything else is beside the point.

In fact, President Trump lives according to this:

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

~attributed to Mother Teresa~
~practiced by President Donald Trump~

Trump's enemies do not believe this of him because they do not want to believe it of him. If they did, they would understand his behavior. They don't want to understand his behavior, and they don't want anyone else to understand it.

Truth is inconvenient for them, and it's a threat. That's why they are trying to destroy him.

He towers over them intellectually and morally. They don't understand this. They don't want to understand this. They do not want it to be true. But it is.

7 posted on 01/08/2020 7:28:42 AM PST by Savage Beast (The curse of intelligence is having to watch the morons try everything you know won't work.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hmmm. I think Trump’s Doctrine is more biblical. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a drone for a drone etc.

As long as no blood was spilled, like it was in Lebanon with the death of an American contractor, Trump will not respond, but if blood is spilled he will unleash all hell and fury, probably all 52 sites.

I think, at this point, it might be even polite of him to announce like 30 minutes in advance, that he’s going to take out these missile sites...every one of them, so as not to have Iranian casualties...

Then he’ll bomb them...retreat and see what they do.

Hopefully it will lead to some talking...


8 posted on 01/08/2020 7:39:49 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: SeekAndFind

Deliberative pause and well informed reflection while considering causation, effects, purpose, and consequences.

Sounds like a reckless, irrational madman just like cnn nyt, wapo tell us.


9 posted on 01/08/2020 7:42:28 AM PST by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever. my)
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To: nikos1121

He should try to find the location of the bearded diddlers so we can put the fear of God into them.


10 posted on 01/08/2020 7:55:00 AM PST by Rdct29 (Democrats are the new Nazi's. They think they deserve total control over the people)
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To: Savage Beast

I like what you say, but how does that fit with Trump stating he is a counter puncher and similar sort sof things he does?

I don’t see that in mother teresa’s words that you say Trump lives according to.


11 posted on 01/08/2020 7:57:58 AM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: SeekAndFind

At what point does everyday action become certified by the press as doctrine?

Is ordinary run of the mill executive action doctrine


12 posted on 01/08/2020 7:58:46 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: b4me

I do. He does what he considers the right thing to do, and the opinions of others are beside the point.


13 posted on 01/08/2020 8:09:08 AM PST by Savage Beast (The curse of intelligence is having to watch the morons try everything you know won't work.)
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To: Savage Beast

but your reply is your taking what mother teresa wrote and tweaking it some to fit Trump’s behavior. there are some things she wrote he doesn’t follow: ie: he does at times antagonize situations how is that being kind, and it can be bait to make some one do some thing that Trump has to then forgive them for.

I support Trump have, even before he entered politics. I get his ways and know many of his good works that his critics ignore, but the only way you can say he “lives according to” what mother teresa wrote is in your simple sentence of summation, not her words.


14 posted on 01/08/2020 8:25:34 AM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: b4me
Trump is very kind.

I think he lives very much according to these principles.

15 posted on 01/08/2020 12:02:03 PM PST by Savage Beast (The curse of intelligence is having to watch the morons try everything you know won't work.)
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