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Trump Backs Away From Further Military Conflict with Iran
The New York Times ^ | 1/8/2019 | New York Times

Posted on 01/08/2020 8:59:29 AM PST by edwinland

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NY Times Sept. 4, 1983

General Washington Backs Away From Further Military Conflict with Great Britain

21 posted on 01/08/2020 9:20:42 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Steely Tom

genius!


22 posted on 01/08/2020 9:22:55 AM PST by edwinland
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To: edwinland

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23 posted on 01/08/2020 9:27:53 AM PST by stylin19a ((2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever))
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To: Steely Tom

It is most probable that we are planning further strikes, militarily and economically. That said, We never want to get pulled into a fight on the enemies terms, we want a fight on our terms (a la Sun Tzu). Keep in mind, you and I Do not know what the Russians, Turks, and Chinese are doing. Getting NATO rallied for future action is a wise.


24 posted on 01/08/2020 9:28:59 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: edwinland

I was asking myself — what the heck? Iran launched 15 ballistic missiles and essentially hit NOTHING !

Either their AIM is so bad and they’re incompetent or they deliberately hit nothing.

If the former, then they’re worse than I thought ( but I don’t underestimate them since they were able to hit our drone when they wanted to ).

This “face-saving” measure is consistent with the reports we’ve been hearing that their own propaganda WITHIN Iran for their own people tells them that they killed dozens of our troops.


25 posted on 01/08/2020 9:30:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: edwinland

The years leading up to WWI were filled with intrigue and plotting as world leaders were looking for an advantage over their neighbors. Secret deals and secret mutual aid agreements were the norm as the leaders each sought an advantage.

The fact that the assassination of an obscure Duke that no one really like lead to the death of millions in the first world war and millions more twenty years later in the second world war is amazing in hindsight.

The world stumbled blindly into WWI because no one understood what the war would be like and they would lose “face” if they back down.

President Trump made a decision to stop and step back (and get control over the situation) and is allowing Iran to re-think their actions.

What does Iran gain by going to war with the US?


26 posted on 01/08/2020 9:30:30 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: edwinland
NY Times last 3 days: Trump is a reckless warmonger who has started World War III!!!!!

NY Times Today: Trump Chickens Out!

27 posted on 01/08/2020 9:30:34 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: edwinland

The title should be “Trump receives warning from Iran to evacuate troops from base, but also continues to increases sanctions.”

It’s true — Iran warned Iraq an hour ahead of the missile strike.


28 posted on 01/08/2020 9:30:54 AM PST by BEJ
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To: edwinland
They could have saved themselves some ink.

"IRAN BLINKS!"


29 posted on 01/08/2020 9:31:38 AM PST by Bratch (IF YOU HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT CITIZENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT LEADERS-George Carlin)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I consider this to be epic. And I will amplify how I feel about this. Of the events that have happened over the last 50 years, the one this most compares to in significance is the tearing down of the Berlin wall. This is one of the greatest political wins in the last half century, IMO. This will be a hard win to surpass. And a side note was just how foolish and fearful his political opponents made themselves look stateside. Fodder for the election cycle. 

A strong source of my perspective is this article:

https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/296604/iran-and-america-are-suddenly-both-naked

It not only slams Iran. It slams the US leadership for its complicitness and cowardice ever since 1979. Trump fixed it in less than a week.

This is truly epic.


30 posted on 01/08/2020 9:32:08 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: edwinland

Trump Backs Away From Further Campaigning Against Hillary


31 posted on 01/08/2020 9:35:19 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: edwinland
Typical sore loser NYT spinning Trump's successes.

32 posted on 01/08/2020 9:39:49 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

33 posted on 01/08/2020 9:51:15 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: edwinland

34 posted on 01/08/2020 9:53:33 AM PST by McGruff
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To: edwinland
[rest is paywalled -- and irrelevant anyway]

LOL - funny 'cause it's so true!

35 posted on 01/08/2020 9:54:36 AM PST by GOPJ (Iran's Mulllahs, thugs and terrorists want to thank MSNBC, CNN, and WP for standing with them...)
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To: plain talk

In our instant gratification and 24 hour news cycle society the patience and playing the long game are very out of fashion.
A studied and measured response is preferable to a knee jerk reaction every time.


36 posted on 01/08/2020 10:03:17 AM PST by maxtheripper
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To: Chgogal
New Yorkers must be really stupid for reading that crap.

I needed a bunch of newspaper last fall (to wrap green tomatoes) so I bought a Sunday NY Times because it was the thickest Sunday paper. It was NINE DOLLARS!!!

37 posted on 01/08/2020 10:03:27 AM PST by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: Chgogal

New Yorkers must be really stupid for reading that crap. When was the last time they were right?

When was the last time the VOTERS were right in that stinkin’ town? Asshole politicians and liberal voters......just damn!


38 posted on 01/08/2020 10:14:35 AM PST by Dawgreg
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To: BEJ

Nope that just today’s lie from the Fake News


39 posted on 01/08/2020 10:43:07 AM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: MNJohnnie

I heard from the Daily Wire (Ben Shapiro) that Iran inform the prime minister of Iraq that missiles would be coming in an hour. That’s a heads up from a hostile country that doesn’t want to lose face or start a major war.


40 posted on 01/08/2020 12:05:09 PM PST by BEJ
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