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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

The morning after Iranian missiles fell on bases housing American troops in Iraq, the president said no Americans were harmed and Iran now “appears to be standing down.”

[rest is paywalled -- and irrelevant anyway]

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: New York; War on Terror
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To: gibsonguy

Yesterday it was Trump will kill us all.

Today, Trump is weak.


41 posted on 01/08/2020 12:11:31 PM PST by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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To: edwinland

Ah, the spin. Trump backs away.


42 posted on 01/08/2020 12:11:37 PM PST by lurk
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To: edwinland

Trump takes his finger off the trigger until the next time he is forced to shoot.


43 posted on 01/08/2020 12:16:22 PM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: edwinland

John Kerry told the Iranians to wait until Trump is defeated, and then things will go back to the Obama policies. Could this attack have been planned to induce Trump into a war the American people don’t want and turn the voters against Trump?

If so, it didn’t work. Veterans who want no part of a war in the Middle East under any circumstances must love Trump for his restraint.


44 posted on 01/08/2020 12:20:31 PM PST by WASCWatch
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To: edwinland

John Kerry told the Iranians to wait until Trump is defeated, and then things will go back to the Obama policies. Could this attack have been planned to induce Trump into a war the American people don’t want and turn the voters against Trump?

If so, it didn’t work. Veterans who want no part of a war in the Middle East under any circumstances must love Trump for his restraint.


45 posted on 01/08/2020 12:20:31 PM PST by WASCWatch
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To: WASCWatch

I don’t think so. I think this attack was carefully calibrated not to provoke any response from Trump because he had succeeded in scaring the shit out of them.

But you are onto something there. The attack on the embassy was no doubt designed to produce a new Iran hostage situation which would sap Trump’s support going into the election, so they could then get what private citizen John Kerry promised them on behalf of the shadow government.

Unfortunately for them after all of Trump’s restraint over the past year they were sure they were dealing with Jimmy Carter and they got Ronald Reagan instead.


46 posted on 01/08/2020 3:45:56 PM PST by edwinland
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