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BREAKING: Iranian retaliation begins with missile attack on Iraqi airbase
jpost.com ^ | 01.07.2020 | TZVI JOFFRE

Posted on 01/07/2020 3:29:04 PM PST by rxsid

Iranian retaliation begins with missile attack on Iraqi airbase
By TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 8, 2020 01:21

Initial reports stated that 9 rockets hit the Ain al-Assad airbase on Tuesday. The base hosts American soldiers.

Heavy missile attacks were carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps on the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq that hosts both Iraqi and US soldiers on Tuesday night. Nine missiles hit the airbase, according to Al-Hadath.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1; 4scoopsoficecream; dumbass; iran; iraq; missileattack; trump
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To: Professional

Sadly, there are probably observers outside most of our strategic bases, sending info on changes in traffic, via social media. Nothing the military hasn’t been dealing with for a long time.


621 posted on 01/07/2020 6:01:48 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

The drunken vile Botoxian is at a snooty social event, she can’t be bothered with real responsibilities!!!!

Meanwhile President Trump is standing tall, working long hours, doing the hard work of protecting our country.


622 posted on 01/07/2020 6:02:15 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ( "Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves”)
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To: LegendHasIt
The “Squawd”

Someone else came up with this, can't remember who, but it's epic:

Gal Qaeda

623 posted on 01/07/2020 6:02:45 PM PST by tomkat
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To: R0CK3T

Oh brother, now Kennedy is on Fox Biz... in a silly pink outfit....
Will switch over to Hannity and see if he is insufferable...


624 posted on 01/07/2020 6:02:52 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (God Bless President Trump)
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To: devane617

By making them more uncomfortable but not attacking them, it is the mullahs that will get ‘the horn’ because they cannot supply or protect their people. More discomfort, more chance of revolution, IMO.


625 posted on 01/07/2020 6:03:52 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: TheConservativeParty

Hannity is on now. He’s doing great.


626 posted on 01/07/2020 6:03:57 PM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

I’d like to see them level the cultural , “Ministry for virtue and prevention of vice” building. Religious police need virgins most of all.


627 posted on 01/07/2020 6:04:20 PM PST by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: tomkat

*** Sorry FRiend, having come in late and reading further down it seems at least some, if not all, of this actually happened.

Apologies. ***

We can use the Fog of War excuse. It’s gonna happen. At least we finally know the name of the Muslim US defense contractor killed prior to all this.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3806374/posts


628 posted on 01/07/2020 6:04:21 PM PST by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: goldstategop

Sorry, a nation that doesn’t respond to this type of attack doesn’t survive as a nation.


629 posted on 01/07/2020 6:04:23 PM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: goldstategop

I agree. President Trump is in a good position here. They did really have to go big. If Trump keeps his cool he could have a royal flush


630 posted on 01/07/2020 6:04:33 PM PST by Rainwave ("Work out your OWN salvation with fear and trembling")
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
From Alex Ward(VOX) twitter: A CENTCOM spokesperson confirmed to me that Iran fired 15 missiles: 10 struck Al Asad airbase west of Baghdad, Iraq; one struck Erbil in northern Iraq; and four failed.

https://twitter.com/AlexWardVox/status/1214725728631246850

If that's all there was, it wasn't the massive attack that seemed to be occurring early on.

631 posted on 01/07/2020 6:04:39 PM PST by norcal joe
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To: TheConservativeParty

Agenda Free is up.


632 posted on 01/07/2020 6:04:56 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: TheConservativeParty

That Brit accent guy on FBN sounds good though. Just stating facts and reporting news. Refreshing to hear news that isn’t full of opinion.


633 posted on 01/07/2020 6:05:16 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: NohSpinZone

I’m missing him; I have choir practice.


634 posted on 01/07/2020 6:05:23 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“The second the Shah was kicked out of Iran, that was the end of Iran.

We knew some Persians. who were here before the Shah was deposed, and some who escaped the Mullahs. They warned us about the new Iran with the Mullahs. How we would be portrayed as the Great evil Satan.

A son was in College and had several Persian Classmates,and they told him the same thing our Persian friends said. The Iranian thugs who came into his college were bathless and complete dirty animals.

About 2 years, ago the Persians, we knew were selling their excellent businesses in California and just disappeared. An Iraqi Muslim business person, we knew, felt they had sold their businesses to have funds to go back to Iran when something like this happened and have cash to help the good Persians.

We will see.


635 posted on 01/07/2020 6:05:37 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump defense chief: "US not seeking war with Iran but prepared to 'finish one'!")
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To: AppyPappy

Well, Al Assad (as we call it) is a big air base. 10 miles to the perimeter defense ring. Probably Shahab-2 missiles were used. They’re not too accurate, about 1/4 mile CEP.


636 posted on 01/07/2020 6:05:56 PM PST by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: kaehurowing

yessir


637 posted on 01/07/2020 6:07:09 PM PST by QualityMan
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To: mbrfl

“He’s like that smarmy honors student we all knew in high school. He’s really impressed with himself for how clever he is, but he lacks common sense.”

An Intellectual yet an Idiot?


638 posted on 01/07/2020 6:07:19 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump defense chief: "US not seeking war with Iran but prepared to 'finish one'!")
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To: janetjanet998
Son in law just sent me YouTube link of Baghdad explosions.
639 posted on 01/07/2020 6:07:55 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: goldstategop

“This is symbolic to save face and they know escalation would hurt them more than it would harm us...They restored their honor and its going to cool down. They made their point.”

I’d also agree with this, providing no US casualties, or extensive damage to our facilities/equipment. I do understand others who want to send them to the Stone Age...but I’d prefer that the Mullahs be taken out by the masses there, or at least give the masses and opportunity to take them out first - less change of things going out of control.

I think the answer as to whether this ‘attack’ was meant to escalate or de-escalate will be clear in the way Trump reacts, either verbally or via Twitter.


640 posted on 01/07/2020 6:08:29 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't don't tell anyone.)
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