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To: matt1234

If there were no American casualties, don’t be surprised if it ends here. I mean a temporary cessation of overt hostilities. Meanwhile, the parties will work through intermediaries behind the scenes to try to find a path toward mutual peaceful coexistence.


20 posted on 01/07/2020 7:08:00 PM PST by be-baw
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To: be-baw

Peaceful coexistence with these people isn’t possible.

Stop pretending that it is.

L


23 posted on 01/07/2020 7:10:11 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: be-baw

I don’t think Trump wants this to escalate. If there are no American casualties I think he will let Iran save face and then move against them with more economic sanctions.


26 posted on 01/07/2020 7:12:16 PM PST by SCKnight
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To: be-baw

” Meanwhile, the parties will work through intermediaries behind the scenes to try to find a path toward mutual peaceful coexistence.”

Is that in the interests of the US?

Even in the context of Realpolitik?

We have irreconcilable differences with the Iranian regime.


30 posted on 01/07/2020 7:14:06 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: be-baw
The problem with peaceful coexistence is Iran wants to wants to drive out Western influence and dominate the Middle East, and not coexist with the Sunni at all. Which is crazy by itself when Shia are only 5% to 10% of the world's Muslims.
42 posted on 01/07/2020 7:21:31 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: be-baw

Bingo. By missing on purpose two things are quite evident - the ball is still in their court and the killing of Soleimani changed the calculus (they blinked)


58 posted on 01/07/2020 7:30:14 PM PST by KCengineer ( Speaking the TRUTH)
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To: be-baw

“...If there were no American casualties, don’t be surprised if it ends here. I mean a temporary cessation of overt hostilities. Meanwhile, the parties will work through intermediaries behind the scenes to try to find a path toward mutual peaceful coexistence.....”

If the missiles had been launch from Iraq, I agree. Since they were launched from Iran, I expect that the Air Force will destroy the missile launch sites, and those military that launched them.


65 posted on 01/07/2020 7:33:03 PM PST by Robert357
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To: be-baw
If there were no American casualties, don’t be surprised if it ends here.

That would be terrible and stupid. This give Iran moral equivalence to the USA killing a known international terrorist.

139 posted on 01/08/2020 3:17:03 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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