Trump is insane and dangerous to world peace. Perhaps though the solution to preventing these wars is staffing the entire US military with pro-Trump supporters who encourage wars. Put the baby boomers in particular on the front lines; after all, they've lived long enough to know better but it hasn't fully registered yet. Maybe a few bullets whistling by their head and the sounds of bombs exploding will make them question their opinions.
Tanker Attack
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Trump is insane and dangerous to world peace. Perhaps though the solution to preventing these wars is staffing the entire US military with pro-Trump supporters who encourage wars. Put the baby boomers in particular on the front lines; after all, they've lived long enough to know better but it hasn't fully registered yet. Maybe a few bullets whistling by their head and the sounds of bombs exploding will make them question their opinions.
Looks like they will employ the Reagan playbook.
Re-flag tankers as US vessels and have the USN escort them through the Straight.
When Reagan did this the USN observed an Iranian vessel dropping mines and sunk it then attacked a couple of oil installations and shot up a few fast boats. The harassment of tankers stopped but there were other factors at work.
Re-flag tankers as US vessels and have the USN escort them through the Straight.
When Reagan did this the USN observed an Iranian vessel dropping mines and sunk it then attacked a couple of oil installations and shot up a few fast boats. The harassment of tankers stopped but there were other factors at work.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/18/trump-congress-iran-1366756
Trump prepares to bypass Congress to take on Iran
But the administration is looking to pressure the clerical regime, not fight it, a senior official said.
The Trump administration and its domestic political allies are laying the groundwork for a possible confrontation with Iran without the explicit consent of Congress — a public relations campaign that was already well under way before top officials accused the Islamic Republic of attacking a pair of oil tankers last week in the Gulf of Oman.
Over the past few months, senior Trump aides have made the case in public and private that the administration already has the legal authority to take military action against Iran, citing a law nearly two decades old that was originally intended to authorize the war in Afghanistan.
Still, to the alarm of Democrats and some Republicans, Pompeo has suggested that if the administration does take military action, it might rely on the 2001 congressional bill that greenlighted America’s military response to the 9/11 attacks to strike Iran. Asked Sunday by CBS host Margaret Brennan whether the administration believed it had the authority to initiate military action, Pompeo would say only, “Every option we look at will be fully lawful.”
And Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a close ally of the administration, urged the president to attack Iran outright — adding that he didn’t need permission from Congress. “Unprovoked attacks on commercial shipping warrant a retaliatory military strike," Cotton told Brennan. “The president has the authorization to act to defend American interests,” he said.
Trump prepares to bypass Congress to take on Iran
But the administration is looking to pressure the clerical regime, not fight it, a senior official said.
The Trump administration and its domestic political allies are laying the groundwork for a possible confrontation with Iran without the explicit consent of Congress — a public relations campaign that was already well under way before top officials accused the Islamic Republic of attacking a pair of oil tankers last week in the Gulf of Oman.
Over the past few months, senior Trump aides have made the case in public and private that the administration already has the legal authority to take military action against Iran, citing a law nearly two decades old that was originally intended to authorize the war in Afghanistan.
Still, to the alarm of Democrats and some Republicans, Pompeo has suggested that if the administration does take military action, it might rely on the 2001 congressional bill that greenlighted America’s military response to the 9/11 attacks to strike Iran. Asked Sunday by CBS host Margaret Brennan whether the administration believed it had the authority to initiate military action, Pompeo would say only, “Every option we look at will be fully lawful.”
And Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a close ally of the administration, urged the president to attack Iran outright — adding that he didn’t need permission from Congress. “Unprovoked attacks on commercial shipping warrant a retaliatory military strike," Cotton told Brennan. “The president has the authorization to act to defend American interests,” he said.
Everyone feared Trump will go for a war since before his presidency. But he never did.
He cares about civilians.
He cares about civilians.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/middleeast/iran-drone-claim-hnk-intl/index.html
Iran shoots down US drone aircraft
#DroneLivesMatter
Iran shoots down US drone aircraft
#DroneLivesMatter
Wanna play closest to the pin on a map of Iran as to where our missile is gonna land?
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Iran made a very big mistake!
It is mind boggling. Was listening to Breitbart this morning, and callers are total nuts. The theme was: we do not want to go to war, but what options to we have since they attacked/provoked us.
I mean, "DO NOT GO TO WAR". Yes they shut down the drone over their airspace. Are people expecting that it should never happen??????
Pure insanity from supposedly conservatives/Christians.
I mean, "DO NOT GO TO WAR". Yes they shut down the drone over their airspace. Are people expecting that it should never happen??????
Pure insanity from supposedly conservatives/Christians.
I would agree with you on this, but in fairness, most of rightwing twitter is firmly against war with Iran. Trump is making a big mistake if he forfeits the anti-war mantle and lets Warren become the anti-war candidate.
What I see here is the Deep State faked those tanker attacks and when that didn't produce the desired result, they sent a drone into Iranian space and probably did it in a way that insured it would be shot down. I hate to think what they will do next if this doesn't produce a war.