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Got Stripers 06-21-2019 08:46 AM

No you need to be a family member or work for Fox News.
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Jim in CT 06-21-2019 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1169025)
Having a leader who doesn’t read, doesn’t like or believe what he hears in briefings, governs by tweet and even goes so far as to warn Iran we are about to strike is NOT how this situation gets diffused. IF that drone was downed in international airspace a strong president would have immediately responded militarily, Trump is a paper Twitter tiger, growls loudly, but has no claws or bite. He brought this on himself and he is clueless on how to deal with it. Middle East problems demand understanding, diplomacy and military strategy which escapes Trump across the board.
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we’ve had every conceiveable kind
if president over my lifetime, none has done
anything to improve things there. so i can point to what all of them have done since jimmy carter, and what kind of president they were? and conclude that every single one of them failed miserable at getting Iran in line. we’ve tried everything except invading, and nothing has worked ( not supporting invasion, just saying that intellectual
articulate presidents also failed regarding iran).

Let’s not pretend Trump caused this, or that his personality is making it much worse than it was. they’re a rogue state that sponsors terrorists and helps them kill innocent people. none of our presidents has changed that much.

obama tried to pay them off, howd that work out?

the problem isn’t trump. it’s iran. our friendship with israel, who Iran hates, makes it very tricky.
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Jim in CT 06-21-2019 09:57 AM

we should draft condaleeza rice into service, and lock her in a room with the mullahs until they work it out.
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spence 06-21-2019 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1169025)
IF that drone was downed in international airspace a strong president would have immediately responded militarily, Trump is a paper Twitter tiger, growls loudly, but has no claws or bite.

I'm sure there's gamesmanship on both sides. Dialing in a retaliatory strike is easier said than done. As much as you can point to Iran's bad behavior the situation as it stands today was engineered to coerce concessions and Iran will likely be seen as being bullied regardless of what we do. That to a large degree is a product of the Trump admin's recent policy and driven by the Iran hawks he's given the keys to. I can't believe if Mattis was still Sec Def we'd be approaching the situation in the same manner.

Jim in CT 06-21-2019 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1169035)
I'm sure there's gamesmanship on both sides. Dialing in a retaliatory strike is easier said than done. As much as you can point to Iran's bad behavior the situation as it stands today was engineered to coerce concessions and Iran will likely be seen as being bullied regardless of what we do. That to a large degree is a product of the Trump admin's recent policy and driven by the Iran hawks he's given the keys to. I can't believe if Mattis was still Sec Def we'd be approaching the situation in the same manner.

i find
myself missing Mattis and Condaleeza Rice.
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wdmso 06-21-2019 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnR (Post 1169015)
So Wayne, what is your recommendation for dealing with Iran?

Should have let the agreement play out.. we were dealing with them prior to Trump but Trump was more concerned with. Undoing anything Obama. Just to say he did ... and that's the real issue
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scottw 06-21-2019 01:26 PM

general trump is showing great restraint...if he'd retaliated the iranians would show pictures of dead women and children and then we'd have to listen to the democraps and media go on and on about how trump kills women and children...


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wdmso 06-21-2019 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by scottw (Post 1169050)
general trump is showing great restraint...if he'd retaliated the iranians would show pictures of dead women and children and then we'd have to listen to the democraps and media go on and on about how trump kills women and children...


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I agree with him 100% that the response would not have been proportional.. 1st presidential thing ever to come from his lips
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spence 06-21-2019 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wdmso (Post 1169054)
I agree with him 100% that the response would not have been proportional.. 1st presidential thing ever to come from his lips
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Probably all staged :biglaugh:

JohnR 06-21-2019 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1169025)
Having a leader who doesn’t read, doesn’t like or believe what he hears in briefings, governs by tweet and even goes so far as to warn Iran we are about to strike is NOT how this situation gets diffused. IF that drone was downed in international airspace a strong president would have immediately responded militarily, Trump is a paper Twitter tiger, growls loudly, but has no claws or bite. He brought this on himself and he is clueless on how to deal with it. Middle East problems demand understanding, diplomacy and military strategy which escapes Trump across the board.
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If it was a manned aircraft, yes. It was unmanned (one reason we use them) and the engagement level is lower than if it were manned.

So what is it? Is Trump dangerous because he is a war monger? Or is he more dangerous because he was not a war monger?

Jim in CT 06-21-2019 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnR (Post 1169056)
If it was a manned aircraft, yes. It was unmanned (one reason we use them) and the engagement level is lower than if it were manned.

So what is it? Is Trump dangerous because he is a war monger? Or is he more dangerous because he was not a war monger?

bingo. if we
bombed those sites and killed some folks, the trump haters would
say he's bloodthirsty and should have tried diplomacy. because he showed restraint, the same
exact people
will say he’s too soft. it doesn’t matter what he does. the problem
is his existence, not what he does.
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spence 06-21-2019 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnR (Post 1169056)
So what is it? Is Trump dangerous because he is a war monger? Or is he more dangerous because he was not a war monger?

Dangerous because he’s being played by war mongers and can’t see beyond the next news cycle.
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JohnR 06-21-2019 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1169064)
Dangerous because he’s being played by war mongers and can’t see beyond the next news cycle.
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But it looks like here he didn't get played by War Mongers. I am not a fan. We could have had a better pres.

BTW - the US may have launched new cyber attacks on Iran.

https://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-secr...wer&soc_trk=tw

Jim in CT 06-21-2019 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1169064)
Dangerous because he’s being played by war mongers and can’t see beyond the next news cycle.
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he called off the strike. how is that getting played by the war
mongers?
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spence 06-21-2019 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim in CT (Post 1169067)
he called off the strike. how is that getting played by the war
mongers?
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Do you honestly believe anything they say?
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Jim in CT 06-21-2019 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1169068)
Do you honestly believe anything they say?
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i don’t refuse to
believe everything that goes against my agenda.
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scottw 06-22-2019 05:13 AM

it's funny to see who the bitter clingers really are


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Got Stripers 06-22-2019 06:35 AM

Who knows what the actual decisions were, but reporting now indicates Trump ordered the attack and possibly due to Bolton’s advice and then senior pentagon officials may have gotten him to cancel. If that’s true and it certainly falls right into his playbook, is that a strong smart president, sits down with all the key people, weighs the pros and cons, then makes the call and sticks with it. This is typical reactionary Trump, hears from someone he likes and goes off quickly in that direction, walking things back is his MO.
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Sea Dangles 06-22-2019 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1169078)
Who knows what the actual decisions were
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None of us do but I am sure you will make something up and cry wolf.
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scottw 06-22-2019 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1169078)
Who knows what the actual decisions were, but reporting now indicates Trump ordered the attack and possibly due to Bolton’s advice and then senior pentagon officials may have gotten him to cancel. If that’s true and it certainly falls right into his playbook, is that a strong smart president, sits down with all the key people, weighs the pros and cons, then makes the call and sticks with it. This is typical reactionary Trump, hears from someone he likes and goes off quickly in that direction, walking things back is his MO.
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it's impressive how you make everything fit your narrative


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Jim in CT 06-22-2019 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by scottw (Post 1169085)
it's impressive how you make everything fit your narrative


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they can really bend
the reality to fit their agenda.
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wdmso 06-22-2019 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim in CT (Post 1169086)
they can really bend
the reality to fit their agenda.
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you should know .....:kewl:

Got Stripers 06-22-2019 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by scottw (Post 1169085)
it's impressive how you make everything fit your narrative


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Trump has a new slogan, make Iran great again🤪
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Sea Dangles 06-22-2019 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Got Stripers (Post 1169099)
Trump has a new slogan, make Iran great again🤪
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Next thing you know he will send them boatloads of money overnight. Cuz you know, they are good folks.
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spence 06-22-2019 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles (Post 1169101)
Next thing you know he will send them boatloads of money overnight. Cuz you know, they are good folks.
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Had nothing to do with them being good folks.
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The Dad Fisherman 06-22-2019 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1169102)
Had nothing to do with them being good folks.
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Probably had nudes of Michelle
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Sea Dangles 06-22-2019 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1169102)
Had nothing to do with them being good folks.
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Thank you for the flash bulletin Jeff.
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spence 06-23-2019 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles (Post 1169107)
Thank you for the flash bulletin Jeff.
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Of, that one hurt. Must have been a TDF-SD collaboration.
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Jim in CT 06-24-2019 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1169117)
Of, that one hurt. Must have been a TDF-SD collaboration.
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he’s increasing sanctions, and he
let the Iranians know that it was very close to being worse for them. Trump has done things i can not stand. i think he handled this about as well as it could
have been handled.

he had a few options, and no matter what he did, the
liberals in the media would have attacked him for it, and you would have sucked it up
like a Hoover deluxe.

what would
you have had him do? Nothing? Send them more cash?
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Pete F. 06-24-2019 08:00 AM

I would rather he built a coalition, than send Pompeo after the fact to the Middle East to try and assemble one, or put one back together depending on your viewpoint.

America First (Alone) is not an example of good leadership.

Here's the countries that were in the Gulf War coalition and regardless of how you feel about the Gulf War, the diplomatic and military leadership was incredibly skilled. I don't see that happening with this President.

The Allied coalition was made up of 39 countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The US Department of Defense has estimated the incremental costs of the Gulf War at $61 billion, with US allies providing about $54 billion of that -- Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states covered $36 billion. Germany and Japan covered $16 billion.


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