Considering that there would already be an early warning system in place, the extra time would have almost assured that even had the missiles hit where they were supposed to, that there would have been plenty of time to either move or seek the sort of shelter that would be available on a military base.
Now the Iranian Government is offering that this is it. Their lame attack will be the last of it, as long as there is no retaliation from the U.S. This would be a little like that argument, where one person simply must demand to get in the last word (whether that last word is actually relevant to winning the argument).
I suspect that there will either be no action taken (most likely set of events) or that if there is any action, it would be on a much more dramatic scale as to absolutely deter any further response. At this point, the Iranians sought to do little more than save a face, and it's questionable whether or not they even accomplished that goal. Trump may just be better off leaving well enough alone. As it stands, the Americans are still only ones who accomplished anything in this sequence of events.
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Drudge has really become pathetic. They still have their "It's War" hysterical headless up long after crisis passed.
One little problem. Due to Trump's ill considered taking of a course of action not recommended by our military advisers, the Iranians are now on the path toward nuclear dominance.
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ROFLMFAO "pastor" james boswell, normal Illinois has gone completely batshit !!!
Must be sad to be so completely off his fucking rocker.
NOW I TOTALLY OWN HIM !!!
ROARING at the little bitch !!!
The REAL JAMES'S FUCKING DADDY !!!
ian bremmer
@ianbremmer
I’m far from a Trump supporter.
But impossible not to call Iran outcome a win for US president and a big opportunity going forward.
owning little bitch james boswell
thebradfordfile™
@thebradfordfile
Barack Obama funded a terrorist regime for literally nothing in return.
President Trump is dealing with the consequences.
It’s that simple.
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Julie Kelly
@julie_kelly2
“In taking down Soleimani, Trump carved out his own exit strategy. It would be a pity to squander the historic triumph he earned last week: Soleimani’s killing lets us get out of the Iraqi quagmire on a high note.” Nailed it
https://nypost.com/2020/01/07/offing-soleimani-gives-trump-an-excellent-chance-to-exit-iraq/
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I never go to Drudge anymore...
The most pathetic argument right now is that Iranians shot down a plane to get back at America, even though there were mostly Iranians and Ukrainians on the plane...
and no Americans.
Some are trying to make this into some sort of grand conspiracy. Either it was the dumbest attack EVA or it actually just crashed.
63 canucks
The nationalities of those dead, according to Ukraine Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko, were as follows: 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, and 11 Ukrainians -- nine of which were crew members -- 10 Swedes, four Afghan, three German and three British.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukrainian-plane-crash-tehran-iran-180-passengers
It looks like it was blown out of the sky. But a catastrophic engine failure looks very much like an explosion.
One little problem. Due to Trump's ill considered taking of a course of action not recommended by our military advisers, the Iranians are now on the path toward nuclear dominance.
Well James there are several problems with your statement starting with the "action not being recommended by our military advisors" and ending with it being "ill considered".
Nobody believes the military would not recommend taking out such a high value enemy target. It defies commonsense. And no, the military doesn't put "extreme options" on the table hoping the president doesn't select it. They just don't do that.
As it turned out, it was a well considered and correct action since strategically, it put Iran on it's heels.
Jane wet his panties.
" Iranians are now on the path toward nuclear dominance."
ally, it put Iran on it's heels.
I hate to tell you cramps, but you will soon eat those words........and for the brave cheeto eating goat fucker.......your stupidity is as boundless as trump is feckless......BWAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Over 20 years ago, sometime between the fall of 1997 and the first months of 1998, a younger, more vibrant Islamic revolutionary leadership chose 40-year-old Soleimani over his superiors to head this elite unit. Khamenei is older and less willing to take the risk of choosing a daring young commander, but that is not the only reason why he did not do so.
Even if the ayatollah were inclined to select a younger replacement, the targeting of Soleimani prevents him from making such a choice. The killing proves beyond doubt that the Iranian security system is riddled with informants. They knew when Soleimani left his secret hideout in Damascus, what plane he boarded, at which airport he was going to land, which vehicles he and his retinue entered upon landing, and exactly what time those vehicles were heading out of the airport.
This suggests an information flow involving tens if not hundreds of informants closely connected to the upper echelons of the Quds Force. These informants could and did provide this information to their American counterparts in real time to get the US helicopters in position for the kill.
The killing of Number Two in any country creates a devastating chain of destructive suspicion and anxiety in the corridors of power. Khamenei’s only choice in naming a successor was to choose from among old stalwarts who are above suspicion. Every individual who is newer to the organization and to the wider security network is now suspect.
Many will no doubt be removed if not executed as Iranian counter- intelligence teams try to identify the informants. The problem for the regime is figuring out who is going to replace them.
Pelosi now changing her demands, saying she will send the impeachment to the Senate only after McConnell releases his plan, which he already said he intended to do.
She's taking face saving lessons from Iran I think.
Democrat Dianne Feinstein stepped on Palsy's neck, she sent the impeachy thingy .
Palsy after partying last night has to sober up.
Denny tell us which branch of the US Military you served?
I wish to take you for your service, that is IF you served Like I did.
" Wolrd War 3 is over already?"
Back to Main Street.
"The U.S. private sector added 202,000 positions in December, according to an estimate from ADP and Moody’s Analytics.
This far outpaced the 150,000 new hires forecast by economists. In addition, ADP revised its November estimate dramatically higher, from 67,000 to 160,000."
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) just emerged from a briefing on Iran from top Trump administrations officials. He called it “sophomoric and utterly unconvincing” adding that he remained “utterly unpersuaded” that the strike on Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani was justified.
fuck you pedophile
I have to laugh. Sometimes Trump will say something just to deliberately piss of democrats and news media. He said that the missles Iran launched were paid for with the money obama gave them. Lol.
Let the liberal heads explode.
I see James is so limited that he is now Using a fucking Fake I'D.
"Joe Biden said he might raise capital gains tax rates higher than 40%, during an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood on Friday.
Biden: “We should charge people the same tax for their capital gains as their tax rate is. And I think we should raise the tax rate back to, for example, I take it back to where it was before it was reduced. It could go higher, but at 39.5%, 40% basically if you have that as the capital gains, that raises, I brought along, I’m not going to bore you with it, but you’ve seen it, I brought along a graph is how much money each of these things raise.”
And ban Plastic bags.
Pathetic .
I have to laugh. Sometimes Trump will say something just to deliberately piss of democrats and news media. He said that the missles Iran launched were paid for with the money obama gave them. Lol.
Let the liberal heads explode.
Have you seen Susan Rice??? LOL
Democrats Are Now Incapable Of Protecting America
Arthur Schwartz
@ArthurSchwartz
Didn’t think it was possible to reverse all the damage that Obama did the US / Israel relationship so quickly. I was wrong. Well deserved.
Ivanka Trump receives the Friend of Israel Award from the IAC
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Shem Horne
@Shem_Infinite
President Trump notes that there were no American or Iraqi casualties and that Iran said they were done. Sanctions and an offer for negotiations. World War 3 is cancelled, much to the dismay of our media lol.
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Noah Rothman
@NoahCRothman
Calibrated speech. New sanctions. No reciprocal military action. Credible threat of force. Offer of diplomatic off-ramp. No questions. At the risk of grading Trump on a curve, it doesn't get much better than that.
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Paul Krugman
@paulkrugman
Well, I’m on the phone with my computer security service, and as I understand it someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography. I might just be a random target. But this could be an attempt to Qanon me.
It’s an ugly world out there.
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1214991222009409536
looks like the "pastor" is still active though
This is for the "pastor" but everyone would enjoy, listen till the end (15 seconds)
Comfortably Smug
@ComfortablySmug
LMAO
Turn up the volume and listen to this from Elizabeth Warren's rally last night
https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1214990714444095496
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) blasted the Trump administration for their “unconstitutional” briefing on why President Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
Said Lee: “It’s un-American, it’s unconstitutional, and it’s wrong.”
Interestingly, Fox News cut away from Lee as he excoriated the briefing as “probably the worst briefing at least on a military issue I’ve seen.”
Jane is editting/adding again.
"GOP Senator Trashes Trump Administration Briefing
January 8, 2020 at 4:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 19 Comments
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) ripped the Trump administration for their briefing on why President Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassim Suleimani, CBS News reports.
Lee said that it was “probably the worst briefing at least on a military issue I’ve seen” and said it was “insulting” to be told by administration officials not to debate merits of taking military action."
politicalwhinners
The Sun US
@TheSunUS
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton poses with Epstein’s ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell and a sex slave on board private jet the ‘Lolita Express’
https://twitter.com/TheSunUS/status/1214929938257723393
Donald Trump Jr.
@DonaldJTrumpJr
What's the sex trafficking equivalent of "I didn't inhale?"
ROFLMFAO !!! Epstein didn't kill himself and pedophiles stand up for each other, right "pastor" ?
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CSPAN
@cspan
@SenMikeLee
: "It is not acceptable for officials within the executive branch of government…to come in and tell us that we can't debate and discuss the appropriateness of military intervention against Iran. It's un-American. It's unconstitutional and it's wrong."
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1215028542813220864
Mollie
@MZHemingway
Really worth watching the full six minutes of
@Senmikelee's comments. He gives a great quick class on the Constitution and War Powers and how failure to follow the Constitution is why we've had a disconnect between the people and the wars we find ourselves in.
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Bill was taking "trophy" Pictures
nice find Real JAMES daddy
From Robert Reich
Trump lies like most people breathe, and today was no exception. His speech this morning addressing Iran’s missile attacks on two American army bases in Iraq was riddled with misleading statements, inflammatory rhetoric, and outright lies. Among the most outrageous of Trump’s tall tales:
— He claimed the Iranian people chanted “Death to America” on the day the nuclear deal was signed. In reality, thousands of Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the signing of the nuclear deal, elate that a diplomatic channel between Iran and the United States had finally been opened after years of tensions. Public dancing, while normally banned, was even permitted as Iran’s citizens banded together in a joyous display of national unity.
— He repeated a wild claim that the U.S. gave Iran "$150 billion, not to mention $1.8 billion in cash" after signing the deal. This is patently untrue: after the deal was signed, Iran regained access to $150 billion of its own assets, which had been frozen abroad. The $1.8 billion in cash was from a 1970s-era deal in which Iran paid the U.S. $400 million for military equipment that never ended up getting delivered due to the revolution, which disintegrated diplomatic relations. After the deal was signed in 2015, the U.S. agreed to pay Iran the original $400 million in addition to $1.3 billion in interest.
— He again claimed that he had destroyed "100 percent of ISIS and its territorial caliphate". While its territorial caliphate is no longer, ISIS is very much alive and well. In fact, ISIS is poised on the edge of resurgence thanks to Trump’s brash foreign policy decisions, including his abandonment of our Kurdish allies in Syria last October and last week’s strike against General Soleimani.
This is by no means a comprehensive list of all the lies Trump spouted this morning. At a time when world peace hangs precipitously in the balance, it is unconscionable that the American people cannot rely on the president to tell us the basic truth.
And Robert Reich would know liars after working with the Clinton’s
oh look "duck and cover" Alky is out of the bunker.
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