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Halo478
01/02/20 10:37:08 PM
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We killed Irans 2nd in command you really think they wont do anything you are crazy

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The Great Muta 22
01/02/20 10:38:36 PM
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REMercsChamp posted...
If anyone here actually bothered following this for more than 15 minutes to come on here and react hysterically, this has been building for a few days started when Iranians killed a US citizen unprovoked.

The US said if they had intelligence that determined that further actions against US citizens was imminent, they would do pre-emptive defensive strikes. That's what this was. Who knows what would have happened if they didn't. You want more US citizens killed?

Look at how pro War all these Trump supporters are willing to become once daddy told them it's okay.

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ssj3vegeta_
01/02/20 10:39:19 PM
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Nothing will happen lol, you guys need to calm da fuck down XD
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REMercsChamp
01/02/20 10:41:18 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Look at how pro War all these Trump supporters are willing to become once daddy told them it's okay.
This has been building all year and I've been posting about it all year here and I got responses saying "yeah yeah". They downed US drones, attached US allies, then finally wantonly killed US citizens. The line has to be drawn somewhere.

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Irony
01/02/20 10:42:45 PM
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REMercsChamp posted...
This has been building all year and I've been posting about it all year here and I got responses saying "yeah yeah". They downed US drones, attached US allies, then finally wantonly killed US citizens. The line has to be drawn somewhere.
No you haven't. Every topic you make involves you being unemployed

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CruelBuffalo
01/02/20 10:43:45 PM
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Tulsi Gabbard fans now gonna pretend they like war
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REMercsChamp
01/02/20 10:45:25 PM
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Irony posted...
No you haven't. Every topic you make involves you being unemployed
Well I'm unemployed because of all this uncertainty regarding Iran is causing problem to our economy

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Crazyman93
01/02/20 10:45:31 PM
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REMercsChamp posted...

This has been building all year and I've been posting about it all year here and I got responses saying "yeah yeah". They downed US drones, attached US allies, then finally wantonly killed US citizens. The line has to be drawn somewhere.

Not only that, the fact that the Quds Force is in Baghdad heavily implicates Iran as lying about having nothing to do with the protests. They can claim they're going to war against us for killing their general (never mind all the shit they've been pulling before that) and we're gonna claim it's because they orchestrated an attack on a US Embassy.

The nice thing is, we might be able to convince the Saudis to meat shield on the ground since they've had their own cold war with Iran for years. Honestly, though, I'd rather not have the US involved in ANOTHER pointless unending Middle Eastern conflict, but the way Iran has been saber rattling, this one is at least somewhat more justified than the Iraq invasion.
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andel
01/02/20 10:46:31 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
You need to remember how Republicans think...
https://m.imgur.com/a/YZMyt

this. anyone that currently supports trump will always support him no matter what. they worship him and have no opinions of their own

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CADE FOSTER
01/02/20 10:46:50 PM
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ssj3vegeta_ posted...
Nothing will happen lol, you guys need to calm da fuck down XD

Nothing at all ok close your account when it does
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DrizztLink
01/02/20 10:48:00 PM
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Anteaterking posted...
Wow, that's quite a collection.
I clicked your sig by accident, wanted to tell you both of the images are dead.

@Anteaterking

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Unsugarized_Foo
01/02/20 10:48:05 PM
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Crazyman93 posted...
Not only that, the fact that the Quds Force is in Baghdad heavily implicates Iran as lying about having nothing to do with the protests. They can claim they're going to war against us for killing their general (never mind all the shit they've been pulling before that) and we're gonna claim it's because they orchestrated an attack on a US Embassy.

The nice thing is, we might be able to convince the Saudis to meat shield on the ground since they've had their own cold war with Iran for years. Honestly, though, I'd rather not have the US involved in ANOTHER pointless unending Middle Eastern conflict, but the way Iran has been saber rattling, this one is at least somewhat more justified than the Iraq invasion.

Ooo, maybe we'll have Vietnam 2

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andel
01/02/20 10:48:26 PM
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Crazyman93 posted...
Not only that, the fact that the Quds Force is in Baghdad heavily implicates Iran as lying about having nothing to do with the protests. They can claim they're going to war against us for killing their general (never mind all the shit they've been pulling before that) and we're gonna claim it's because they orchestrated an attack on a US Embassy.

The nice thing is, we might be able to convince the Saudis to meat shield on the ground since they've had their own cold war with Iran for years. Honestly, though, I'd rather not have the US involved in ANOTHER pointless unending Middle Eastern conflict, but the way Iran has been saber rattling, this one is at least somewhat more justified than the Iraq invasion.

it is not justified in the least to start a conflict with iran. we had a tentative relationship with them until trump decided to try and start a war with them

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Antifar
01/02/20 10:48:55 PM
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Very cool to see who would have been preaching the importance of removing Saddam from power in 2003 - and who would have been right.
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REMercsChamp
01/02/20 10:54:03 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
If only we had some sort of agreement with Iran that our president didnt pull out of...
So, if we don't agree to deals under their terms, they can go ahead and blow up our stuff, attack our allies and kill our citizens? Why would we give in to this?

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REMercsChamp
01/02/20 10:56:52 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Hey man feel free to at least pretend to know what youre talking about
I've been following this closely all year. Probably more than anyone on this board.

You heard 1 hour ago that Trump killed an Iranian general then came in here to push your agenda

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jstewart01
01/02/20 11:03:22 PM
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So WW3 is trending on Twitter. Does this mean it's started?
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HBOSS
01/02/20 11:04:41 PM
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jstewart01 posted...
So WW3 is trending on Twitter. Does this mean it's started?
we did it!!

World
War
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Endgame

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REMercsChamp
01/02/20 11:05:35 PM
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Nothing's going to happen. This precision strike sent a message. The Ayatollah knows he's next if Iran tries anything.

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Bat178
01/02/20 11:07:56 PM
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jstewart01 posted...
So WW3 is trending on Twitter. Does this mean it's started?
No, people are just flipping out. It's more likely to be another Vietnam.

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Bluebomber182
01/02/20 11:14:46 PM
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https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1212935635985715200

Why did Trumps idiot son know about this beforehand?
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Bio1590
01/02/20 11:15:34 PM
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https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1212913366492016640

1. There are unconfirmed reports that Qasem Soleimani commander of Qods Force (Iran's external security agency) has been killed in drone strikes. If true, this will be a major moment in US-Iran relations & Supreme Leader will undoubtedly see this as a major provocation/act of war

2. I can't understate how major this is. Not just a moment in US-Iran relations, but a major global event. People comparing this to killing Osama Bin Laden don't know what they're talking about. This is way more significant. Equivalent to another country killing US Vice-President

3. Soleimani is extraordinarily close to the Supreme Leader of Iran. Soleimani reports directly to the Supreme Leader, the Qods force is technically part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps which also reports to the Supreme Leader.

He is more powerful than Iran's President

4. If you want to understand how powerful Soleimani is all you have to look to is a text he sent to David Petraeus. This text is an extraordinary (yet unsurprising) display of power. Especially since Iran has an elected president and foreign minister.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENUgUrvVUAAsniu?format=png&name=900x900

5. Qods force & its proxies are responsible for assassinations, terrorism, and unconventional warfare that Iran supports in countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.

6. Qods Force is also responsible for successful and attempted terrorist acts and assassinations in countries like Argentina, the United States, India, and Germany.

7. Watch this clip of Soleimani speaking to understand what his rhetoric is like. He was/is a hardliners hardliner.
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1212913371160305664

8. As I said in the beginning of this thread, Iran's Supreme Leader is going to see this as a major provocation/act of war. He will respond in a significant manner.

We shouldn't be surprised to see major cyber attacks against the US as an example

9. We shouldn't be surprised to see the Supreme Leader order covert operations all over the globe (including, dare I say, in the US) that involve assassinations & other acts of terrorism

We should expect to see the most significant/aggressive response

10. if what I'm expecting sounds alarmist...it's because this is a major, major event. I'm not interested in getting into whether it was the right or wrong decision but dealing with this plainly, if true, it was a major, major decision.

11. To call Qasem Soleimani just a terrorist is to understate his role significantly and that's where the danger lies in killing him without a plan for the reaction.

He ordered and directed billions of dollars to organizations that engaged in terrorism. He is/was an evil man

12. But killing Soleimani is not like killing the head of a terrorist org. It's like killing the head of a terrorist organization and a head of state. You have to treat it as such and the US has not DIRECTLY engaged in assassinations on that level in decades.

13. CNN's @arwaCNN says it best just now: "we are in uncharted territory."

14. For those who think Iran will respond with just traditional warfare, you're wrong. Solemani is responsible for, at a minimum, hundreds of US Soldiers deaths & much much more

But imagine how US would respond to a sitting VP being killed. Iran will respond at a similar level.

15. The president just tweeted this. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1212924762827046918?s=21

16. The Iranian government has confirmed the death of Qasem Soleimani in Iraq.

Now that it's confirmed, allow me to say in plain English...this is a holy shit moment.

Again not just for US-Iran relations, not just in the Middle East, but a holy shit global event

17. Breaking: The Pentagon has released a statement that "at the direction of the President " the United States has killed Qasem Soleimani

18. I find this to be puzzling. Soleimani has always been planning covert/overt action. Why now?

Killing him to deter further plans (as statement notes) isnt going to stop any of that

Punishing him for US Mil deaths is justified but is USG prepped for covert response?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENU0M8TUUAIGsEG?format=jpg&name=medium

19. BTW when I say Soleimani was the 2nd most powerful man in Iran I am referring to foreign policy. President Rouhani has a great deal of domestic influence

But given Iran's expansion in the Mid East (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, & Yemen) - Soleimani was 2nd only to Supreme Leader

20. I'm seeing people say that Soleimani was next in line to be Supreme Leader. That is absolutely not the case.

Supreme Leaders are clerics, not military leaders. Iran doesn't work that way

Plus Soleimani's power came from being in the shadows, not dealing w/ domestic policy

21. Statement from Irans Foreign Minister @JZarif on the US operation that killed Qasem Soleimani

The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENVDS8QUwAAH-y1?format=jpg&name=small

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Cornmuffins
01/02/20 11:21:00 PM
#180:


REMercsChamp posted...
If anyone here actually bothered following this for more than 15 minutes to come on here and react hysterically, this has been building for a few days started when Iranians killed a US citizen unprovoked.

The US said if they had intelligence that determined that further actions against US citizens was imminent, they would do pre-emptive defensive strikes. That's what this was. Who knows what would have happened if they didn't. You want more US citizens killed?


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TreyFlowers
01/02/20 11:21:38 PM
#181:


Bluebomber182 posted...
https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1212935635985715200

Why did Trumps idiot son know about this beforehand?

Holy shit

Edit: Nevermind, the journalist corrected himself

https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1212951951140433920?s=20

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Bio1590
01/02/20 11:37:06 PM
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ElatedVenusaur
01/02/20 11:42:14 PM
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It's worth noting that an operation of this magnitude was almost certainly being planned before the incident at the embassy. There's also a significant likelihood this is at the behest of the Saudis: Soleimani is the architect behind basically all of their recent humiliations, and Kushner is known to admire Mohammed bin Salman.
Of course, their recent misadventures in Yemen should tell you everything you need to know about how "potent" the Saudi military is.
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CADE FOSTER
01/02/20 11:42:55 PM
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Foxnews spin always these guys are fucking nuts
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JBaLLEN66
01/02/20 11:44:01 PM
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Why would this mean war?

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Esrac
01/02/20 11:51:29 PM
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JBaLLEN66 posted...
Why would this mean war?

That is often the consequence of one nation killing a powerful figure of another. If Iran brazenly killed a few senators, would the US just let it slide?

I don't know if we're going to war, but there will almost certainly be some retaliation.
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Bat178
01/02/20 11:52:00 PM
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Where's that Jack Skellington facepalm image?

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JBaLLEN66
01/02/20 11:57:18 PM
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Esrac posted...
That is often the consequence of one nation killing a powerful figure of another. If Iran brazenly killed a few senators, would the US just let it slide?

I don't know if we're going to war, but there will almost certainly be some retaliation.

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Intangible
01/03/20 12:03:45 AM
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Tribalism is a bitch

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IdiotMachine
01/03/20 12:08:01 AM
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Doesn't Iran have nukes?

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CommonStar
01/03/20 12:10:32 AM
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thronedfire2
01/03/20 12:11:28 AM
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Good thing we didnt elect Warhawk Hillary amirite

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thronedfire2
01/03/20 12:14:49 AM
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Purely posted...
Amazing how they turn great news into a negative. This is bigger than bin Laden. We took them the fuck out.

We took out two guys that have two dozen waiting in line to take over for them

How many times has the US killed AlQadeas top leaders?

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ThyCorndog
01/03/20 12:20:00 AM
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thronedfire2 posted...
Good thing we didnt elect Warhawk Hillary amirite
True. I'm glad we have a peaceful president

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Bat178
01/03/20 12:33:59 AM
#198:


IdiotMachine posted...
Doesn't Iran have nukes?
Not yet, but they'll definitely try to make them now.

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Bat178
01/03/20 12:35:53 AM
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CommonStar posted...
https://twitter.com/JYSexton/status/1212931749770125312
Because Afghanistan was SO popular...

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legendary_zell
01/03/20 12:39:08 AM
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Bat178 posted...
Because Afghanistan was SO popular...


The war had 80 percent public approval at the time....what point are you trying to make here?

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