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Old 01-01-2020, 05:33 PM   #4441 (permalink)
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Oh I don't think he's against it on principle, I think he sees it as political suicide based on the last couple of wars. He could easily find himself in a position where iran either makes him look weak or he has to put his money where his mouth is.

But as far as revving up for the election. He already has all the reason in the world to cling to this issue and hype it up in order to deflect from impeachment. The fact he would say something that deescalates the tension (that he doesn't believe iran wants war) instead of instantly going into beef mode and doubling down like trump usually does indicates clearly what his preference is. You can see the same thing with regard to NK. Trump has too many potential battles on his hands to be in war mode right now.
I still think there's a very real possibility we get a bombing campaign against Iranian military sites within the year, which will very likely lead eventually to full invasion once the public has mentally shifted from not wanting conflict with Iran to not wanting disengage without victory.
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Old 01-01-2020, 05:41 PM   #4442 (permalink)
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I'm not at all ruling war out as a possibility. I've been worried one would start for a very long time. I'm just speaking with regard to his apparent disposition.
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Old 01-01-2020, 05:44 PM   #4443 (permalink)
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Loss of public approval is like shrapnel in the ass to a politician.
So as scary as wearing the wrong tie.

anyway whatev you and jwb keep jerking each other off
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Old 01-01-2020, 05:45 PM   #4444 (permalink)
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I was just looking up a recent news article about the Baghdad thing and got the best laugh I've had in a while.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/middl...ntl/index.html

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"We have issued the order for everyone to withdraw, because America should have received our message," said a spokesman for the main protest group, Kataib Hezbollah, which had been targeted by the US airstrikes.
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Old 01-01-2020, 05:47 PM   #4445 (permalink)
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So as scary as wearing the wrong tie.

anyway whatev you and jwb keep jerking each other off
I mean politics isn't actually the Illuminati, you doofus.
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Old 01-01-2020, 08:49 PM   #4446 (permalink)
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If Trump wins reelection you can mark it down. There will be a new war to line the pockets of his "friends". War is not an endeavor you embark upon in good faith. It's a method to enrich military contractors and the people that lobby for them.
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Old 01-01-2020, 08:54 PM   #4447 (permalink)
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yawn more meaningless platitudes pls
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Old 01-02-2020, 12:26 AM   #4448 (permalink)
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yawn more meaningless platitudes pls
If meaninglessness was marketable you’d have some big ass bootstraps.
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I was just looking up a recent news article about the Baghdad thing and got the best laugh I've had in a while.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/middl...ntl/index.html



I can't even.
I don't get it.
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