Iran Situation

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(01-08-2020, 12:06 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I hate to go off topic, but I found it amusing that the vast majority of people I saw on my facebook feed cheering on Ricky Gervais after he said no one wants to hear about politics from Hollywood were people who voted for a grossly unqualified reality TV star for President. 

Going back on topic, we've seen for years how inept his foreign policy has been, especially with all of the vacancies in key intelligence, military, and diplomatic positions. I wish I could have the optimism that I see from so many that someone with zero foreign policy and/or military experience that absolutely bundled North Korea is some absolute genius when it comes to these things, playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers.

God damn, I hope someone competent is making these decisions in one calendar year.  

(01-08-2020, 12:13 PM)Au165 Wrote: It seems more and more likely now this was simply a save face move as it's not being reported that Iran told Iraq they were about to attack a U.S. military base and Iraq told us allowing us to get personnel into bunkers. Iran even went as far as to tell Iraq to stay away from certain bases giving us a better idea of where to expect the attacks. This isn't the move of a country looking to kill, this is the move of a country looking to make a show of power to it's people as retribution for what they perceived to be an injustice.

Both sides need to just walk away at this point.

I agree on all these points.

I just want to add that the only thing DJT has ever done in his life that makes me believe he won't escalate this further is that he's quite obviously afraid of war (fighting in it or leading it).  He's been very clear about that. I just wonder if he's just too dumb and his lack of forward thinking will accidentally lead to more trouble.