Eric Loh
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8 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:
How do you know this? Were you there?
Or just speculating, assuming and making stuff up?
Neither was you; yet you vehemently pretend that you know. As for me, the investigative journalists that I linked were my source. Those that you called fakes like Trump.
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27 minutes ago, elmrfudd said:
Like talking to the Iranians that was done before Obama took office or when Kerry was advising them after he was out of office? Like those examples you mean? Or when Ted Kennedy was going to the Russians to try and make Reagan lose the election.
Do you mean like these examples that were never prosecuted and ignored by the media?
There wouldn't be a double standard in your world would there be?
Wonder why they were not investigated. Lack or no evidence?
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15 minutes ago, billd766 said:
IMHO which isn't worth much, if the Iranians could hit the airfields they may well have programmed the missiles to hit the spots that they did as a reminder to the US that they can hit from a long range. Perhaps if there is a next time there WILL be greater damage and casualties, implying that if the USA targets sites in Iran the Iranians can also hit back.
One odd thing strikes me about the attack. I have seen no reports of and missile defence trying to shoot the Iranian missiles down, not anywhere in Iraq nor from the airbases themselves, which I would have thought would have been well defended.
It’s was reported that the missiles were guided and according to report hit the locations dead center. So they were accurate but casualties were avoided for reasons still unknown. Perhaps the Iranians planned this to tell that they have the resolve to strike but don’t want to escalate or that the US intelligence got win of the strikes and moved the troops to safer shelters. US failed to intercept because the missiles were equipped with cluster warheads.
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49 minutes ago, The Theory said:
Why doesn't she send some more "cash" to Iran to help their military and missile industry !!! Obama and Kerry will make a perfect team for such mission,
experienced ????????. The Iran's government is short for their annual budget. Why do you think their missiles missed ?
Because they really did not intend to damage anything since they can not even afford a "one month" war. They will break easily from inside by own people.
Not sure your comment meant for humor but it’s seem amorphous. Congress authorize dispensation of aids not individuals even for Trump. Read the Logan Act and try understand the criminology regarding unauthorized persons negotiating with foreign powers.
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11 minutes ago, chokrai said:
Or he is a tactical genius.
That’s the worrisome part when he think he is a genius in everything from climate change to military. If someone was to tell me that he is a smart and stable genius, I will send him straight to a mental hospital. Lordy he is POTUS! ????
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15 minutes ago, elmrfudd said:
So your unfounded opinion is somehow the intellectual standard because why exactly? The air up there is quite rarefied.
Air is fine here in Pathumthani but you really do need a dose of fresh air to clear the dross in your head which I suspect is Trump obsession.
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Shocking that corruption still exist under Prayut. What went wrong?
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3 minutes ago, elmrfudd said:Making stuff up isn't really going to provide any intellectual headway.
You have zero idea what options were presented or available. Or who in the defense dept was putting the options on the table.
Stop making stuff up.
An expected reply from someone who display little erudition nor seek information beyond the realms of Trump’s balderdash.
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Note to House. Do this quick before crazy Trump start WW3.
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22 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:So you are advocating the USA turning Iran into a parking lot? Wouldnt be hard, we just put 5 B-52s at Diego, that should take care of the 52 targets.
No?
Oh, I get it:
If he shoots, he is an impulsive war mongering murder war criminal.
If he doesnt, he is an impulsive, war mongering, coward.
OK.
US can easily annulate Iran in a conventional war and put the world into a tailspin for years. For the sake of humanity, I don’t want to see that happen.
However what I am implying is that Trump has extremely poor thought and decision making process and this is due to his oversized ego and narcissistic personality or some say disorder. He was offered a menu of action to take against Iran but chose the extreme which shocked his aides. He really has no thoughts of an overall strategy and most importantly the consequences. He just bulldozed his thinking through and his close aides don’t have the fortitude to cross him. He didn’t consult the Pentagon nor Congress for an evaluation. He chose the path now he have to bear the responsibility of its consequences by himself. Looks like he chickened up. He will not commit to a war or escalation and will take the easier path of sanctions.
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Two takeaways on this Trump’s foreign policy blunder.
- Trump is all talk and showmanship but when shove comes to push, he don’t have the courage to pull the trigger. All the big talk about striking 52 selected targets if Iran attack any US personnel or assets and receiving immediate action hard and fast is all bluster and no bite. Ditto North Korea and China trade war.- Iran is playing US like a fiddle. They intentional avoided targeting the troops and avoiding fatalities and watching for Trump’s reaction. Now that they saw the muted response, the next attack or attacks will be much more menacing. Trump will find another excuse not to strike back and off course put the blame on Obama.
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3 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:I think the public in general don't care that he wanted something for the aid money. People in America just expect that; the surprise is that the USA gets something at all from foreign aid.
You sure about the general public don’t care? Apparently you don’t read the polls. Here is one among many showing more than 50% want to know by having a proper trial.
https://morningconsult.com/2019/12/20/most-voters-want-senate-to-call-more-witnesses-for-trumps-impeachment-trial/-
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8 minutes ago, puipuitom said:
This general fought ISIS for only one reason: to get a lot more Iranian influence in Iraq and Syria.
There were 14 countries fighting ISIL in Iraq and Syria including US. Shouldn’t the influence be share proportionately. ????????
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10 minutes ago, JHolmesJr said:
Just a little correction for those protesting that Trump tore up Obama's
peace deal with Iran: read this and weep you sticklers.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/trump-administration-reaps-what-obama-administration-sowed-iran-deal
"The particular manner in which President Obama crafted the Iran deal paved the way for President Trump to withdraw from it. Obama made the deal on his own presidential authority, in the face of significant domestic opposition, without seeking or receiving approval from the Senate or the Congress. He was able to do this, and to skirt constitutional requirements for senatorial or congressional consent, because he made the deal as a political commitment rather than a binding legal obligation."
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Wasn’t this a multinational agreement completely within Obama’s power to make. Why didn’t the GOP congress seek Supreme Court intervention if Obama exceeded his presidential authority.
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This quiet from Trump is very uncharacteristic. Contrasting with his number of threatening tweets after Soleimani assassination. No immediate Oval Office address to the nation, no orders to retaliate and most importantly no tweets from him. I am sure he is not feeling remorseful nor he has a sudden rude realization that most Americans are against his action and the world public opinion blamed him should there be escalation. I think the memo on troops pullout was not a mistake but actually his knee jerk reaction but corrected by Pentagon. He will claimed victory for being a sensible statesman by not reacting and withdrawing troops. Such is his imbalance and unconventional state of mind,
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Things are looking bad and dim for Pompeo’s future after 2020 election.
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7 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:
Not. The majority were foreign fighters, now languishing in prison camps in Northern Syria or dead. Thousands of them.
Not right. The Kurds estimated that ISIL has around 200,000 fighters and about 5-6 000 foreigners. You known of any prison that can accommodate 200,000 ISIL?
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4 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said:
Yes, sorry. I amend that to US based airlines.
SIA instruction to keep clear too. Any more amendment. To err is human.
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2 minutes ago, AllThaiedUp said:Articulate? Really? Iran has vowed that their ultimate goal is to blow Israel off the map...what more do you need??
Palestine, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Algeria among other Muslim countries want to destroy Israel. You want all these countries blown away too. Perhaps Israel need to be good neighbour and stop acquiring lands in neighboring countries.
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Somehow the UN has not condemned the bombing. Iran rightly claimed that they acted proportionately in self defense under Article 51 of UN Charter to target the base where the drones were launched to kill Soleimani. Hard pressed for US to find good reason to retaliate.
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8 minutes ago, rabas said:
No, there are still several 10s of millions. But the get killed when they become vocal like the the 1500 killed just recently.
There will always by dissidents in every authoritarian state. Somehow threat of war by an outside force always galvanized the country against a common enemy. You have to wait till Trump leave office and US military withdraw from Iraq with tails behind their backs like in Vietnam.
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1 minute ago, rabas said:
Maybe even get rid of the mullah tyranny in Iran, at least that is what many Irani expats are hoping.
Dissents in Iran seem to disappear after Soleimani’s death. The country more united against their bigger evil. Maybe just maybe after Trump leave office, dissents will continue.
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4 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:
Exactly. While the Iran apologist crowd will continue to defend that deal, it goes without saying that in life one never rewards bad behavior.
Compare with what? There were no direct confrontation with Iran in the past but not this time with missiles fired directly from Iran. This is a big bad behavior escalation by a poorly thought out WH and Trump who was provided with various options but chose the extreme.
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11 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:Ummm Trump was chasing models in NYC and getting his face all over the print edition of NY Post as a rich playboy when this firefight started.
He didnt start it. On the other hand, everybody over the past 20 years has failed at stoppin it. So its not like he can do any worse.
He should stayed with chasing young models. He just don’t have the temperament and the intelligence to be in the highest office of the country. He is poorly influenced by Saudi Arabia and bad judgement in tearing up the JCPOA out of spite with Obama legacy. His trade sanctions and his ordering of the killing of a Soleimani have all his finger prints. He started this and we will see how he will extradite US out of this mess.
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Trump avoids escalating crisis after Iranian missile attacks
in World News
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So is the rest of the world except for Russia and Israel and a bunch here.