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Eric Loh

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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. 

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/given-multiple-options-aides-surprised-trump-ordered-soleimani-strike-report/

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  5. 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."

     

    Also:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/05/09/if-the-iran-deal-had-been-a-senate-confirmed-treaty-would-trump-have-been-forced-to-stay-in-nope/

     

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-took-lying-to-new-heights-with-the-iran-deal/2018/06/07/b75f72d2-6a7c-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html

     

     

    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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  6. 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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  7. 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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