Did world war 3 just start?

[BugI02]

Expect them not to go after Rouhani or Khamenei for the same reason we didn't nuke Tokyo - there needs to be someone left to offer unconditional surrender

But, come to think of it, we only need one of them

 

[Sigblitz]

I feel like we should be ready to target missile sites if they follow through. All of them.

 

[Mongo59]

I remember in the book of Acts where zealots swore to take no food or drink until Paul was killed. I wonder how they are doing?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

AFP now reporting that the U.S. Army has told Iraq that it's preparing to "move out" in an official letter.

Huh?

 

[Leadeye]

I'm going have to question your view on this. Both Iraq and Iran are flooding streets with mourners. The Iraqi parliament has voted (non-binding) to expel foreign troops. The president is talking nonsense about destroying cultural sites, and sanctioning Iraq if troops are expelled. More troops are headed to the Middle East. I think this is playing out better than Iran could have possibly dreamed.

That's why I'm giving it some time. All the leadership involved is blustering about this, what's for public consumption and what's for real I don't think has surfaced. You said earlier that the Iran leadership doesn't want a war as it will cost them being in charge and that's probably true, but they've been made to look foolish which doesn't help in a place where fanatics are given credibility. A government run by the equivalent of a religious mafia can see leadership replaced with unpleasant consequences. I remember Mr. Ghotbzadeh getting executed after the hostage crisis.

 

[Trigger Time]

We could have just sent an airstrike to the funeral that would've really set off the libs.

Yep I would have loved to have seen that

 

[Trigger Time]

Fascinating. I have a good feel for the guys that gave up their lunch money back in school.

I was thinking along the same lines.

 

[Trigger Time]

AFP now reporting that the U.S. Army has told Iraq that it's preparing to "move out" in an official letter.

Huh?

I hope we blow up all of our bases too

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I hope we blow up all of our bases too

Just now reading that US to deploy B-52 bombers to Diego Garcia base in case they are required for operations against Iran. So... troops withdrawing from Iraq, but ordinance at-the-ready, I guess?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

"One funeral organiser has called on every Iranian to donate money towards an $80million bounty on Trump's head, according to Iranian television."

Pretty sad statement that their government needs to start what amounts to a gofundme page... Doesn't really inspire a great deal of confidence in their ability to carry out these threats. Maybe they could have a bake sale too.

 

[Thor]

Boots on the ground and bombs in the air are different things. I think we're going with a Nuke the Moon foreign policy; if they think we're crazy maybe they'll leave us alone. If not then nuke 'em.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

AFP now reporting that the U.S. Army has told Iraq that it's preparing to "move out" in an official letter.

Huh?

Alright, some clarification/walkback coming now. We have 5000 troops in Iraq. Only a few hundred are being relocated to "thin out" the presence.

 

[OakRiver]

Just to be clear on the ground rules going forward, if disputing the Dem's/media's version of events around Ukraine and the impeachment meant you were spreading Russian propaganda, does countering Trump's claims on Iran now mean those people are guilty of spreading Iranian propaganda?

 

[T.Lex]

Alright, some clarification/walkback coming now. We have 5000 troops in Iraq. Only a few hundred are being relocated to "thin out" the presence.

Current facilities have a maximum density of personnel. Trading out support for warfighters, is my guess.

 

[OakRiver]

Also, be wary of articles/opinions posted by the NY Times: https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1021491283167268864

Seems they have an interesting connection to an Iranian state newspaper.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley: “That letter is a draft, it was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should not have been released…poorly worded, implies withdrawal, that is not what’s happening”

 

[Dead Duck]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley: “That letter is a draft, it was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should not have been released…poorly worded, implies withdrawal, that is not what’s happening”

And who [STRIKE]leaked[/STRIKE] released that classified document?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

And who [STRIKE]leaked[/STRIKE] released that classified document?

The version I saw was definitely just an iPhone photo of it. So... yeah. Leaked is accurate.

 

[jamil]

I hope we blow up all of our bases too

Blow them up? Heck with that. Take ‘em. All your bases are belong to us.

 

[Leadeye]

Dc is as dc does, I'll wait until the fog clears and then see what is real.