That's the real tragedy. Iraqi soldiers picking up casualties in this pointless crossfire.
Iran v US confrontation
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There are posts on Twitter urging Trump to turn Iran into one giant parking lot or their desert sand into glass.
Who are these people and why is this mentality allowed?
Who are these people and why is this mentality allowed?
Television baby! He's going to go for war. Its election year. 4 more years of this.
Mostly obese armchair military armchair experts who've been lucky enough to never experience the horrors of war. Its just one big dick-swinging game to them.
Now that's scary! God knows what kind of utter shit he's going to say.
Call of duty gamers who think war is easy.
Congress can’t do shit unless they pass laws removing powers they previously handed to the presidency.
Technically, he does, but Congress ceded tons of power to the President over decades of refusing to declare war. He can order military action for up to 60 days (plus 30 day withdrawal period) without formal authorization. The problem is: what are the consequences? Of course, Trump will use some ridiculous justification for his actions to say it falls under the 2001 or 2002 Authorization of Use of Military Force (Al Qaeda/terrorism and Iraq respectively). As long as the GOP covers for him, there's no real Congressional recourse or response.
I do not believe they are the majority. Hopefully if this is how they feel, they'll be the first ones drafted to go fight this mess.
Most Americans don't want a war.
If soldiers have died there's no way Trump doesn't escalate this. I certainly wouldn't trust his military advisors to temper the response either. After all, the Soleimani incident was not Trump's idea.
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Apparently Iran flightier jets have taken off and are in air. Some people are saying that they are planning to intercept American aircrafts which have been launched from UAE (no idea how this is a good idea).
Oh I see. Thanks for the explanation. Rather depressing..
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I know that people outside their borders are not fully human for any govt, and most people inside as well, but the US and her allies are the countries with the power to consistently put those feelings into action.
corbyn was the one man, a genuinely unique leader, who saw non-brits as human and now he's gone and that's that.
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Thanks for the explanation.
Do you think the international community can hold talks with Trump to hopefully calm him down? Or is he more afraid of the military industrial complex?
Anywhere I can watch the orange one live?
the other video i posted
He’s insane and there is nothing anyone can do.
Ffs. What a fecking mess. Just about to switch to CNN.
I'm not pro-Trump, and I don't approve of this escalation - but in the interest of balance, general Soleimani was a bigger war criminal.
So depressing...
Is there confirmation that Trump is about to go live?
'A US official tells CNN that are no reports of US casualties at this time but an assessment is still underway.'
Which wars were that then?
I don’t think he’s scared, he just doesn’t understand what he’s doing. The US put a semi-senile TV reality star in a job where every action you take has huge international repercussions. And now we’re seeing the consequences of that.
He will be assasinated before that happens.
So in simple terms Iran have called Trumps bluff, we have done this what are you doing to do about it.
CNN saying timing not confirmed yet, but the White House is preparing.
the video is right, it shows the missiles landing. Iraqi soldiers shouting get inside.
Well this is all rather depressing and terrifying.
Trump will unquestionably ramp things up even further now.
Trump will unquestionably ramp things up even further now.
They might just be scrambling and relocating to avoid being hit. Doubtful, more likely they are going to take a defensive position.
Yes, every channel has said so.
Would be a miracle if there are no victims.
Why are the Iraqi soldiers so close? Is there an ISF base in proximity too? I'd keep my distance from all US bases if I were them...
CNN:
In its Telegram channel, Iranian Revolutionary Guard says the “Pentagon reports that the US will respond to Iran’s attacks.”
IRGC then says in a footnote, “This time we will respond to you in America”
In its Telegram channel, Iranian Revolutionary Guard says the “Pentagon reports that the US will respond to Iran’s attacks.”
IRGC then says in a footnote, “This time we will respond to you in America”
He's going to declare a war on Iran isn't he?
He'll go to war. It'll be great television. I'm betting my bottom dollar on it.
This makes more sense. In Iran, they might be able to do some damage (helped by defensive systems located there). Outside of it, they will be totally destroyed.
Anywhere I can watch CNN in Canada? Not finding any streams.
Can't wait for Trump to blame the Dems in his address.
He cannot declare war, but he might authorize strikes or even a full invasion.