US-Iran War Has Begun! Iran launches dozens of ballistic missiles!

[Sheilbh]

I don't necessarily agree.  Proxy attacks on US targets is exactly what the drone hit was a response to.

You could be right, but I mean more things like this:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/17/iran-bomb-plot-israel-nuclear-talks

Or even the Buenos Aires bombing which take a lot longer and require investigation before you can really say it was Iran.

[The Brain]

Yeah.

I don't necessarily agree.  Proxy attacks on US targets is exactly what the drone hit was a response to.

As much as I hate to say, this whole train of events is turning out quite well for Trump.

Even assuming this doesn't escalate into wider conflicts with Iran, I don't know this is true.

Perhaps understandable, but the Trump administration didn't consult with anyone about this strike.  Not it's NATO partners, not the Iraqi government, nobody.  This move is going to increasing limit the US ability to conduct similar strike within Iraq in future even if troops aren't kicked out of the country, and may well result in other nations (like Canada) pulling out their troops.

This sounds like a problem for the US, not for Trump.

[alfred russel]

Your President doesn't look healthy.

Physically, mentally, spiritually, morally...anything I'm leaving out?

[Sheilbh]

Perhaps understandable, but the Trump administration didn't consult with anyone about this strike.  Not it's NATO partners, not the Iraqi government, nobody.  This move is going to increasing limit the US ability to conduct similar strike within Iraq in future even if troops aren't kicked out of the country, and may well result in other nations (like Canada) pulling out their troops.

Yeah. I still feel like some form of attack on US allies is probably likely. Hurts the US, but isn't something Trump would care about.

[alfred russel]

Perhaps understandable, but the Trump administration didn't consult with anyone about this strike.  Not it's NATO partners, not the Iraqi government, nobody.  This move is going to increasing limit the US ability to conduct similar strike within Iraq in future even if troops aren't kicked out of the country, and may well result in other nations (like Canada) pulling out their troops.

Yeah. I still feel like some form of attack on US allies is probably likely. Hurts the US, but isn't something Trump would care about.

It crossed my mind when the targeting of Dubai was mentioned--a lot of Trump voters would probably see that as a positive.

[crazy canuck]

Perhaps understandable, but the Trump administration didn't consult with anyone about this strike.  Not it's NATO partners, not the Iraqi government, nobody.  This move is going to increasing limit the US ability to conduct similar strike within Iraq in future even if troops aren't kicked out of the country, and may well result in other nations (like Canada) pulling out their troops.

Yeah. I still feel like some form of attack on US allies is probably likely. Hurts the US, but isn't something Trump would care about.

It crossed my mind when the targeting of Dubai was mentioned--a lot of Trump voters would probably see that as a positive.

I assume the reference was to the American troops stationed there.

[mongers]

Make of this what you will:



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51042156

[Valmy]

Well I am not sure what to make of it. Were these known to be uninhabited buildings the Iranians specifically targeted?

[Valmy]

This result likely seals Trump's reelection.

4 more years of this bullshit, Jesus Christ.

Maybe, but I would prefer not to beat him because he put us into a disastrous war or tanked the economy. I am still hopeful he can be beaten before those things occur.

[Admiral Yi]

I saw those pictures earlier.  So it seems like the public theater did not involve targeting nearby empty fields, but rather warning everyone at the airbases to take shelter before the strikes. I heard a commentator mentioning the Iranians were sending a message by demonstrating the accuracy of their missiles.

[mongers]

Well I am not sure what to make of it. Were these known to be uninhabited buildings the Iranians specifically targeted?

Most of them look like those open sided metal roof structures commonly used on airbases there to shelter aircraft/crew from the sun; in some of the pictures you can see where the 'tin' metal sheets have been blown up or out of position on nearby similar shelters.

[mongers]

Anyone else think the grey objects in the bottom right corner of image 5 look quite a bit like predator drones?

[Eddie Teach]

Your President doesn't look healthy.

Physically, mentally, spiritually, morally...anything I'm leaving out?

Bad feng shui.

[Razgovory]

This whole "Light a fire, extinguish it, demand applause" routine is getting annoying.

[jimmy olsen]

In conclusion, the Middle East is a land of contrasts

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1215028542813220864

@SenMikeLee

: "It is not acceptable for officials within the executive branch of government...to come in and tell us that we can't debate and discuss the appropriateness of military intervention against Iran. It's un-American. It's unconstitutional and it's wrong."