US may have killed Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani

[Coug]

LOL they're not at all concerned about keeping your dumba$$ informed at the moment. Wait for Don Lemon and Maddow to tell you what to think,

Put your helmet back on and go lick your window.

 

[TheDeeble]

we have non-strike options

I don't have a lot of confidence in Trump taking a non military option.

Maybe it's just me being pessimistic about this not escalating to a large military conflict.

 

[Mick]

I don't think you are going to see troops on the ground in Iran. No point to it. The 82nd Airborne is over there as a QRF for U.S. facilities, and nothing more.

What you are going to see, or read about, is missile and airstrikes against every element of the Iranian C3 structure. I don't know when, but it's coming, and when it comes it will be big. Buy stock In Raytheon. They're about to make a lot of money from you as a taxpayer, so you might as well invest in it.

Iran will do all they can to drag Israel into this, to try and make it an "Arabs -vs- The World" fight, much the same as Hussein did. And just like it was with him, it will fail. Remember, the Saudis hate Iran, and they rule the roost in the ME.

There will be terror attacks against U.S. interests and allies. It's coming, so expect it. But Iran has made a serious miscalculation here, and it is going to cost them dearly before it's all over. The Iranian military, and especially it's Command and Control structure, is about to get a lesson in modern warfare.

If it leads to an all out war it's Trumps miscalculation not Iran's unless a war was what Trump wanted to begin with.

 

[volinbham]

How the **** is this not his fault???

Iran doesn't have agency?

 

[Coug]

He takes a bigger chance by getting into a war than he does by staying out of one. This moment was going to happen at some point. It was inevitable. Israel didn't want to disappear from an Iranian atomic bomb, so this had to happen, and the U.S. didn't want Israel to initiate it.

You are making an assumption that Iran already has a nuclear bomb.

 

[GAVol]

God, I hope he does. Of course, it also depends on Iran.

Me too. I pray this is the extent of their retaliation.

 

[AM64]

if only someone knew these attacks were coming....

Imagine all the broken Islamic hearts if Iran launched all those missiles on Iraq, and our troops had gone home during the night.

 

[volinbham]

I don't have a lot of confidence in Trump taking a non military option.

Maybe it's just me being pessimistic about this not escalating to a large military conflict.

I'm optimistic it doesn't go much further.

 

[carlos86]

i was wondering what it would take for Congress to declare war.

I don't want it. but I wonder how long/bad this action/reaction thing goes before Congress actually does something.

The President would have to ask for a declaration of war.

 

[tvolsfan]

The President would have to ask for a declaration of war.

i can’t imagine the house gives it to him.

 

[volinbham]

Iran is making it tough to stick with the economic pressure playbook.

I meant cyber strike type stuff rather than explosive stuff

 

[KB5252]

our warbirds in the same airspace as their warbirds is not a fun feeling.

lobbing missiles is one thing. actual troops engaged with an actual enemy is another.

imo of course.

Our warbirds are superior, don't think it'd be much of a fight from what I understand about their airforce.

 

[GAVol]

If it leads to an all out war it's Trumps miscalculation not Iran's unless a war was what Trump wanted to begin with.

Neither side wants war. Iran is just flexing a little in hopes they’ll be appeased.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

our warbirds in the same airspace as their warbirds is not a fun feeling.

lobbing missiles is one thing. actual troops engaged with an actual enemy is another.

imo of course.

I'll take our guys in a shutout for $10 grand Alex

 

[615vols]

i was wondering what it would take for Congress to declare war.

I don't want it. but I wonder how long/bad this action/reaction thing goes before Congress actually does something.

Last time congress declared a state of war was in 42. Not gonna happen.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Neither side wants war. Iran is just flexing a little in hopes they’ll be appeased.

Obama ain't in office anymore.

 

[AM64]

We can only hope that Trump is locked away in a room with Nancy and Chuck to give him permission on a response.

Too bad Chuck and Nancy aren't in Baghdad on an inspection tour.

 

[1972 Grad]

You are making an assumption that Iran already has a nuclear bomb.

I don't know if they do or not, but I know it's coming down the pike. That is why I said it "had to happen at some point."

 

[tvolsfan]

Neither side wants war. Iran is just flexing a little in hopes they’ll be appeased.

I said it a few days ago, and I’m sure most here would agree. They have a really narrow window to flex without risking catastrophe.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Put your helmet back on and go lick your window.

Oooh witty. Your mom's basement reinforced against missile attacks?

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

i can’t imagine the house gives it to him.

While they bomb our servicemen? This isn't a hoax game.

 

[GreyWolf1129]

If it leads to an all out war it's Trumps miscalculation not Iran's unless a war was what Trump wanted to begin with.

Iran has been poking the bear for a long time now. I won't bore you with the details, but they've been showing their butt in one episode after another for a while now.

And now, they're about to get their butt handed to them. It was Iran's miscalculation. Trump does not want an all-out war, especially in an election year.

Nor will he put up with their crap any more. This will be a long-distance, OTH, high altitude ass-kicking. Iran may have built a "fortress", but they forgot to put a roof on it.

The stock market on virgins is about to explode.

 

[tvolsfan]

While they bomb our servicemen? This isn't a hoax game.

They’re not going to just let him start a war that basically nobody wants. If he gives a **** about American servicemen, he’ll fix the mess he has gotten himself into or at least get them out of harms way.

He wants to stop the endless wars, right?

 

[Orange defense]

Iran is warning that there will be more attacks coming. This is not over folks.

 

[Coug]

I have a theory: Iran launches these missiles into the base but purposely hits nothing but open ground. Their state tv announces that they killed 30 American soldiers even though they didn't. This appeases the Iranian masses and curbs Iran from getting into a full blown war with the US.