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onecaliberal

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9. Just wait until shit starts blowing up here...

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Mon Jan 6, 2020, 06:56 PM

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43% Support Trump's Order to Kill Soleimani [View all] applegrove Jan 2020 OP

I would say this is meaningless, guillaumeb Jan 2020 #1

or pt barnum about a sucker being born every minute...... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #5

It just happened and there are a lot of people who pay very little attention Flaleftist Jan 2020 #30

It's more depressing than his approval rating Amishman Jan 2020 #31

We've been trained to hate Iran since 1979... regnaD kciN Jan 2020 #44

Magical thinkers who think the real world is like an action movie. Thomas Hurt Jan 2020 #2

trump's base will stick with him, no matter what. Paladin Jan 2020 #3

43% would approve of Trump gunning down children on the streets of DC. THEY DON'T CARE sunonmars Jan 2020 #4

Expecially if they were Dems nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #21

they forgot to call me onethatcares Jan 2020 #6

I think this is a loser for us, as it stands right now. 19% are not sure whether they approve Hoyt Jan 2020 #7

Just wait until shit starts blowing up here... onecaliberal Jan 2020 #9

If that happens, trump will just blast away at Iran with what appears would be support Hoyt Jan 2020 #12

I hope it doesn't happen. But I'd bet money on a trump property. onecaliberal Jan 2020 #14

The jerk will just claim he has sacrificed so much for America. n/t Hoyt Jan 2020 #17

the fact that approval isn't at least 70% indicates Trump still has some PR work to do 0rganism Jan 2020 #22

Maybe, but poll indicates to me even a significant percentage of Democrats Hoyt Jan 2020 #24

fair enough, i do think it's another telltale Trump underperformance 0rganism Jan 2020 #25

No matter how many Americans support the assassination of Soleimani, it's stilll a war crime dlk Jan 2020 #8

Nope. Soleimani was killing civilians and US forces in Iraq. You do that and applegrove Jan 2020 #11

Do you know how many hundreds of thousands of civilians OliverQ Jan 2020 #13

Millions over the years. onecaliberal Jan 2020 #15

Yes. War is wrong. Iran and Iraq are not at war. They are allies. US is in Iraq at request of Iraqi applegrove Jan 2020 #18

LOL. Soleimani was in Iraq at the request of that same Iraqi government Downtown Hound Jan 2020 #38

A retaliatory assassination of a foreign government official is illegal dlk Jan 2020 #58

if illegal, it is an illegality with long precedent stopdiggin Jan 2020 #60

They should ask that question every month lunatica Jan 2020 #10

Ask the question fast gratuitous Jan 2020 #16

43% are idiots kwolf68 Jan 2020 #19

+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #37

100% of those 43% had never heard of Soleimani IcyPeas Jan 2020 #20

Exactly. dchill Jan 2020 #29

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2020 #33

It's the same old 40% who would support him if he gutted a live puppy on national tv. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #23

And the vast majority of those people didn't even know who the fuck he was until 3 days ago Pachamama Jan 2020 #26

Look around here Bettie Jan 2020 #27

Saying what Trump did is not a war crime yet is not being supportive applegrove Jan 2020 #32

Bullshit Downtown Hound Jan 2020 #40

He was not at war but Soleimani did a campaign of roadside bombs in Iraq against americans troops applegrove Jan 2020 #42

Nope. Sorry. Downtown Hound Jan 2020 #43

Then bring him in to face crimes against the US, still no justification for violation of EO 11905 uponit7771 Jan 2020 #57

THIS !!!! Also EO 11905 defines that there should be no assassinations uponit7771 Jan 2020 #56

Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar did not call it a war crime. They said destroying applegrove Jan 2020 #59

There are several who argue that it was the right thing to do Bettie Jan 2020 #47

Well it is not a war crime but he is squandering the less radical islam, that applegrove Jan 2020 #53

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2020 #55

Bless their hearts! dchill Jan 2020 #28

Support for this is at the highest point it ever will be. More facts will lead to less support. tableturner Jan 2020 #34

Right around Trump's approval rating. Downtown Hound Jan 2020 #35

Wonder how many of that 43% are end timers? maryellen99 Jan 2020 #36

Since it's pretty much his approval rating Downtown Hound Jan 2020 #41

If Trump was a normal president approval would be much higher. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2020 #39

So 57% don't Rollerman Jan 2020 #45

Actually 38% don't Codeine Jan 2020 #52

43% would support him doc03 Jan 2020 #46

That 43% would support him if Bettie Jan 2020 #48

They would claim it was fake news nt doc03 Jan 2020 #50

Jerk ass Americans bdamomma Jan 2020 #49

That was his 5th ave moment lame54 Jan 2020 #51

That's a low number uponit7771 Jan 2020 #54