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dead_head

(81 posts)

14. pre-emptive strike

Reply to Pantagruel (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 07:24 PM

Jan 2020

That's what I don't understand (well there's a hundred of things I don't understand in this story but...)

If you're afraid of getting attacked and you make a pre-emptive strike and the target gets right back up, you made the FIRST STRIKE!

I see though guy comments all over the net, but thoughness without brains is pretty much useless.

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Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US 'within weeks' [View all] jpak Jan 2020 OP

I am Turbineguy Jan 2020 #1

Ho Hum with the pretend urgency. Fake build up as usual. pwb Jan 2020 #2

Wait? Pantagruel Jan 2020 #3

pre-emptive strike dead_head Jan 2020 #14

Really, Spanky??? greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #4

No shit - boy, am I glad those 20+million $ crystal balls are working packman Jan 2020 #5

That was the whole idea, wasn't it? bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #6

And to tip his buddies off so they could buy oil and defense contractor stocks. TexasBushwhacker Jan 2020 #19

this whole mess was completely manufactured by the Idiot for political expediency onetexan Jan 2020 #7

Really, I think I blind man would see this, I'm certain the members dewsgirl Jan 2020 #8

We (and, Congress) have pretty well figured that out. What we want to know is... Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #9

The "imminent threat" is impeachment and we've all now been forced to be trump's human shields. PSPS Jan 2020 #10

Right after I posted that comment, I noticed the WH has sent an explanation... Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #12

On That Point ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #21

Shades of 1964... moonseller66 Jan 2020 #11

Um yeah they kind of knew that Lulu KC Jan 2020 #13

Same old shit, different decade. rickyhall Jan 2020 #15

I know it would NEVER happen BUT IF bluestarone Jan 2020 #16

does anyone else find it odd... stillcool Jan 2020 #17

No, I had never seen that article. Very interesting. Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #22

Really did a great job preventing war Bradical79 Jan 2020 #18

No one told him about that before the drone strike, I guess. Mc Mike Jan 2020 #20

That should be good.. Maxheader Jan 2020 #23

THANKS TRUMP Rebl2 Jan 2020 #24

Meaning: Cheeto will have a bomb placed on U.S. soil sometime soon, w/ Iranian passports "on site" sandensea Jan 2020 #25

So tRump, Pompeo, and their team of clowns pandr32 Jan 2020 #26

Wasn't eliminating Suleimani supposed to make us safer? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #27