(01-31-2020 11:11 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(01-31-2020 10:48 AM)mrbig Wrote:  

(01-29-2020 11:09 AM)mrbig Wrote:  

(01-24-2020 01:21 PM)mrbig Wrote:  

(01-13-2020 05:41 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Trump successfully droned one of the biggest dirtbags on the planet. And he allowed the Iranians to save face with a retaliatory attack that blew up sand, and some tents.

34 US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile strike

So more damage to US service members than initially reported. I am still curious to see how this plays out in the coming months. I think it is still too early to judge by those of us without access to the relevant intelligence leading up to the Soleimani strike.

The number of US Service members diagnosed with some level of traumatic brain injury from the Iran missile strikes has increased to 50, 31 of whom have returned to duty. Not really clear how serious the injuries are to the other 19.

Number of US troops diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries from the 1/8/2020 missile attack by Iran has been increased to 64.

Donald Trump on 1/4/2020 Wrote:Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader.... Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have [] targeted 52 Iranian sites ... and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!

Donald Trump on 1/4/2020 Wrote:The Untied States just spent Two Trillion Dollars on Military Equipment. We are the biggest and by far the BEST in the World! If Iran attacks an American Base, or any American, we will be sending some of that brand new beautiful equipment their way...and without hesitation!

Don't get me wrong, I don't want us to go to war with Iran and I'm thankful that cooler heads have prevailed for the time being. But for those of you critical of Obama's failure to enforce his red line in Syria and arguing for a much more aggressive policy toward Iran, what do you think of Trump's non-response to Iran's missile attack that injured 64 US troops? At the very least, Trump has hesitated in his response.

Trump's decisions seem to be based on a red line of American deaths. I am OK with that being the red line. Just as long as there is one, and our enemies know it will be enforced. For a change.

But maybe we could have just sat on our thumbs, Obama-style. Gone to a fund raiser or two, and appeared Presidential. Maybe sent a strongly worded letter. Foreign policy rooted in fear of the consequences of standing up for oneself is not much of a foreign policy, as Obama showed us.

When the Russians wanted to invade a foreign country and annex it, they did so without fear of the US. Since then, they have invaded nothing, despite the propaganda that Trump is a Russian puppet.

Sometimes a strong response will not work out well. But being afraid to stand up to opposition is less likely to work out in the long run. Ask Neville Chamberlain.

sheesh man donny set his red line in public twitter post,,, days before irans attack!! he said **"should iran stirike any us person or target"**
ANY US PERSON OR TARGET!!! are our troops serving in iraq not AMERICANS?

you got the tds so bad you cant even call him out for abandoning our troops. just sad.

"I am OK with that being the red line. Just as long as there is one"
my God,,, if youre not even going to follow the news why post here??

and yes,, fine,, ill post the tweet again. read it:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/stat...0574812160

tweet was AFTER we killed soleimani BEFORE iran attacked bases w missiles