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If Trump commits War Crimes in Iran - would the Democrats impeach him for that too? (Original Post) jpak Jan 2020 OP
At this point Trump has nothing to lose. gordianot Jan 2020 #1
Let's ask shadowmayor Jan 2020 #2
Maybe. Who knows? MineralMan Jan 2020 #3
If he strikes targets "at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture" jpak Jan 2020 #5
If? lame54 Jan 2020 #4

gordianot

(15,245 posts)
1. At this point Trump has nothing to lose.
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 01:45 PM
Jan 2020

The real dilemma neither does Iran their economy is wrecked. This is religious fanatic feeding time in both the United States and Iran.

shadowmayor

(1,325 posts)
2. Let's ask
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 01:46 PM
Jan 2020

Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice how that unfolds. War criminals and Wall Street Crooks aren't like the rest of us. They're never held to account.

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)
3. Maybe. Who knows?
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 01:49 PM
Jan 2020

At this point, we're all just waiting to see which shoe drops next, and it's almost completely unpredictable. Iran's capabilities to attack are actually pretty limited. What it does have, though, is a lot of pissed off people right now, who are being stirred up to do something.

I expect rocket attacks against military installations. Those may have already started. They will probably be rather ineffective, though.

What will Trump do? Whatever he can to divert attention from his other problems. It could be even more stupid, though, than the last action he took. I just don't know. He's unpredictable.

jpak

(41,760 posts)
5. If he strikes targets "at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture"
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 02:27 PM
Jan 2020

I would think it would rise to the level of war crimes - especially if there were large civilian casualties.

And I would hope House Dems would rise to the occasion with more articles of impeachment.

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