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spanone

(135,857 posts)
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 11:49 AM Jan 2020

Good Gawd, mnuchin and pompeo giving press conference

Executive order from trump (what else?)

more sanctions against Iran....

sanctions against steel from Iran

they murder Iranians then sanction them....ain't that something

to think Obama had them reigned in and obeying the nuclear objectives and trump shit upon them.

pompeo asked about 'imminent threat' question

says he didn't know when or where but it was imminent ...lying pos.





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Good Gawd, mnuchin and pompeo giving press conference (Original Post) spanone Jan 2020 OP
"Imminent" is the word that has to be used to justify DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #1
pompeo is a liar. spanone Jan 2020 #2
Of course Pompeo lied, but he has to lie using that specific DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #3
The whole administration Andy823 Jan 2020 #4
It seems to have surprised the administration gratuitous Jan 2020 #5

DeminPennswoods

(15,289 posts)
1. "Imminent" is the word that has to be used to justify
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 11:59 AM
Jan 2020

legally the assassination of Soliemani. It's like when a cop kills an unarmed suspect or person they have to say they feared for their life or felt threatened because those are the only circumstances where the courts have ruled a killing is justified.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
4. The whole administration
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 12:06 PM
Jan 2020

are liars. It's all about lying for trump and doing it over and over and over!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. It seems to have surprised the administration
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 12:28 PM
Jan 2020

Pompeo is saying "imminent" about every other word the last couple of days, but reporters are actually following up. The ensuing fum-ferring around has exposed that "imminent" lie for what it is.

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