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JohnnyRingo

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16. Nukes

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #15)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 02:24 PM

Nov 2020

Esper probably shunned the notion of a "limited" nuclear war with Iran.

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All we have to do is survive the next 70 days or so... catbyte Nov 2020 #1

:( We'll have to live with whatever comes. I'm worried about literal survival of others Hortensis Nov 2020 #4

Come on. You and I know that is bullshit! Wawannabe Nov 2020 #5

Everybody knew he was going to pull this shit. What's the big surprise? His end date is catbyte Nov 2020 #6

Precisely, though one plus is that they have a record of being profoundly incompetent. OnDoutside Nov 2020 #11

Trump is a russian asset, our enemy. He is destroying our defense capabilities and the GOP Eliot Rosewater Nov 2020 #2

+1000 ancianita Nov 2020 #20

Let them have Reagan and McCain. Both helped move things in this direction. rwsanders Nov 2020 #24

Firing those who clapped C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #3

No kidding. Wow. nt crickets Nov 2020 #7

Total authoritarian. 2naSalit Nov 2020 #8

THIS BigOleDummy Nov 2020 #14

Also in real time, 77,033,649 Americans are the force he can't beat, and the DoD knows it. ancianita Nov 2020 #21

I ask this because you are a veteran of the military. I am not. I've no gut feeling about this. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #26

I think it is either threatening citizens or starting a war and leaving it in Joe's hands johnnyfins Nov 2020 #31

Kind of hard not to hear the war drums. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #35

Yes, we know the difference.... BigOleDummy Nov 2020 #32

Thanks so much, sir. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #34

John McEntee-remember the name. BadgerMom Nov 2020 #19

It's not so much "petty" as it is Soviet, & the hallmark of every dictator who ever plagued humanity Hekate Nov 2020 #28

That's a very good nuanced point. Patterson Nov 2020 #29

Azzhole thinks he can nullify the election by pulling off a big terrorist kill/raid? tanyev Nov 2020 #9

Who/what/where are the target/s? flamingdem Nov 2020 #10

He wants to destroy Iran so the Saudis will give him money to pay his debts. Lonestarblue Nov 2020 #12

For Christ's sake AMERICA and Democratic Party... WyattKansas Nov 2020 #13

"military options re Iran" bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #15

Nukes JohnnyRingo Nov 2020 #16

Traitor Tot is "renegotiating" our nuclear arms deal with Russia right fking now, OMGWTF Nov 2020 #30

He's going to take us zentrum Nov 2020 #17

Trump and Republicans more sick than we thought, and we knew he was sick, yet CharleyDog Nov 2020 #18

Yes, valid, imho. nt Duppers Nov 2020 #33

The battles between fascists and patriots continue. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #22

Without question (IMO) tRUMP will launch some military action which will: SayItLoud Nov 2020 #23

The UAE James48 Nov 2020 #25

Not sure where any other war-for-profit scenario could play out? jaxexpat Nov 2020 #27

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