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In reply to the discussion: Let this moment sink in. [View all]herding cats
(19,569 posts)18. True. But it's not our place, nor our right to have done this.
The potential repercussions out weigh any perceived benefit here. We're supposed to be a nation of laws, not just when it suits us, but always.
This was a deliberate action to try and provoke an avoidable war. This is what happens when we have zero diplomacy on a national level.
My 2 cents.
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Nope lots of folks saw it coming. Trump's desperate. A rat backed into a corner.
rockfordfile
Jan 2020
#42
Iraqi PM says U.S. killing of Iranian commander will 'light the fuse' of war
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2020
#28
Trump is desperate. this was clearly attempt to change the impeachment narrative.
rockfordfile
Jan 2020
#41
Happy to know there are still people here who can see this for what it really is.
Jamastiene
Jan 2020
#31