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50 cruise missles fired at Syria airfield (Original Post) milestogo Apr 2017 OP
Oh fuck us all. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #1
oh good god.... chillfactor Apr 2017 #2
Confirmed Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #3
He is just following what the military told him to do. still_one Apr 2017 #4
Same military, different administration, very different president milestogo Apr 2017 #6
They put a piece of paper in front of the idiot to sign the order. He has no idea what he is doing still_one Apr 2017 #7
He thinks military action will make him look strong milestogo Apr 2017 #8
True. Here is what concerns me though. During the Cuban Missile crisis Curtis E Lemay and a still_one Apr 2017 #9
Chemical weapons sites too. jmg257 Apr 2017 #5

chillfactor

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2. oh good god....
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:23 PM
Apr 2017

that idiot is going to get us involved in a war....and what chance do any of those missiles have in taking Assad down....zero, nada

Leghorn21

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3. Confirmed
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:24 PM
Apr 2017

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milestogo

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6. Same military, different administration, very different president
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:29 PM
Apr 2017

The president doesn't just follow orders.

milestogo

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8. He thinks military action will make him look strong
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:33 PM
Apr 2017

and it changes the subject away from all his ethical challenges.

still_one

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9. True. Here is what concerns me though. During the Cuban Missile crisis Curtis E Lemay and a
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:38 PM
Apr 2017

a few other generals at that time wanted to do a preemptive strike against the Soviet Union, and though mistakes were made which led up to that crisis, thank goodness John Kennedy was President then instead of someone like trump

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