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ElementaryPenguin

(7,800 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2020, 05:59 PM Jan 2020

Trump has no intention of starting a full scale war with Iran, and will stop short of that. [View all]

Putin will not allow it - period.

Putin is allied with Iran, and will not want the U.S. to strengthen itself in the Middle East, after he's had his boy Trump pulling us out and weakening us there.

Trump merely wants an immediate distraction from impeachment and the endless nasty revelations that are surfacing!

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Trump has no intention of starting a full scale war with Iran, and will stop short of that. [View all] ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 OP

The US isn't the only dancer in this waltz. Iran has a say Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #1

I have no doubt Iran will respond. ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 #4

Iran has Yakhont missiles. roamer65 Jan 2020 #2

Iran will reply - but nothing as crazy as that. ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 #5

Is putin behind the Iran crisis? duforsure Jan 2020 #3

Perhaps he is. ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 #7

Trump has no intention of thinking past the immediate news cycle... Hekate Jan 2020 #6

Iran will plot something other than a full scale head-on war they would lose... ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 #10

Trump is at the point maryellen99 Jan 2020 #8

I'm not sure anyone can get Trump in prison as quickly as Putin can! ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 #9

Trump has no intentions beyond what the Saudis want JCMach1 Jan 2020 #11

Trump doesn't care about Iran, but he certainly cares about us seeing this: ElementaryPenguin Jan 2020 #12