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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNBC: Iran says they've launched missiles and drones at Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
Were in another pointless foreign war.
⬆️ Bonespurs did that.

gab13by13
(28,825 posts)This sounds like an appetizer event.
Ocelot II
(125,905 posts)beg him to stop bombing Iran, and offer him some prime beachfront real estate for a new hotel and resort.
Oops.
Amaryllis
(10,564 posts)purple_haze
(401 posts)Its all going to shit now.
fujiyamasan
(414 posts)The ayatollah has already been naming his successors. Their back has been up against the wall since this started. Israel is still aggressively attacking Tehran.
When Trump first came to office in 2017, a friend in Europe nick named Trump nukey
it might be accurate after all.
marble falls
(66,989 posts)... if so I guess there's going to be a reinstatement of the draft. GWB was smart enough to stay away from that. He created stop loss which gave our son 11 extra months fighting in Iraq because he wasn't Stateside when his 4 year enlistment was up.
These people dress like it's 1499, but they are not stupid, they are smart, tough, and capable. They're on the border of Russia (from whom Iran is going to get a lot of war aid), are we ready to take on Russia, too? What are we going to do if it takes pressure off of ISIS and they revive?
gab13by13
(28,825 posts)just redeploy those marines stationed in LA.
Dulcinea
(8,739 posts)They voted for this asswipe. Let them fight in his wars.
C_U_L8R
(47,660 posts)There is no adult supervision anymore.
Melon
(544 posts)Ie. They alert everyone first, then do something to try and ensure face saving with minimal real damage.
If we dont respond, Id say this.
fujiyamasan
(414 posts)Their counter attacks on Israel havent had a major impact either.
Hopefully Trump doesnt use this as an excuse to launch more strikes. Irans military seems like a paper tiger so far. Thats why they rely so heavily on asymmetric warfare and using proxies like Hezbollah. Much of that was already destroyed by Israel.
We are so stupid to get involved here. Irans direct threat to us was very limited before this started.
mobeau69
(12,070 posts)Melon
(544 posts)That they destroyed a US base in Qatar. 80% of their population will believe them.
There is no reason for the US to respond.
It now comes down to whether Donny believes that enough damage was done to the Uranium production facilitys.
obnoxiousdrunk
(3,080 posts)Ping Tung
(3,005 posts)AStern
(449 posts)since they don't have any and weren't close to having any.
roamer65
(37,677 posts)I fully expect Nutanyahoo to use them.
AStern
(449 posts)Bibi has been whining about it since. Maybe people should stop listening to him.
roamer65
(37,677 posts)He will fake a WMD attack in Israel to do it.
struggle4progress
(123,773 posts)Missiles were fired at U.S. military bases in Qatar. NBC News confirms President Trump is meeting with his national security team in the White House Situation Room. NBC News Courtney Kube reports from the Pentagon. MSNBC Military Analyst Retired Colonel Jack Jacobs and retired General Mark Kimmitt join Chris Jansing with reaction.
struggle4progress
(123,773 posts)Whether Irans strike on US military bases goes beyond gesture is not known, but Iran using the same number of missiles as the US used to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities is highly symbolic, says defence editor of The Standard, Robert Fox.
rollin74
(2,203 posts)none of the missiles reached the base
no injuries or damage reported
Igel
(36,945 posts)into other countries' airspaces--with the possibility of malfunction and landing not in the (still the other country's) territory that a given US base is on.
bdamomma
(68,786 posts)are cannon fodder, get this fucking cretin OUT now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!