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Do you believe "no Americans were harmed" by the Iranian missiles? (Original Post) raccoon Jan 2020 OP
I don't think you understand how military families work now AkFemDem Jan 2020 #1
Yes. n/t Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2
I mean, yes? Recursion Jan 2020 #3
Yeah, but not because I believe the asshole. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2020 #4
Yes. I don't go the CT route. former9thward Jan 2020 #5
Thanks for your responses. Nt raccoon Jan 2020 #6
Yes. Iran could have destroyed everything, but they forewarned sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #7
I suspect this was staged so Iran could save face duforsure Jan 2020 #8
Yes. In a digital age you can't hide casualties. nt hack89 Jan 2020 #9
Lol jberryhill Jan 2020 #10
Yes. onenote Jan 2020 #11
YES i do. My question though is bluestarone Jan 2020 #12
Yes. Trump WANTS American deaths. Aristus Jan 2020 #13

AkFemDem

(1,826 posts)
1. I don't think you understand how military families work now
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 08:41 AM
Jan 2020

We are all on social media, every base, every battalion, there are spouses pages and parents pages, etc. You can’t hide that now- it would absolutely be shared.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,492 posts)
4. Yeah, but not because I believe the asshole.
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 08:56 AM
Jan 2020

Only because if anything happened it would be really hard to hide it.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
8. I suspect this was staged so Iran could save face
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 09:50 AM
Jan 2020

And Putin was behind this just like the missile attacks trump did in Syria where nothing was really done and staged to make him look good. Just more signs of how Putin works., but he does want Arians oil for control and increased power. It was used as a distraction , and to make trump look good for re-election pr.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
10. Lol
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 10:10 AM
Jan 2020

Ever since the military began cloning young men and women and raising them in isolation, so they have no families or friends, it's been easier to lose entire divisions without anyone noticing.

Plus, they don't have the pesky problem of paying death benefits.

bluestarone

(16,970 posts)
12. YES i do. My question though is
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 10:59 AM
Jan 2020

Why the Iranian people accept what took place? I know the Iranian tv says Americans were killed. Do THEY believe that?

Aristus

(66,381 posts)
13. Yes. Trump WANTS American deaths.
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 11:00 AM
Jan 2020

That's his causus belli.

He wants to go to war to show how tough he is. It looks like he's backed off a bit, and I'm sure a call from Putin is the reason for it.

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