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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEveryone who predicted Trump will 'start a war' to distract from his letting the virus wash over us
𝙶𝚘𝚗𝚣𝚘 𝚁𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚡 @roland__do 23mWag the dog time: declaring war on the Iranians because Trump was watching his favorite propaganda network twitter.com/roland__do/status/1252947156190846977
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Trump says US will destroy Iranian gunboats that harass American ships
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/22/trump-says-us-will-destroy-iranian-gunboats-that-harass-american-ships.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
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Everyone who predicted Trump will 'start a war' to distract from his letting the virus wash over us (Original Post)
bigtree
Apr 2020
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hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)1. "Shoot Down?" Does he think these Iranian boats FLY?
He's insane.
underpants
(182,769 posts)3. You beat me to it
Pew pew
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)4. Yes. Yes, he is.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)5. you're kidding, right?
JHB
(37,158 posts)7. Ooooh, nice "Space: 1889" reference.
no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)2. Jets versus The Sharks, only in military.
Playing chicken can lead to war, bigly.
JHB
(37,158 posts)6. Government waste! Why do we need Deep State "intelligence" agencies...
...when Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade are all that's needed for the Daily Briefing?
subterranean
(3,427 posts)8. It's Trump, so I assume he's lying.
I will assume no such orders have been issued until this is confirmed by a credible source.
malaise
(268,930 posts)9. Two days ago a very good friend told a group of us to expect some missiles
somewhere in the ME because oil prices are just too low.
He worked in the industry
greatauntoftriplets
(175,731 posts)10. I dare him.
But only because I'm curious as how one shoots down a gunboat.