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dkf

(37,305 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2013, 05:06 PM Aug 2013

Our actions could INSTANTLY escalate into Israel, and Iran.

Is that a downside risk we all are willing to tolerate? What will that demand of our military?

What is the upside? Saving Obama's face is not much of an upside IMO. To him maybe it's everything

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Our actions could INSTANTLY escalate into Israel, and Iran. (Original Post) dkf Aug 2013 OP

I wonder if the Russian Spy and the documents he stole and loaned to Putin Whisp Aug 2013 #1

Well it didn't do anything for Obama's credibility or of our intelligence services. dkf Aug 2013 #2

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

1. I wonder if the Russian Spy and the documents he stole and loaned to Putin

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 05:08 PM

Aug 2013

has some kind of a mix in all this.

dkf

(37,305 posts)

2. Well it didn't do anything for Obama's credibility or of our intelligence services.

Reply to Whisp (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 05:10 PM

Aug 2013

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