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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 10:59 AM Feb 2017

Sean Spicer hints at US-Iran-war after attack where neither country was involved.

https://theintercept.com/2017/02/02/press-secretary-sean-spicer-falsely-accuses-iran-of-attacking-u-s-navy-vessel-an-act-of-war/

The White House press corps wanted to know what being put “on notice” entailed, and Spicer responded by claiming that Iran’s government took actions against a U.S. naval vessel, which would be an act of war.

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Major Garrett of CBS News quietly corrected him, saying “a Saudi vessel,” and Spicer then responded almost inaudibly: “Sorry, thank you, yes a Saudi vessel. Yes, that’s right.” He did not in any way address his false claim that it was an Iranian attack, however.

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Pentagon spokesman Christopher Sherwood confirmed to The Intercept that the attack was in fact conducted against a Saudi warship, and that the Pentagon suspects Houthi rebels.
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Sean Spicer hints at US-Iran-war after attack where neither country was involved. (Original Post) DetlefK Feb 2017 OP
First Bowling Green and now this attack by Iran... HopeAgain Feb 2017 #1
+1 dalton99a Feb 2017 #2
Here we go again BeyondGeography Feb 2017 #3
Those darn alternative facts just get in the way sometimes. 2naSalit Feb 2017 #4

BeyondGeography

(39,369 posts)
3. Here we go again
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 11:13 AM
Feb 2017

When will Americans wise up and stop turning over our lives to nihilistic Republican warmongers? No need to answer.

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