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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-iran-made-very-big-mistake-n1019661WHITE HOUSE
Trump says public will 'find out' about U.S. response to Iran downing American drone
"Iran made a very bad mistake," the president said. "The drone was international waters clearly."
soryang
(3,299 posts)Just as the cruise missile attack on Syria was timed for his meeting with Xi before in keeping with his mafioso tactics.
elfin
(6,262 posts)singing "Bomb bomb bomb Iran." From 2007 when he was running against Obama.
Then he won't do it.
safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)BSdetect
(8,998 posts)Don't wait till he starts another multi trillion dollar war on a flimsy excuse.
One drone = 1 million dollars?
FBaggins
(26,748 posts)Not a dollar amount worthy of a war
But not unlikely to cause a "proportional" response. My guess would be taking out a couple dozen SAM sites in the region.
Calculating
(2,955 posts)It's a damn drone, not like anybody died. I get that it was an expensive drone, but a $150M drone still isn't worth getting in a war which would cost trillions of dollars and tens of thousands of lives.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)From this illegitimate president and the Kgbgop. Their chances will be destroyed when he does this. His lying about it will be even more damaging for them.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)If the stories about Cyber Command and the NSA are true, he could activate cyber warfare (Nitro Zeus) that would target critical infrastructure. The death toll would be horrible.
The New York Times
U.S. Had Cyberattack Plan if Iran Nuclear Dispute Led to Conflict
Feb 16, 2016 · The plan, named Nitro Zeus, was designed to disable Iran's air defenses, communications systems and parts of its power grid but was suspended after the deal was fulfilled