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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:49 PM Jan 2020

From a recently retired CIA counter-terrorism/Middle East hand



Julia Ioffe ✔ @juliaioffe

From a recently retired CIA counter-terrorism/Middle East hand

Marc Polymeropoulos @Mpolymer

Agreed. He had blood of hundreds of Americans on his hands. There is no question on morality of this action. But be prepared for war. Period. Over multiple fronts. A stunning escalation, even if justified. Are we prepared? Do we hav required forces? Are embassies prepped?


9:46 PM - Jan 2, 2020

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From a recently retired CIA counter-terrorism/Middle East hand (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP
Yeah the guy was bad...but was this SMART? nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #1
the counter puncher apparently thought so. nt Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #2
Staying in a Trump-branded property dobleremolque Jan 2020 #3
This could be the first step towards the grand conflagration that ISIS hoped to inspire. Ford_Prefect Jan 2020 #4

dobleremolque

(491 posts)
3. Staying in a Trump-branded property
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:44 AM
Jan 2020

anywhere in the world might not be advisable for the next, oh, foreseeable future. I have no doubt that the Iranians will plan to hit back at Trump where they know it'll hurt the most. But American interests everywhere are in grave danger now.

Ford_Prefect

(7,897 posts)
4. This could be the first step towards the grand conflagration that ISIS hoped to inspire.
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:50 AM
Jan 2020

Imagine that one, eh Donny?

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