Trump's Classic "Wagging the Dog" Diversion Tactic

[MineralMan]

It will certainly distract from other news. To that extent, I suppose Trump was successful. What happens next, however, might not go so well for the man in the White House.

Iran doesn't play by the same rules as most countries. Neither, apparently, does Donald Trump. So, he did something to change the headlines and started something he may not be able to finish satisfactorily.

What will Iran do now? That's anybody's guess, really, but it will involve more people dying. What will Donald Trump do? Well, who knows? He might do anything. Iran will act in retribution in some way before much time passes. Then, Trump will feel obligated to take some action that is even more dramatic.

It might be called "The Battle of the Loose Cannons."

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I'm pretty sure that we'll hear any day now that we can't impeach a President when the

country is at war. Wait for it.

[lark]

2. i'm wondering if drumpf tower in Turkey might not be a top candidate for bombing?

Hurt drumpf bad in the pocket and hurt him personally, hurt Sunni Muslims (Iran is Shia) win-win
If drumpf has anything in SA - that would also be a prime target.

Or will they decide to wage this war with their strong military forces and strike our forces everywhere in the ME?

Or will they hit us here in America?

Something is gonna' happen - that I think we can totally count on and it won't be good for us.

[MineralMan]

4. I expect most of any violence Iran cooks up in retaliation

will occur in the Middle East. That's where Iran has people to carry such violence out.

That's not to say, however, that there won't be any terrorism actions in the USA. That's entirely possible.

Likely targets in the Middle East include our Embassies, US flag airlines, US shipping, and American business people.

Frankly, I would not fly on a US airline to or from that region anytime soon. Better to take a different airline and then connect with a flight to the US in Europe.

[lark]

6. Good and sound thinking.

Yeah, the ME is not some place it will be safe to travel to anytime soon. I'd love to go to Egypt some time, but may not live that long to be able to make the trip safely as I'm retired.

[onenote]

3. Sadly there is precedent for this tactic.

Including the 4 days of bombing of Iraq the week that Congress impeached Clinton.

[MineralMan]

5. Yes. It's almost predictable.

[Gothmog]

7. From Prof Tribe

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