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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Here's the first official statement from the Pentagon:
https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1214700968102764545
According to US officials they came from Iran - https://twitter.com/KFaulders/status/1214691716378320896?s=19
And Iran just mockingly tweeted their flag like Trump did with the US one: https://t.co/8L5v8vGVfu
On that note, was Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance foreshadowing in any way?
Edited by KZN02 on Jan 7th 2020 at 4:37:38 AM
With a '0', not an 'O'And of course, Donald Trump has actually warned people he would do this... back in 2011
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Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Jan 7th 2020 at 1:43:37 PM
We learn from history that we do not learn from history"Thankfully that won't happen,Nuclear weapons exist as a deterrent and no one is actually going to use one."
MAD only applies when the button-presser is not, well, mad. With Dolt 45, all bets are off. He deliberately went after Soleimani specifically because that option was the most horrific "don't ever fucking do this" item on the list. He has no concept of his actions having consequences because in his entire life nobody has ever called him out in a meaningful way.
tl;dr: we're fucked.
Let's see what fresh fuckwittery the dolts can contrive to torment themselves with this time.Fortunately, there's a bunch of specific procedures that have to be met before a nuclear strike can be issued - and no, Trump waving his hands around in a tantrum won't get that done. The other people in charge understand (I hope) that once MAD is breached, all bets are off.
Edited by FergardStratoavis on Jan 7th 2020 at 1:44:42 PM

yeah, the only way this isn't going to go hot now is if the US refuses to strike back after that. And I don't see Trump do that.
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