Iraq/Iran Megathread - Latest: U.S. to close Baghdad embassy

[PSOL]

If this doesn't convince the Senate to remove, nothing will.

It won’t.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

It's not over: CNN reports ballistic missiles fired towards two bases in Iraq.

[ajc0918]

Just in: https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1214725884969508865?s=20

[Green Line]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

MSM is corroborating.

[redjohn]

Can't imagine a scenario where the US doesn't respond militarily, whether it's tonight or in the near future.

[PSOL]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

MSM is corroborating.

Considering that most MSM stories are now ripped off from twitter accounts kind of makes this mute in this day and age.

[Almost Anyone But Biden Or Trump (ABBoT but not Greg Abbott)]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

Only post tweets/news from reporters and known news organizations, IMO. "The Spectator Index" for example is who knows what, and I am not seeing anything about these alleged explosions at least yet in any of those sources.

[Green Line]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

MSM is corroborating.

Such as

[Senator Spark]

Can't imagine a scenario where the US doesn't respond militarily, whether it's tonight or in the near future.

I don't support a war, but Iran poked the bear this time.

[Meclazine for Israel]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

True. Rest assured Donald Trump is in the situation room with his Generals devising a response commensurate with his political and military experience.

[Almost Anyone But Biden Or Trump (ABBoT but not Greg Abbott)]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

MSM is corroborating.

Where? I am watching CNN and no mention of it. Also no mention of it on reporters' twitter.

[Cinemark]

Can't imagine a scenario where the US doesn't respond militarily, whether it's tonight or in the near future.

I don't support a war, but Iran poked the bear this time.

I think you have that backwards.

[Senator Spark]

Can't imagine a scenario where the US doesn't respond militarily, whether it's tonight or in the near future.

I don't support a war, but Iran poked the bear this time.

I think you have that backwards.

Nope they started it all by attacking our embassy.

[Frodo]

^Again, everyone needs to stop reposting every random twitter account they see.  You guys are worse than boomers on Facebook.

True. Rest assured Donald Trump is in the situation room with his Generals devising a response commensurate with his political and military experience.

Why would Trump respond now when (as far as we know) no Americans were harmed as a result of Iran's recent rocket attacks?  

[PSOL]

Can't imagine a scenario where the US doesn't respond militarily, whether it's tonight or in the near future.

I don't support a war, but Iran poked the bear this time.

I think you have that backwards.

Nope they started it all by attacking our embassy.

A bunch of protestors affiliated with a militia threw some sticks and stones it’s way, come on now.

[Diabolical Materialism]

Can't imagine a scenario where the US doesn't respond militarily, whether it's tonight or in the near future.

I don't support a war, but Iran poked the bear this time.

I think you have that backwards.

Nope they started it all by attacking our embassy.

Was it ever directly proven to be Iran? Everything I've seen points to it being local militias with a tenuous connection to Iran at best. This whole thing feels more and more like a USS Maine situation as time goes on.

[Senator Spark]

Can't imagine a scenario where the US doesn't respond militarily, whether it's tonight or in the near future.

I don't support a war, but Iran poked the bear this time.

I think you have that backwards.

Nope they started it all by attacking our embassy.

Was it ever directly proven to be Iran? Everything I've seen points to it being local militias with a tenuous connection to Iran at best. This whole thing feels more and more like a USS Maine situation as time goes on.

It was not directly Iranian forces, but they ordered it.

[Roblox]

This may seem sacrilegious to say, but we should probably just "Take the L" on this one-the loss of any number of Americans is tragic, but this pales in comparison to the thousands of American troops and hundreds of thousands of Iranian Civilians that would die if a war were to break out, not to mention the region being a permanent hellscape producing terrorism and millions of refugees.

[GeneralMacArthur]

Geez, it's like 9/11 all over again, people just repeating baseless conjecture and rumors from Twitter.

I'm watching CNN and Fox News on two different channels.  Neither has reported any of these new strikes or threats.

Tucker Carlson spent half of his program trying to claim that "the establishment, Pelosi and Schumer, they want this war" and talking about how this is good for Trump and bad for the Democrats.  Glad Fox News has their priorities straight.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

No Trump address tonight. Not enough drugs in the world?


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ktts.com/2020/01/07/update-president-trump-will-not-address-nation-tonight/amp/

[GeneralMacArthur]

This may seem sacrilegious to say, but we should probably just "Take the L" on this one-the loss of any number of Americans is tragic, but this pales in comparison to the thousands of American troops and hundreds of thousands of Iranian Civilians that would die if a war were to break out, not to mention the region being a permanent hellscape producing terrorism and millions of refugees.

It's not sacrilegious.  They didn't even kill any American troops.  We can both rattle our sabers a lot for the next week and then let things dwindle down.

If Iran starts developing nuclear weapons in a hurry, though, we pretty much have no choice but to strike.  If Iran gets nukes, they'll use them on Israel, and it's WW3 in the Middle East, period.  Rock and a hard place.  Of course Iran could always be reasonable and not pursue a nuclear program, but since when have Iran/North Korea ever been reasonable.

[PSOL]

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1214704786689462272?s=19

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

Geez, it's like 9/11 all over again, people just repeating baseless conjecture and rumors from Twitter.

I'm watching CNN and Fox News on two different channels.  Neither has reported any of these new strikes or threats.

Tucker Carlson spent half of his program trying to claim that "the establishment, Pelosi and Schumer, they want this war" and talking about how this is good for Trump and bad for the Democrats.  Glad Fox News has their priorities straight.

One of the reasons why I despise Twitter.

[Adam Griffin]