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Storming the embassy

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Carl Herrera, Dec 31, 2019.

  1. Redfish81

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    You can thank Nancy Pelosi and pretty much all Democrats and Republicans for giving the President the power to basically invade anyone that might commit "any future act of international terrorism"....

    Passed House without amendment (09/14/2001)
    Authorization for Use of Military Force - Authorizes the President to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations, or persons.
    States that this Act is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution.

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-joint-resolution/64

    And the voters....

    http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2001/roll342.xml
     
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    Waiting for a new response from Ayatollah.
     
  3. CometsWin

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    It's a big problem but Dennis Hastert was speaker of the house in 2001. A true act of political cowardice.
     
  4. Commodore

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    promise kept

     
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  5. Redfish81

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    Pelosi voted for it
     
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    Why are the Trump nuts high fiveing each other about an act of war that will 100% lead to a military escalation? These are the same jackasses who said they hate all the Dems except for Gabbard because she was right about foreign wars. What a bunch of idiots. Trump could drive a truck through your house, screw your wife, and leave with the wad of cash you have hidden under your mattress and you’d bow at his feet and write him a check for 2020.
     
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    There is no logical consistency here.

    We just merced one of Iran's top generals. There will be retaliation. There will be escalation.
     
  10. Redfish81

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    And they started the most recent tit for tat by rocketing one of our bases and killing a US contractor. They can stop at anytime....
     
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  11. dobro1229

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    Are they that stupid though or is this what they really truly want? They have to know where this is headed.

    Trumps thinking is so obvious and just can’t help himself in bragging about his scheming about everything. He knows that going into an election year when he’s under water politically, traditionally an attack on America he can sell to make himself a wartime president works to garnish support.... except its 2020 and we are still dealing with Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Only the Trump jerk offs are going to celebrate this because they worship him like a god king and he can do no wrong. But everyone else... will completely blame Trump for this which started by blowing up an Obama treaty just because he thinks like a 5 year old.
     
  12. dobro1229

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    This is also why you as a president don’t lie 16,000 times about even stupid things like crowd sizes. Right now the admin is trying to sell this idea that Iran was about to attack the US... who seriously believes that at this point other than the Trump Boot lickers??
     
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    Hopefully he takes PayPal
     
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  15. tallanvor

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    He was responsible for the deathes of over 600 americans and was planning attacks on more. Leave him be says dobro.....
     
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    I don’t understand all the grieving. Sounds like some have lost a family member or something.
     
  17. mick fry

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    You can’t be a p*ssy your whole life. While we’re writing Trump a check you and your goon platoon were willing to write checks to Iran. You think we weren’t going to retaliate?
     
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    They are grieving because trump is being complemented for his actions.
     
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    As with "owning the libs!", consequences aren't real. The joyous satisfaction of the act itself is all that matters
     
  20. dobro1229

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    Is anyone saying he’s not a bad guy? We all know he backed proxy Shia militias. We’ve been dealing with that for decades. It didn’t mean you start a war over it.

    You are an idiot if you think this was a good idea. There are about 100 better options to protect American lives. 600 American lives... come back to me after a standing war with Iran with a shakey Iraq government that is about ready to also turn their support on the US.
     

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