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Originally posted by Luis:
Hey, Mike. I wonder what stone is set in that ring. My guess is garnet or ruby. The metal looks to be a nice, worn sterling silver. I also wonder who kept the ring.

Oh yeah! That US ordnance bit was good! LOL!!!!!

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Originally posted by Cookster:
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Less than two weeks ago, the United States conducted a drone strike over central Yemen, killing one al-Qaeda operative. The strike was the last under Obama (that we know of). The 542 drone strikes that Obama authorized killed an estimated 3,797 people, including 324 civilians. As he reportedly told senior aides in 2011: “Turns out I’m really good at killing people. Didn’t know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.”
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Originally posted by TSE:

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Originally posted by Carpentermaass84:
I hope we kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei too. There is a sizeable pro-democracy movement within Iran that will likely rise up and support us if we invade and occupy the country. I suspect we will only need a few thousand ground troops initially as the Iranians will surrender in droves and accept any transitional government we put in place.

Iranians are patriotic like any other citizens. Invading Iran will not be easy and will not make friends.
It looks like Trump plans to keep applying pressure and destabilize the current government while at the same time offering to support and help a replacement government. If there is sufficient unrest in the country, the leadership there could eventually see this as a profitable way forward and become more moderate.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
“…French Secretary of State for European Affairs Amélie de Montchalin told RTL radio on Friday that 'we have woken up to a more dangerous world.'

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Originally posted by TSE:

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Originally posted by Carpentermaass84:
I hope we kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei too. There is a sizeable pro-democracy movement within Iran that will likely rise up and support us if we invade and occupy the country. I suspect we will only need a few thousand ground troops initially as the Iranians will surrender in droves and accept any transitional government we put in place.

Iranians are patriotic like any other citizens. Invading Iran will not be easy and will not make friends.
It looks like Trump plans to keep applying pressure and destabilize the current government while at the same time offering to support and help a replacement government. If there is sufficient unrest in the country, the leadership there could eventually see this as a profitable way forward and become more moderate.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
“…French Secretary of State for European Affairs Amélie de Montchalin told RTL radio on Friday that 'we have woken up to a more dangerous world.'

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
“…French Secretary of State for European Affairs Amélie de Montchalin told RTL radio on Friday that 'we have woken up to a more dangerous world.'

Pompeo fired back on CNN. 'Yeah, well, the French are just wrong about that,' he said. 'The world's a much safer place today, and I can assure you Americans in the region are much safer today, after the demise of Qassem Soleimani.' …”

https://mol.im/a/7848993

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Originally posted by Skull Leader:
I would just like to point out the dangers in legitimizing RT as a news organization. They cannot be trusted, and shouldn't be quoted. Yes, they cover news stories, but they also are a puppet of the Putin regime. The best spreader of bad information is the one that on the outside seems legitimate.

Read below for more information.

https://time.com/rt-putin/

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Originally posted by PowerSurge:
The Iranian people live in fear of their govt.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by PowerSurge:
The Iranian people live in fear of their govt.

And they can continue to live in fear of their government as far as I'm concerned. If they want to live free its up to them to solve their problem, not us. The US doesn't need any more stupid, costly, endeavors in that region of the world. In the meantime, I like this surgical, drone initiated, elimination of the vermin in the region. I'm sure a whole bunch of Iranian 'leaders' are sleeping with one eye open at night.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by PowerSurge:
The Iranian people live in fear of their govt.

And they can continue to live in fear of their government as far as I'm concerned. If they want to live free its up to them to solve their problem, not us. The US doesn't need any more stupid, costly, endeavors in that region of the world. In the meantime, I like this surgical, drone initiated, elimination of the vermin in the region. I'm sure a whole bunch of Iranian 'leaders' are sleeping with one eye open at night.

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“So the – the game has changed and we’re prepared to do what is necessary to defend our personnel, and our interests and our partners in the region,” Esper said.

Milley added that if Iranian-backed forces again try to attack U.S. interests in the area, in particular the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, that “there is sufficient combat power there, air and ground, that anyone who attempts to overrun that will run into a buzz saw.”

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by PowerSurge:
The Iranian people live in fear of their govt.

And they can continue to live in fear of their government as far as I'm concerned. If they want to live free its up to them to solve their problem, not us. The US doesn't need any more stupid, costly, endeavors in that region of the world. In the meantime, I like this surgical, drone initiated, elimination of the vermin in the region. I'm sure a whole bunch of Iranian 'leaders' are sleeping with one eye open at night.

Well, hey, even we had help from the French when we were fighting the British for independence.

But first, of course, the Iranian people need to take the lead and prove that they truly want freedom.

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Originally posted by PowerSurge:

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Originally posted by TSE:

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Originally posted by Carpentermaass84:
I hope we kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei too. There is a sizeable pro-democracy movement within Iran that will likely rise up and support us if we invade and occupy the country. I suspect we will only need a few thousand ground troops initially as the Iranians will surrender in droves and accept any transitional government we put in place.

Iranians are patriotic like any other citizens. Invading Iran will not be easy and will not make friends.
It looks like Trump plans to keep applying pressure and destabilize the current government while at the same time offering to support and help a replacement government. If there is sufficient unrest in the country, the leadership there could eventually see this as a profitable way forward and become more moderate.

Every Iranian I’ve talked to here in the US has told me the Iranian people have been hoping for the US to liberate them for years. The only resistance we would face is by the ayatollahs and their regime. The Iranian people live in fear of their govt.

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"Everyone should be patient a little to see the bodies of American soldiers all over the Middle East," said Ghaani. "Without a doubt, Iran and other peace-loving countries in the area will take revenge," he promised.