Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation, and must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

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Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme

calculation, and

must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

Maybe. But I hope nothing happens there
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Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation, and must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

The US cannot afford yet another war ...

As a matter of fact, the US should've stayed out of the Middle East

altogether.

Thousands of America's finest, such as e.g. Jimmy Regan to name just

one, would

still be alive.

The whole thingh about those "heroes that died to keep America safe" is

one of

the greatest all-time hoaxes, but the worst thing about it all is there

is a

whole population that buys it.

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Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation, and must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

The US cannot afford yet another war ...

You're right, especially if there aren't any stockpiles in the area left
over from Bush minor's adventures there.

As a matter of fact, the US should've stayed out of the Middle East

altogether.

Thousands of America's finest, such as e.g. Jimmy Regan to name just

one, would

still be alive.

The whole thing about those "heroes that died to keep America safe" is

one of

the greatest all-time hoaxes, but the worst thing about it all is there

is a

whole population that buys it.

A lot of fellows here jumped on me back in 2003 when Bush minor was
claiming he was 'keeping the American people safer,' my question was:
safer than what?

But that's all water under the bridge, now
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On 21 May 2019, Ward Dossche said the following...

Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme

calculation

and must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the

President

tweets.

The US cannot afford yet another war ...

The U.S. has one of the biggest, if not the biggest military budget on the planet.

True. The US spends more on its military than the next six biggest
spenders on their militaries.
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Honestly, I don't think we had much business in WWI or the European Theatre of WWII, either. Focusing our efforts in WWII on the Japanese, who had

bombed

us, would have made more sense and probably cost us a lot less.

I agree with most of your post, but I have to point out that Hitler
declared war on the US on Dec 11, 1941. Hitler was also sinking US ships
that were carrying supplies to Britain.

Note that Roosevelt minor had the US Navy involved in World War II long
before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The "Greer Incident," where
the US destroyer Greer was fired on by a U-Boat, occurred because the
Greer had detected the U-Boat and radioed for British aircraft (from
Canada) to come and bomb it. The U-Boat captain had no idea who'd
dropped the bomb/depth charges and the only ship around was the Greer.
This sort of thing was quite common in 1940-1941
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On 22 May 2019, BOB ACKLEY said the following...

Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme

calculation, and

must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

Maybe. But I hope nothing happens there

That would depend how suicidal the Iranian Government is.

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Honestly, I don't think we had much business in WWI or the European Theatre of WWII, either. Focusing our efforts in WWII on the Japanese, who had bombed us, would have made more sense and probably cost us a lot less.

Hollywood needed some plots for new movies ...

I am sure that the Pacific Theater could have given them plenty more storylines, with the beauty of the South Pacific and all.

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Hollywood needed some plots for new movies ...

I am sure that the Pacific Theater could have given them plenty more storylines, with the beauty of the South Pacific and all.

Not really because such movies do not sell well in Japan.

When I met my Japanese friend in 1973, he was largely ignorant about Japan's role in WW2 (and prior to that in China). It wasn't being talked about.

And I remember when in 1995 visiting the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor the large groups of Japanese tourists visiting there knowing they were going to
visit the wreck of a large ship that exploded there but having no clue about the "why".

Movies about the war in Europe sell better, the Japanese know the Nazis were bad business, even the Germans hate the Nazis.

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Hello Greg,

Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation, and
must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

Do you honestly believe anybody pays any attention to
the presidents tweets? The democratically elected leader
of Venezuela certainly doesn't. And neither does the tinhorn
dictator of North Korea. Or the democratically elected leader
of Russia. Or the president-for-life of China. So what makes
you think the mullahs of Iran pay any attention?

Fact is, the POTUS is a paper tiger. A toothless paper tiger.

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Hello Ward,

Hollywood needed some plots for new movies ...

I am sure that the Pacific Theater could have given them plenty more >MP>storylines, with the beauty of the South Pacific and all.

Not really because such movies do not sell well in Japan.

Movies with swords sell much better in Japan than movies with guns.

When I met my Japanese friend in 1973, he was largely ignorant about Japan's
role in WW2 (and prior to that in China). It wasn't being talked about.

Why would a people who lost a war want to talk about having lost
a war? Winning is so much more fun. Don't believe me? Just ask
the man with the orange hair. He knows what he is talking about.
Even if nobody else does.

And I remember when in 1995 visiting the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl
Harbor the large groups of Japanese tourists visiting there knowing they
were going to visit the wreck of a large ship that exploded there but
having no clue about the "why".

Back home, they thought it was a video game. Kind of like Pokemon.

Movies about the war in Europe sell better, the Japanese know the Nazis were
bad business, even the Germans hate the Nazis.

Times are changing in Germany. Chancellor Merkel is leaving,
having been forced to take an early exit by the far right. There
are youthful white nationalist terror groups gaining in number,
whose very slogans mimic those of the third reich.

It won't be long before all of Europe begins chanting "Sieg Heil!"

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On 23 May 2019, Lee Lofaso said the following...

Hello Greg,

Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation, a
must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

Do you honestly believe anybody pays any attention to
the presidents tweets? The democratically elected leader
of Venezuela certainly doesn't. And neither does the tinhorn
dictator of North Korea. Or the democratically elected leader
of Russia. Or the president-for-life of China. So what makes
you think the mullahs of Iran pay any attention?

He got someone's attention in Iran, they are not firing any more rockets into Iraq nor are they attacking the U.S. Forces in the waterways that is close to Iran. They got the message that if attacked The United States will end you.

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I agree with most of your post, but I have to point out that Hitler
declared war on the US on Dec 11, 1941. Hitler was also sinking US ships that were carrying supplies to Britain.

True but, if the US had also not been involved in WWI, I am wondering if
the attitude towards the US would have been different. Germany was
destroyed by the concessions they made during their WWI surrender. To an extent, I feel like they were out for revenge against all of the countries
that put them in that position.

Still, with the U-boats patrolling the whole North Atlantic (and likely,
the Gulf of Mexico), conflict of some degree was inevitable, as you noted below.

Note that Roosevelt minor had the US Navy involved in World War II long before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The "Greer Incident," where
the US destroyer Greer was fired on by a U-Boat, occurred because the
Greer had detected the U-Boat and radioed for British aircraft (from
Canada) to come and bomb it. The U-Boat captain had no idea who'd
dropped the bomb/depth charges and the only ship around was the Greer.
This sort of thing was quite common in 1940-1941

The US was also secretly involved supporting China against Japan long
before Pearl Harbor. WWII actually started in 1937 when Japan escalated
their aggressions against China by invading Shanghai and other areas. The
US supported China with supplies and, I believe, volunteers (like The
Flying Tigers).

Many believe that Pearl Harbor was unprovoked, but I have often wondered if Japan did not figure out that the US was not being as neutral as we claimed
to be.

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Hello Mike,

I agree with most of your post, but I have to point out that Hitler >>declared war on the US on Dec 11, 1941. Hitler was also sinking US ships >>that were carrying supplies to Britain.

True but, if the US had also not been involved in WWI, I am wondering if
the attitude towards the US would have been different. Germany was
destroyed by the concessions they made during their WWI surrender. To an >extent, I feel like they were out for revenge against all of the countries >that put them in that position.

Still, with the U-boats patrolling the whole North Atlantic (and likely,
the Gulf of Mexico), conflict of some degree was inevitable, as you noted >below.

There is a sunken German U-boat just off the coast of Grand Isle,
Louisiana. I was invited to take part in a scuba expedition to try
to salvage parts. But the German government stopped us from doing
so, claiming it was protected by international law, being a gravesite
for those who had perished. Whether there was gold bullion inside
or not, we never were able to find out ...

Note that Roosevelt minor had the US Navy involved in World War II long >>before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The "Greer Incident," where
the US destroyer Greer was fired on by a U-Boat, occurred because the
Greer had detected the U-Boat and radioed for British aircraft (from >>Canada) to come and bomb it. The U-Boat captain had no idea who'd
dropped the bomb/depth charges and the only ship around was the Greer.
This sort of thing was quite common in 1940-1941

The US was also secretly involved supporting China against Japan long
before Pearl Harbor. WWII actually started in 1937 when Japan escalated >their aggressions against China by invading Shanghai and other areas. The
US supported China with supplies and, I believe, volunteers (like The
Flying Tigers).

Unfortunately, the US supported the wrong China, refusing to
recognize the other China as legitimate. It took Jimmy Carter
to change that, many decades later.

Many believe that Pearl Harbor was unprovoked, but I have often wondered if
Japan did not figure out that the US was not being as neutral as we claimed to be.

In Japan's view, it was just a warning to the US to stay out of
the Pacific. A limited strike by Japanese military on a US military installation in a US territory, not on civilian targets or in the
mainland USA. A pinprick, which the Japanese military leadership
calculated would be enough to convince FDR to stay out.

The outcry among the American public forced FDR and the Congress
to accept the reality that the US was in a war, started by the
Empire of Japan. Leaving no choice for FDR and the Congress but
to do what none of them were brave enough to do themselves.

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Hello Greg,

LL> >Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation, a
LL> > must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains
LL> > Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.
LL>
LL> Do you honestly believe anybody pays any attention to
LL> the presidents tweets? The democratically elected leader
LL> of Venezuela certainly doesn't. And neither does the tinhorn
LL> dictator of North Korea. Or the democratically elected leader
LL> of Russia. Or the president-for-life of China. So what makes
LL> you think the mullahs of Iran pay any attention?

He got someone's attention in Iran, they are not firing any more rockets
into
Iraq nor are they attacking the U.S. Forces in the waterways that is close
to
Iran. They got the message that if attacked The United States will end you.

You may not be aware of this, but Trump ordered 4 out of our 5
aircraft carriers to enter inside the Persian Gulf, in an effort
to intimidate Iran. The Strait of Hormuz is too shallow for a
US aircraft carrier to enter, except during high tide - along with
dredging to make it passable.

Iran does have missiles capable of sinking an aircraft carrier,
along with underwater torpedoes. What do you think the reaction
would be if just one of our aircraft carriers was hit, or sunk?
You are talking 5,000+ dead American sailors.

This would be a debacle, much worse than the events of 9-11.

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On 25 May 2019, Lee Lofaso said the following...

Hello Greg,

LL> >Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation, a
LL> > must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains
LL> > Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweet
LL>
LL> Do you honestly believe anybody pays any attention to
LL> the presidents tweets? The democratically elected leader
LL> of Venezuela certainly doesn't. And neither does the tinhorn
LL> dictator of North Korea. Or the democratically elected leader
LL> of Russia. Or the president-for-life of China. So what makes
LL> you think the mullahs of Iran pay any attention?

He got someone's attention in Iran, they are not firing any more rockets
into LL> >Iraq nor are they attacking the U.S. Forces in the waterways

that is close

to
Iran. They got the message that if attacked The United States will end yo

You may not be aware of this, but Trump ordered 4 out of our 5
aircraft carriers to enter inside the Persian Gulf, in an effort
to intimidate Iran.

More of like message written in big block style letters, lets call it a strong persuasion that says Peace through Strength.

Iran does have missiles capable of sinking an aircraft carrier,
along with underwater torpedoes. What do you think the reaction
would be if just one of our aircraft carriers was hit, or sunk?
You are talking 5,000+ dead American sailors.

It would be suicidal to attack the U.S. forces.
It would be a mis-calulation, that would cost them their very existence.
Iran would be nothing more then a memory.

This would be a debacle, much worse than the events of 9-11.

Nothing is worse then 9-11

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On 22 May 2019, BOB ACKLEY said the following...

Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme

calculation, and

must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be

curtains

Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

Maybe. But I hope nothing happens there

That would depend how suicidal the Iranian Government is.

That the US military could destroy the Iranian government is a given.
But it would cost one h*ll of a lot of lives (on both sides), and the
conflict would expand throughout the Middle East. Iran will try - and
probably succeed to some extent - to make it a war of the US against
Islam, and ALL Islamics are required by their religion to respond to any attack. In short, it's not a good idea.
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I agree with most of your post, but I have to point out that Hitler declared war on the US on Dec 11, 1941. Hitler was also sinking US ships that were carrying supplies to Britain.

True but, if the US had also not been involved in WWI, I am wondering if
the attitude towards the US would have been different. Germany was
destroyed by the concessions they made during their WWI surrender. To an extent, I feel like they were out for revenge against all of the countries that put them in that position.

Actually, what happened is that the German goverment continued its
generous social spending programs after WW I. Unfortunately the war reparations demanded by the Allies pretty much destroyed the German
economy. In about 1922 or 1923 the German economy collapsed due to
rampant (100 percent per DAY) inflation, and with it went the German government. That provided an avenue for Hitler to get into power.

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That would depend how suicidal the Iranian Government is.

That the US military could destroy the Iranian government is a given.
But it would cost one h*ll of a lot of lives (on both sides), and the

True... many of the innocent would parish - on both sides.

Iran will try probably succeed to some extent - to make it a war of the US Islam, and ALL Islamics are required by their religion to respond to any attack.

I am also highly motivated and driven in my belief.
Belief #1 protect my family, if they are triggered by the religion fine so be it. Trust me when I not fail or faultier in my duty.

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Hello Greg,

[..]

You may not be aware of this, but Trump ordered 4 out of our 5
aircraft carriers to enter inside the Persian Gulf, in an effort
to intimidate Iran.

More of like message written in big block style letters, lets call it a
strong persuasion that says Peace through Strength.

That did not work out so well in Afghanistan, where we are still
stuck with no way to get out. That also did not work out so well
in Iraq, which continues to be a snake pit. We need another war
in that area of the world like we need a hole in the head.

Iran does have missiles capable of sinking an aircraft carrier,
along with underwater torpedoes. What do you think the reaction
would be if just one of our aircraft carriers was hit, or sunk?
You are talking 5,000+ dead American sailors.

It would be suicidal to attack the U.S. forces.

Osama bin Laden and his merry group of al-Qaeda did it for years.
GWB allowed him and his merry men to escape Afghanistan. Thank
goodness we had a man from Kenya who saved our ass by actually
having the balls to "terminate with extreme prejudice" that piece
of shit.

It would be a mis-calulation, that would cost them their very existence.
Iran would be nothing more then a memory.

Would it? Jimmy Carter got our embassy personnel home safe and sound,
without resorting to war with Iran. How many American lives is Trump
willing to waste by going to war with Iran for no reason?

This would be a debacle, much worse than the events of 9-11.

Nothing is worse then 9-11

The events of 9-11 was just a dry run for what comes next.

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On 25 May 2019, Lee Lofaso said the following...

Hello Greg,

[..]

You may not be aware of this, but Trump ordered 4 out of our 5 >LL>aircraft carriers to enter inside the Persian Gulf, in an effort >LL>to intimidate Iran.

More of like message written in big block style letters, lets call it a
strong persuasion that says Peace through Strength.

That did not work out so well in Afghanistan, where we are still
stuck with no way to get out. That also did not work out so well
in Iraq, which continues to be a snake pit. We need another war
in that area of the world like we need a hole in the head.

Iran does have missiles capable of sinking an aircraft carrier, >LL>along with underwater torpedoes. What do you think the reaction >LL>would be if just one of our aircraft carriers was hit, or sunk? >LL>You are talking 5,000+ dead American sailors.

It would be suicidal to attack the U.S. forces.

Osama bin Laden and his merry group of al-Qaeda did it for years.
GWB allowed him and his merry men to escape Afghanistan. Thank
goodness we had a man from Kenya who saved our ass by actually
having the balls to "terminate with extreme prejudice" that piece
of shit.

Who said anything about going in there like a Dalek.

It would be a mis-calulation, that would cost them their very existence.
Iran would be nothing more then a memory.

Would it? Jimmy Carter got our embassy personnel home safe and sound, without resorting to war with Iran. How many American lives is Trump willing to waste by going to war with Iran for no reason?

This depends on the amount of stupidity that used by the Iranian Government.

What happened with Obama or GWB, in the region - good or bad is one thing.

It would be unwise for the Iranian Government to test Trump.

Innocent lives will be lost on both sides.

Many say or are downright clueless / U.S. has no right being there.

The U.S. forces are there to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains open
for shipping, mainly for oil for Asian countries.
Even the hint of closing the strait causes world markets to jump.

further reading

What If Iran Were to Attempt a Strait Closure?

Iran's closure of the Strait would not involve employing its naval forces to physically occupy the waterways in a conventional sense. Rather, it would make the Strait impassable utilizing an Anti-Access/Area-Denial strategy (A2/AD) strategy. For Iran, mines would form the centerpiece of this strategy to turn the choke point into a no-go zone. Afterwards, it can use land-based anti-ship missiles (ASMs) to prevent clearance operations or to directly target enemy warships and civilian shipping. Should Iranian leadership deem it necessary to deploy naval forces, the IRGC possesses a large fleet of small fast-attack craft. Though lightly armed, the craft can prove a menace to conventional warships, via the use of swarming tactics to overwhelm adversaries and employ hit-and-run attacks that are notoriously difficult to counter. On a higher level, Iran could target United States and allied military facilities in the region or even civilian population centers with ballistic missiles as a means of deterrence.

The ability of the United States and its allies to re-open the Strait of
Hormuz comes down to preparation. Should advance warning be received of an impending closure attempt, the forces of Central Command (CENTCOM) would mobilize and naval forces, particularly one or more aircraft carrier strike groups would be rushed to region to force Iran to alter its calculations or
to intervene before it makes much progress in making the waterways
impassible. Should the United States and its allies be caught off-guard, then the costs of re-opening the Strait could be exorbitant.

For example, Gay and Kemp estimated the cost of a Hormuz mine-clearance operation to be $230.1 million. Even something as routine as maintaining two carrier strike groups (CSGs) on-station for a week was estimated to be $106 million. In the event of a more serious military confrontation, a 2017 RAND report calls for the deployment of, among other things, twenty-one Air Force fighter squadrons and four CSGs. It is more difficult to estimate human casualties, but these numbers make clear there are prohibitive up-front costs to a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, whether a full-blown shooting war erupts or not.

However, for reasons outlined earlier, the likelihood of a surprise closure
is remarkably low. The United States and its allies are well-aware of such a possibility and have been, for decades, well-prepared for the scenario. The military superiority of the United States and its allies all but ensures an overwhelming defeat for the Ayatollah's warriors. Most importantly, a surprise closure of the Strait acts to Iran's detriment, unless the strategic environment is such that Tehran feels its back is against the wall and has little to lose from such desperation. Threatening closure is more useful than attempting one, thus, absent exigent circumstances, Iran's leadership will always telegraph its intentions, if only to avoid a situation where they must choose between backing down and losing face or following through and hazard overwhelming defeat.

Though risk of miscalculation remains, Iran has considerably dialed back on
its hostile behavior in the Strait, while increasing its aggressive
activities elsewhere. But if Tehran wants its threats to at least be taken seriously, it may need to again resort to maritime provocations against commercial shipping and the U.S. military. Iran's de-emphasizing of the Gulf in its strategy does not appear to be something that will last much longer.

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There is a sunken German U-boat just off the coast of Grand Isle,
Louisiana. I was invited to take part in a scuba expedition to try
to salvage parts. But the German government stopped us from doing
so, claiming it was protected by international law, being a gravesite
for those who had perished. Whether there was gold bullion inside
or not, we never were able to find out ...

I suppose so, although I am surprised that it extends to a ship that was at
war with the country whose coast it was sunk off of.

The US was also secretly involved supporting China against Japan long >before Pearl Harbor. WWII actually started in 1937 when Japan escalated >their aggressions against China by invading Shanghai and other areas. The
US supported China with supplies and, I believe, volunteers (like The Flying Tigers).

Unfortunately, the US supported the wrong China, refusing to
recognize the other China as legitimate. It took Jimmy Carter
to change that, many decades later.

Not back then. They had been in a Civil War, but had set aside their differences to join together to fight the Japanese. There was still only
one China until later.

In Japan's view, it was just a warning to the US to stay out of
the Pacific. A limited strike by Japanese military on a US military installation in a US territory, not on civilian targets or in the
mainland USA. A pinprick, which the Japanese military leadership
calculated would be enough to convince FDR to stay out.

I have always found that odd, since we did not seem too keen on getting involved. They really miscalculated there.

The outcry among the American public forced FDR and the Congress
to accept the reality that the US was in a war, started by the
Empire of Japan. Leaving no choice for FDR and the Congress but
to do what none of them were brave enough to do themselves.

No disagreement there.

Mike

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True but, if the US had also not been involved in WWI, I am wondering if the attitude towards the US would have been different. Germany was destroyed by the concessions they made during their WWI surrender. To an extent, I feel like they were out for revenge against all of the countries that put them in that position.

Actually, what happened is that the German goverment continued its
generous social spending programs after WW I. Unfortunately the war reparations demanded by the Allies pretty much destroyed the German
economy. In about 1922 or 1923 the German economy collapsed due to
rampant (100 percent per DAY) inflation, and with it went the German government. That provided an avenue for Hitler to get into power.

IIRC, Hitler blamed the German government (for the social programs and
other spending habits) and the WWI allies (for the crippling reparations). Either way, if the US had not been involved, he might not have been so
willing to drag the US into the European conflict. Then again, his
paranoia might have lead him to do so anyway. When you deal with leaders
that are not in their right minds, who knows?

I have thought that an odd time in modern history, to have at least three mentally unstable leaders at the helm of three powers at once... Hitler, Stalin, and Musolini. If I did the research, I could probably find other
times that was happening, but that just seemed like a perfect storm there.

Mike

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Would it? Jimmy Carter got our embassy personnel home safe and sound, without resorting to war with Iran. How many American lives is Trump
willing to waste by going to war with Iran for no reason?

No he did not.

Mike

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Would it? Jimmy Carter got our embassy personnel home safe and sound, without resorting to war with Iran. How many American lives is Trump willing to waste by going to war with Iran for no reason?

No he did not.

Carter got 6 to 8 embassy people out who had managed to evade capture by the Iranian revolutionary guards.

Please check this out:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Mendez

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Hello Mike,

Would it? Jimmy Carter got our embassy personnel home safe and sound, >>without resorting to war with Iran. How many American lives is Trump >>willing to waste by going to war with Iran for no reason?

No he did not.

Our embassy personnel gave him all the credit.
Had Reagan been in charge, they never would have
made it to the airplane, or even had been able
to leave the embassy building alive.

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Hello Mike,

Would it? Jimmy Carter got our embassy personnel home safe and sound, >>without resorting to war with Iran. How many American lives is Trump >>willing to waste by going to war with Iran for no reason?

No he did not.

Carter writes about it in his autobiography, "Keeping Faith".

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The US was also secretly involved supporting China against Japan

long

before Pearl Harbor.

That wasn't much of a secret.

<snip>

Unfortunately, the US supported the wrong China, refusing to
recognize the other China as legitimate. It took Jimmy Carter
to change that, many decades later.

Not back then. They had been in a Civil War, but had set aside their differences to join together to fight the Japanese. There was still

only

one China until later.

In Japan's view, it was just a warning to the US to stay out of
the Pacific. A limited strike by Japanese military on a US military installation in a US territory, not on civilian targets or in the
mainland USA. A pinprick, which the Japanese military leadership calculated would be enough to convince FDR to stay out.

I have always found that odd, since we did not seem too keen on

getting

involved. They really miscalculated there.

Roosevelt minor wanted the US to get involved in the European fracas -
and in fact had the US Navy (unofficially) involved fighting the German
Navy by 1940.

Roosevelt minor also expected Japan to attack US possessions in the Far
East - primarily the Philippines, Guam, etc. He'd been provoking Japan
for years with embargoes and trade restrictions because of what Japan
was doing in China. He did *not* expect Japan to attack Pearl Harbor.

A minor point about Pearl Harbor ignored by most is that until January
of 1941 the US Pacific Fleet was based at Seattle, San Francisco Bay
and San Diego. Roosevelt minor ordered the capital ships of the fleet
moved to Pearl in January of 1941. It would have been MUCH more
difficult for Japan to simultaneously attack three well defended ports
that all had fighter and long-range bomber bases nearby.

The outcry among the American public forced FDR and the Congress
to accept the reality that the US was in a war, started by the
Empire of Japan. Leaving no choice for FDR and the Congress but
to do what none of them were brave enough to do themselves.

No disagreement there.

Mike

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True but, if the US had also not been involved in WWI, I am

wondering if

the attitude towards the US would have been different. Germany

was

destroyed by the concessions they made during their WWI

surrender. To an

extent, I feel like they were out for revenge against all of the

countries

that put them in that position.

Actually, what happened is that the German goverment continued its
generous social spending programs after WW I. Unfortunately the war reparations demanded by the Allies pretty much destroyed the German economy. In about 1922 or 1923 the German economy collapsed due to
rampant (100 percent per DAY) inflation, and with it went the German government. That provided an avenue for Hitler to get into power.

IIRC, Hitler blamed the German government (for the social programs and
other spending habits) and the WWI allies (for the crippling

reparations).

Either way, if the US had not been involved, he might not have been so willing to drag the US into the European conflict. Then again, his
paranoia might have lead him to do so anyway. When you deal with

leaders

that are not in their right minds, who knows?

A little noted fact on that is that Hitler declared war on the US on
December 11, 1941. He did that because of his alliance with Japan.
That provided Roosevelt minor with the excuse to concentrate the war
effort on Europe.
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On 25 May 2019, Lee Lofaso said the following...

Hello Greg,

[..]

You may not be aware of this, but Trump ordered 4 out of our 5 >LL>aircraft carriers to enter inside the Persian Gulf, in an effort >LL>to intimidate Iran.

More of like message written in big block style letters, lets call it a
strong persuasion that says Peace through Strength.

That did not work out so well in Afghanistan, where we are still
stuck with no way to get out. That also did not work out so well
in Iraq, which continues to be a snake pit. We need another war
in that area of the world like we need a hole in the head.

Iran does have missiles capable of sinking an aircraft carrier, >LL>along with underwater torpedoes. What do you think the reaction >LL>would be if just one of our aircraft carriers was hit, or sunk? >LL>You are talking 5,000+ dead American sailors.

It would be suicidal to attack the U.S. forces.

Osama bin Laden and his merry group of al-Qaeda did it for years.
GWB allowed him and his merry men to escape Afghanistan. Thank
goodness we had a man from Kenya who saved our ass by actually
having the balls to "terminate with extreme prejudice" that piece
of shit.

So we all have been told, his body wrapped and tossed in the ocean for shark food.

What was it we were all told? Something about the pictures were too disturbing for viewing?

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Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation,
and must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be
curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the Presidents tweets.

The US cannot afford yet another war ...

As a matter of fact, the US should've stayed out of the Middle East altogether.
Thousands of America's finest, such as e.g. Jimmy Regan to name just one, would still be alive.

The whole thingh about those "heroes that died to keep America safe" is one of the greatest all-time hoaxes, but the worst thing about it all is there is a whole population that buys it.

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On 21 May 2019, Ward Dossche said the following...

Iran better choose their choose their actions with extreme calculation and must don't attack any American military, if they do it will be curtains for Iran. Permanently I am afraid.... According the President tweets.

The US cannot afford yet another war ...

The U.S. has one of the biggest, if not the biggest military budget on the planet.

As a matter of fact, the US should've stayed out of the Middle East altogether. Thousands of America's finest, such as e.g. Jimmy Regan to name just one, would still be alive.

That is what makes them the finest, their wiliness to serve.
The hero nomenclature comes when they carry out their orders as well as acts of valor.

The U.S. forces are in Iraq helping the Iraqis to stand on their own to feet (militarily speaking).

The whole thingh about those "heroes that died to keep America safe" is
one of the greatest all-time hoaxes, but the worst thing about it all is there is a whole population that buys it.

America's quarrel is not with people of Iran, but with it's Government, who chant who chant Death to America, and brainwash others to do the same.

It was very difficult to see what occurred in the past when our service men
had their hands behind their heads on the boat and at gunpoint by the Iranian guard; while that mouse of a man Obama was President. He had no ability to
act, this was shameful. This is not the case with President Trump, the man
does not lack in the action department. Just as he canceled the Iran deal
which was the right thing to do. The deal was made from a standpoint of weakness not from a position of strength.

It's the Iranian Government who is the provocateur, firing that rocket into Iraq. They are a arrogant bunch, similar to the local bully working out at the gym building his muscles and shooting off his mouth believing that no one will dare oppose him, until one day the door swings open swiftly nearly ripping off the hinges in the process and in walks Hulk.

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The US cannot afford yet another war ...

The U.S. has one of the biggest, if not the biggest military budget on
the planet.

You do understand, I hope, that you kinda just agreed my statement was correct?
BTW, these were not my words.

That is what makes them the finest, their wiliness to serve.
The hero nomenclature comes when they carry out their orders as well as acts of valor.

Let me repeat ... the US has no business waging war in the Middle East

The U.S. forces are in Iraq helping the Iraqis to stand on their own to feet (militarily speaking).

From what I hear US forces in Iraq are drastically lowered and the majority of Americans there are civilian contrators. Good friend of mine works for one.

America's quarrel is not with people of Iran, but with it's Government,
who chant who chant Death to America, and brainwash others to do the
same.

The situation in Iran was caused by US meddling in Iranian affairs when the Sjha was still the dictator overthere. Your country, laid the groundwork for Khomeini. Your country also altered Iraq from a very modern western country with women predominently present into a country from the 14th century.

Just as he canceled the Iran deal
which was the right thing to do.

The deal was not cancelled. It just contiues with all the other participants minus the USA.

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The whole thingh about those "heroes that died to keep America safe" is one of the greatest all-time hoaxes, but the worst thing about it all is there is a whole population that buys it.

They at least died to keep our allies safe.

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The situation in Iran was caused by US meddling in Iranian affairs when the Sjha was still the dictator overthere. Your country, laid the groundwork for Khomeini. Your country also altered Iraq from a very modern western country with women predominently present into a country from the 14th century.

This is true. US meddling also created Osama bin Laden and several Central American dictators. The CIA does not learn from their mistakes in this
regard. One of our recent SOSes, who more recently ran for President and lost, decided to do nothing and leave a Central American leader twisting in the
wind. She could have, at the least, verbally affirmed US support for his
valid Presidency.

She took credit for doing nothing, and his subsequent downfall, in the initial hardback printings of her memoirs. Later, when that situation (in a
previously economically stable country) led to one of the largest
humanitarian crises in the history of this half of the World, that credit-taking was omitted "for brevity."

I guess she did not want credit for the migrant caravans.

Honestly, I don't think we had much business in WWI or the European Theatre
of WWII, either. Focusing our efforts in WWII on the Japanese, who had bombed us, would have made more sense and probably cost us a lot less.

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Honestly, I don't think we had much business in WWI or the European
Theatre of WWII, either. Focusing our efforts in WWII on the Japanese,
who had bombed us, would have made more sense and probably cost us a lot less.

Hollywood needed some plots for new movies ...

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On 05-27-19 13:11, Mike Powell <=-
spoke to Lee Lofaso about Iran <=-

Would it? Jimmy Carter got our embassy personnel home safe and sound, without resorting to war with Iran.

No he did not.

Actually, he did do that. The hiccup was the fact that the Iranian
leader would not let the homeward bound plane take off until Regan took
the oath of office. The negotiations that brought them home took place
during the ending time of Carter's time in office.

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Hello Everybody,

Why would Iran do it?

What could possibly have been their motive?

Certainly, the mullahs must have realized what
would have happened if two freighters had been
attacked by the Iranian navy.

The US President would have responded, and not
in a nice way. An immediate strike, without warning,
would have been the result, with not much left for
the mullahs to live in other than open desert.

Was it a mistake, as President Trump suggested?
I don't think so. And neither do my Muslim friends,
some of whom have been to Iran.

You see, most Americans do not understand the
mindset of Muslims. Especially those who are Shiite.
Not that it really matters if a Muslim is Sunni or
Shiite, as they all believe in what their Holy
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) told them.

https://tinyurl.com/y3fdwhnz


The goal of every Shiite Muslim is to coax their
Mahdi out of hiding. And the way to do that is by
starting WWIII. How best to do that? Sink a ship
in the Persian Gulf. That will grab US President
Donald Trump's attention and force their beloved
Mahdi to come to the aid of Muslims everywhere.

Good thing the Iranians only had grenades rather
than something bigger to sink those ships with.

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