Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a ballistic missile.Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017
Pat Buchanan, WND: The coming clash with Iran
Why did Trump and Flynn feel the need to threaten Tehran now?
When Gen. Michael Flynn marched into the White House Briefing Room to declare that “we are officially putting Iran on notice,” he drew a red line for President Trump. In tweeting the threat, Trump agreed.
His credibility is now on the line.
And what triggered this virtual ultimatum?
Iran-backed Houthi rebels, said Flynn, attacked a Saudi warship, and Tehran tested a missile, undermining “security, prosperity and stability throughout the Middle East,” placing “American lives at risk.”
But how so?
The Saudis have been bombing the Houthi rebels and ravaging their country, Yemen, for two years. Are the Saudis entitled to immunity from retaliation in wars they start?
Where is the evidence Iran had a role in the Red Sea attack on the Saudi ship? And why would President Trump make this war his war?
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WNU Editor: Can't argue with Pat Buchanan on this one.
10 comments:
I tend to agree with Mr. Buchanan. Such sctions aren't going to alter the goals of Iran "death to America" and would only strengthen their reslove.
Furthermore with the backing of Russia and China Iran will be very difficult if not impossible for America to defeat in a military confrontation. As of now, the Trump Administration seems to be leaning towards more "sanctions." Sanctions may work against weak countries with few allies. Iran is neither weak nor are they without very powerful allies. As such, sanctions would likely only make a bad situation worse.
The country that sold Iran nuclear power stations reneged on the sale - and then had a hissy fit when Russia filled the hole in the market. How times change.
U.S. Tells Iran: Become a Nuclear Power November 28, 2007.
The history of Iran and nuclear power is more complicated than the Administration suggests. http://fpif.org/us_tells_iran_become_a_nuclear_power/
https://theintercept.com/2017/02/02/press-secretary-sean-spicer-falsely-accuses-iran-of-attacking-u-s-navy-vessel-an-act-of-war/
"WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY Sean Spicer asserted at Thursday’s press briefing that Iran had attacked a U.S. naval vessel, as part of his argument defending the administration’s bellicose announcement that Iran is “on notice.”
Snip
"Major Garrett of CBS News quietly corrected him, saying “a Saudi vessel,” and Spicer then responded almost inaudibly: “Sorry, thank you, yes a Saudi vessel. Yes, that’s right.” He did not in any way address his false claim that it was an Iranian attack, however."
LMFAO
I was always under the impression that the North Korean nuclear program and the Iranian missile programs were linked... If that is the case they are the same problem - North Korea does one test, the Iranians get away with the other.
The sanctions implemented by Trump were crafter under the Obama administration.
The most recent Iranian missile test was the launch of a Klub missile clone, copied from a Ukrainian arms deal.
If the Mafia broke into a National guard armory, Jabber Jay the magnificent liberal would call it an American arms deal.
If the Mafia broke into a National guard armory and sold some weapons on the Black Market, Jabber Jay, the magnificent liberal would call it an American arms deal.
LMAO,
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/11/16/fbi-weapons-missing-after-break-in-at-army-reserve-center.html
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2005_05/Ukraine
LMFAO
I must thank the hyena, liberal, for making my point about illegal arms sales.
Rest assured the stolen weapons are going to end up in the black market.
This is nothing new under the sun. A Indiana armory was raided in the 1930s. I cannot find reference.
I did find this reference
"They marched him at gunpoint to the police station, where they stole several more guns and bulletproof vests"
I heard about the Massachusetts break in. So JaberJay is not producing anything new under the sun nor startling.
In fact the dumb liberal (sorry about the pleonasm) makes my point.
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