iran-missile-attack-on-us-bases-in-iraq

old_aussie

Iran has launched "tens" of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi airbase housing US troops over the killing of a top general.

State television said the operation's name was "Martyr Soleimani".

https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-missile-attack-on-us-bases-in-iraq/e0140daf-5e14-43d2-893f-cbed736e94ad

Could this be the start of WW lll

Bring it on, Donny, now's your chance.

Ipso

Thankfully the president is someone who ran on an anti war platform.

https://twitter.com/5472_nde/status/1214707186682777600?s=21

NIMAN

Is that 10 or 99?

Montage of Feck

Looks like I'll be having nuclear fallout with my porridge come morning, goodnight

Edgarfrndly

A second attack by Iran reported now.

PTH2009

How will a war between Iran and the states start world war 3 ???

Will the UK ans Russia get involved somehow?

Zebra3

Trump made a huge mistake.

Since being humiliated in Vietnam, the US has only attacked piss poor nations that it knew it could defeat comfortably.

Iran is a different story.

SharpshooterTom

https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1214713856687259650
All loss of life is tragic, but think that might make a bit of a difference to Americans, if US troops are killed they'll probably retaliate, if not then they'll save face and both sides might leave it at that.

Wibbs

Montage of Feck wrote: »

Looks like I'll be having nuclear fallout with my porridge come morning

So basically Ready Brek as per usual?

bilbot79

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1214713856687259650
All loss of life is tragic, but think that might make a bit of a difference to Americans, if US troops are killed they'll probably retaliate, if not then they'll save face and both sides might leave it at that.

Is this deliberate by the Iranians? To avoid US deaths but satisfy the nation's short term thirst for blood then play the long game to avenge Soleimani when the furore dies down

I don't see WWIII here

Ipso

Montage of Feck wrote: »

Looks like I'll be having nuclear fallout with my porridge come morning, goodnight

It goes well with freedom fries.

namloc1980

...

Could someone just lock him in the toilet or something?

whiskeyman

Iran unlikely to be finished if this is a response.
This is not good news.

The_Kew_Tour

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1214713856687259650
All loss of life is tragic, but think that might make a bit of a difference to Americans, if US troops are killed they'll probably retaliate, if not then they'll save face and both sides might leave it at that.

I so hope you're right, but I think its more wishful thinking. Be glad be proven wrong. I think the **** about get real.

whiskeyman

Listening to many interviews of policy experts is depressing.
No one around Trump to tone him down or talk the idiot out of this madness.
A lot more could happen in the next few hours.

ILoveYourVibes

Biden has just said Trump can't start a war without permission from congress. I am like DUDE when has the law ever stopped trump doing something ..do NOT be so naive!

Scuid Mhór

Ipso wrote: »

Thankfully the president is someone who ran on an anti war platform.

Ever since the inauguration it has been painfully clear that Trump has no platform.

Gatling

Zebra3 wrote: »

Since being humiliated in Vietnam, the US has only attacked piss poor nations that it knew it could defeat comfortably.

Iran is a different story.

The Iraqi army was in the top 5 biggest militaries in the world ,the mostly densely populated air defences in the world ,tanks and infantry Divisions ,
And they got humiliated in weeks..

Doesn't fit the narrative they only attack piss poor nations now does it ,I wouldn't bother mentioning Afghanistan either..

Iran isn't Iraq but America don't need to put a single foot on Iranian soil to do serious damage to the Iranian revolutionaries forces ,
Yeah Iran increased some capabilities but they US also majorly updated and upgraded systems in the last few decades too since the first gulf war

Ipso

Gatling wrote: »

Iraq had in the top 5 biggest militaries in the world ,the mostly densely populated air defences in the world ,tanks and infantry Divisions ,
And they got humiliated in weeks..

Doesn't fit the narrative they only attack piss poor nations now does it ,I wouldn't bother mentioning Afghanistan either

Iraq was also a dictatorship where many in the army probably fought out of fear, Iran seems more consolidated.

MikeSoys

namloc1980 wrote:

Could someone just lock him in the toilet or something?

any casualties being reported?

Zetor19

Go on Iran, sow it in to the bastards .

ILoveYourVibes

MikeSoys wrote: »

any casualties being reported?

Inaccurate reports so far. Nothing concrete. Its been announced Trump will not address the nation tonight. Which is probably for the best.

punisher5112

What does Dr Ebun have to say....?

MikeSoys

unconfirmed reports Iraqis injured...no Americans.. but secret service taking every precaution and have locked Donald in his bathroom without his phone

Montage of Feck

"A thousand nations of the Persian empire descend upon you. Our arrows will blot out the sun!"

Gatling

Ipso wrote: »

Iraq was also a dictatorship where many in the army probably fought out of fear, Iran seems more consolidated.

Both had no problems turning their militaries against their own populations on many occasions
Iran's military might not be as popular to fight for ,


Big funeral is one thing ,but the same man ordered the killing of his own civilians to stop any decent ,

But time will tell

punisher5112

Do they still get their 77 Virgin's.

Gatling

punisher5112 wrote: »

Do they still get their 77 Virgin's.

Apparently not only Iraqis depending on which book of fairly tales they follow according to a few Irish boardies

MikeSoys

no news from white house so thats a good sign....

ILoveYourVibes

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Biden has just said Trump can't start a war without permission from congress. I am like DUDE when has the law ever stopped trump doing something ..do NOT be so naive!

Congress has never stopped Biden and his president from massacring innocents.

Gatling

MikeSoys wrote: »

no news from white house so thats a good sign....

Apparently apparently he was going to address the nation live on TV but cancelled .

Not necessarily good news , just means they might be planning what to hit in Iran a bit longer

MikeSoys

trump changing his speach from '..impose serious sanctions..' to
'..impose MAGA sanctions..'

..and France has just surrendered

ush

Gatling wrote: »

The Iraqi army was in the top 5 biggest militaries in the world ,the mostly densely populated air defences in the world ,tanks and infantry Divisions ,
And they got humiliated in weeks..

Doesn't fit the narrative they only attack piss poor nations now does it ,I wouldn't bother mentioning Afghanistan either..

Iran isn't Iraq but America don't need to put a single foot on Iranian soil to do serious damage to the Iranian revolutionaries forces ,
Yeah Iran increased some capabilities but they US also majorly updated and upgraded systems in the last few decades too since the first gulf war

Iran would go for the US allies. The likes of the Saudis have no water table. Those societies would have a humanitarian crisis in a second. Then oil facilities can easily be targeted. The Iranians successfully tried this recently. Then the disrupted trade in oil hurts the financial markets. Alot of complex finance stuff goes on with the money that underpins the oil trade. Americans ships are big expensive targets. Remember, as the cost of tech decreases, it gets easier for regimes to build smart weapons. As well, the terrain is a lot more difficult than Iraq. Then they'd have police the place afterwards. Bogged down again. Do they want that? Some do.

ush

If Iran were smart they'd target a Trump Tower somewhere outside the US. Even wait to see if Trump wins reelection. If Trump loses then Iran can play with damaging the Trump brand. The US is hardly going to waste resources protecting a former president's commercial interests.

scotchy

I'm going to bed now, Wake me if anything important happens.

.

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ILoveYourVibes

Deleted User wrote: »

Congress has never stopped Biden and his president from massacring innocents.

so you support trump then? Two wrongs make a right ? Lets kill em all.
please just stop

I'm going to bed now, Wake me if anything important happens.

A boeing aircraft from the ukraine just crashed over Iran everyone on it is dead. Also iran suffered an earthquake today.

corner of hells

I'm after getting my call up letter from the FCA.
Need to bring bog roll , sun cream and sandwiches.

cj maxx

I wouldn't bother. According to TV news the attack was a way of saving face for Iran . That might be rubbish though

ILoveYourVibes

cjmc wrote: »

I wouldn't bother. According to TV news the attack was a way of saving face for Iran . That might be rubbish though

Several millions of people turned up at Soleimani's funeral. According to the BBC i don't think its rubbish.

CrankyHaus

In the 1980 Hostage Crisis the Iranians demonstrated a sharp awareness of US domestic politics and how to manipulate them to their own advantage. Specifically they extended the hostage crisis to fatally damage Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election before releasing the hostages minutes after Reagan's inaugeration. It was alleged by high ranking people in a position to know that this was negotiated between the Iranians and Regan's people (specifically future CIA chiefs William Casey and George HW Bush), possibly in exchange for weapons under the table (Iran-Contra).

The Iranians may be doing something similar here and banking on Trump going into an election year with no desire to start a serious conflict.

Boredstiff666

Jeez dont all the Trump haters just love it.

In your frenzy of posting to try and Blame or vilify Trump and also down play America you overlooked a huge glaring detail.

Tens of rockets fired at US air base. None of them struck their targets which means in Iran's attempt to kill lots of Americans their missiles were of such ancient technology they all failed. So most probably not much better than point and fire weapons. Something any follower of Youtube could knock up in their garden shed.

And that has Trump and America shaking in their boots?

ILoveYourVibes

Boredstiff666 wrote: »

Jeez dont all the Trump haters just love it.

Why are you loyal to a man who doesn't even know you exist?

What kind of love spell has the man cast on you? I have never seen anything like it.

You support his ideals? What ideals they change all the time.

You support his eloquent speeches?

You support his building a wall on a border you will never see?

What is it about this man you worship and adore?

On the quiet it was said by the white house to iran ...if you do things we can live with ...we can live with it.

So basically the man is a fake.

Boredstiff666

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Why are you loyal to a man who doesn't even know you exist?

What kind of love spell has the man cast on you? I have never seen anything like it.

Oh dear.

I am loyal to no man especially to someone in a far off country, but on this point why are you 'obsessed' with this same person who takes up so much of your life? It can't be healthy for you.

I just pointed out a valid point and you question or attack the person for saying it.

ILoveYourVibes

Boredstiff666 wrote: »

Oh dear.

I am loyal to no man especially to someone in a far off country, but on this point why are you 'obsessed' with this same person who takes up so much of your life? It can't be healthy for you.

I just pointed out a valid point and you question or attack the person for saying it.

I haven't mentioned trump barely all last year actually. Its just this was NEWS. You know.

You are loyal to him. You are one of his followers. A die hard. You may not know you are but you are.

You'll move to america to be with him...and he will try and keep you out ...and you will still adore him.

He could sleep with his followers wives and they would still adore him.

I dunno maybe people think by loving him ...they are less lonely.

Boredstiff666

Why are you loyal to a man who doesn't even know you exist? Why do you hate same?

What kind of love spell has the man cast on you? I have never seen anything like it. Already answered.

You support his ideals? What ideals they change all the time. Some I do. Some I dont.

You support his eloquent speeches? I never listen to any. Watching the grass grow is more interesting than listen to political people.

You support his building a wall on a border you will never see? I do not believe in open borders.

What is it about this man you worship and adore? Nothing

On the quiet it was said by the white house to iran ...if you do things we can live with ...we can live with it. ????????

So basically the man is a fake. And your point?

Homelander

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I haven't mentioned trump barely all last year actually. Its just this was NEWS. You know.

You are loyal to him. You are one of his followers. A die hard. You may not know you are but you are.

You'll move to america to be with him...and he will try and keep you out ...and you will still adore him.

He could sleep with his followers wives and they would still adore him.

I dunno maybe people think by loving him ...they are less lonely.

Jesus, put the drink down and go to bed.

ILoveYourVibes

Boredstiff666 wrote: »

Why are you loyal to a man who doesn't even know you exist? Why do you hate same?

What kind of love spell has the man cast on you? I have never seen anything like it. Already answered.

You support his ideals? What ideals they change all the time. Some I do. Some I dont.

You support his eloquent speeches? I never listen to any. Watching the grass grow is more interesting than listen to political people.

You support his building a wall on a border you will never see? I do not believe in open borders.

What is it about this man you worship and adore? Nothing

On the quiet it was said by the white house to iran ...if you do things we can live with ...we can live with it. ????????

So basically the man is a fake. And your point?

He said you can grab women by the pussy.

What have open borders got to do with a ****ing wall costing millions? What do open borders have to do with it you think the us has ****ing schlengen deal with mexico?

If you don't watch his speeches then you can't talk about him can you? You dont know enough to form an opinion.

Boredstiff666

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

He said you can grab women by the pussy.

What have open borders got to do with a ****ing wall costing millions? What do open borders have to do with it you think the us has ****ing schlengen deal with mexico?

If you don't watch his speeches then you can't talk about him can you? You dont know enough to form an opinion.

Well if your an expert on the man...........I'll give it a miss thanks so preach your sermon to someone else.

The border wall is in America done by Americans. This is Ireland.

Grabbing womens pussies is enjoyable except when you get married the woman won't let you near it then.

ILoveYourVibes

Homelander wrote: »

Jesus, put the drink down and go to bed.

Its nine thirty am. I think you need to put down the drink. Do you know what day it is or do you need me to tell you?

By the way i didn't start with you....you started with me.

ILoveYourVibes

Boredstiff666 wrote: »

Well if your an expert on the man...........I'll give it a miss thanks so preach your sermon to someone else.

Well stop posting in the thread so and i all will be well.