World War Three?

[seer]

There will always be a base of Republicans that will support a president (particularly a Republican one) in the event of a war, but there is a rather large base of Trump supporters that are pretty fervently against interventionism of any kind, particularly with Iran, even if Iran was the provocateur (just read the comment section at sites like zerohedge). So if this escalates, I don't think this is going to be positive for Trump in regards to election. On the other hand, it's possible that the left has so shot themselves in the foot politically that it won't matter.

I don't see this helping Trump at all.

[RumTumTugger]

What is it with the women from the original Charmed TV show? First Alyssa Milano became unhinged and now this from Rose McGowan.

I am hearing that she's getting a great deal of blowback.

You got me I just hope Holly Marie Combs, and Shannon Doherty stay out of all the madness

where do you think I got Terhan Rose from?

[Mountain Man]

Remember the alternative:

"I will draw a red line in the sand, and if you cross it, why, I'll back up a few steps and draw another one. Don't test me!"

[Ronson]

I was just reading RT (the state-run news outlet for Russia). Man, they are frothing at the mouth about this - even going so far as saying Obama is the preferable US president because he never attacked Iran and stood down on his "red line" threat against Syria.

But let me guess, if the US and Russia were to suddenly begin fighting each other in the Middle East, liberals will continue to insist it is all a ruse, that Trump is Putin's puppet.

[Cow Poke]

I was just reading RT (the state-run news outlet for Russia). Man, they are frothing at the mouth about this - even going so far as saying Obama is the preferable US president because he never attacked Iran and stood down on his "red line" threat against Syria.

But let me guess, if the US and Russia were to suddenly begin fighting each other in the Middle East, liberals will continue to insist it is all a ruse, that Trump is Putin's puppet.

Well, maybe the Russians put Trump up to this, so their people could froth at the mouth! Ever thing of THAT?!?!?!

[Cow Poke]

Remember the alternative:

"I will draw a red line in the sand, and if you cross it, why, I'll back up a few steps and draw another one. Don't test me!"

Trump's "line in the sand" was "don't kill Americans".

[rogue06]

You got me I just hope Holly Marie Combs, and Shannon Doherty stay out of all the madness

where do you think I got Terhan Rose from?

I'm not a whippersnapper and am familiar with WWII.

[Mountain Man]

There will always be a base of Republicans that will support a president (particularly a Republican one) in the event of a war, but there is a rather large base of Trump supporters that are pretty fervently against interventionism of any kind, particularly with Iran, even if Iran was the provocateur (just read the comment section at sites like zerohedge). So if this escalates, I don't think this is going to be positive for Trump in regards to election. On the other hand, it's possible that the left has so shot themselves in the foot politically that it won't matter.

People who read zerohedge are the lunatic fringe of the right. What I'm seeing from more mainstream conservatives is that they generally approve of Trump protecting our embassy and the lives of US citizens, but they believe the President needs to be very careful about which advisors he listens to.

[Ronson]

Well, maybe the Russians put Trump up to this, so their people could froth at the mouth! Ever thing of THAT?!?!?!

I hadn't thought of that.

But I suspect that Putin wants to depopulate Russia so he is going to have Trump start a war with him. It's all a sinister plan.

[Cow Poke]

I hadn't thought of that.

But I suspect that Putin wants to depopulate Russia so he is going to have Trump start a war with him. It's all a sinister plan.

Collusion with a capital K. Hey!!! Surprised nobody thought of this before ---- it's a.....


..... wait for it....



Kalusionikov!!!!!

[Charles]

Remember the alternative:

"I will draw a red line in the sand, and if you cross it, why, I'll back up a few steps and draw another one. Don't test me!"

Incomplete enumeration.

[DivineOb]

I was just reading RT (the state-run news outlet for Russia). Man, they are frothing at the mouth about this - even going so far as saying Obama is the preferable US president because he never attacked Iran and stood down on his "red line" threat against Syria.

I don't think I care very much what state run media says about US, especially if our interests align so poorly with that country's interests. If Russia really wanted to communicate that message this there are formal diplomatic channels and the UN.

But let me guess, if the US and Russia were to suddenly begin fighting each other in the Middle East, liberals will continue to insist it is all a ruse, that Trump is Putin's puppet.

No, I wouldn't call it a ruse. I would call it matters spiraling out of control for both the US and Russia.

[rogue06]

Collusion with a capital K. Hey!!! Surprised nobody thought of this before ---- it's a.....


..... wait for it....



Kalusionikov!!!!!

An Assault Kalusionikov (AK)!!!1!

[seanD]

People who read zerohedge are the lunatic fringe of the right. What I'm seeing from more mainstream conservatives is that they generally approve of Trump protecting our embassy and the lives of US citizens, but they believe the President needs to be very careful about which advisors he listens to.

The argument is whether we should have been there to begin with (when the Iraq parliament apparently didn't want us there), and then how much information we can trust when US reports about military incursions in the past have generally been unreliable to downright misleading (as we've found out with the recent Afghanistan reports)

But yeah, assuming everything's on the up and up, no one would argue defending our troops there is unjustified.

[Starlight]

The fact that this happened in a battle space

If, by 'battle space', you mean AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FULL OF CIVILIANS AND COMMERCIAL PLANES...