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March 2, 2007

General Wesley Clark – Seven Countries in Five Years | Genius

 ::MonkeyShocked::
We’re going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.

Retired General Wesley Clark revealed to Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman in 2007 the ambitious imperial plans of the Bush-Cheney inner circle.

Clark is a former four-star general. He served as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO during the conflict in… read more »


https://genius.com/General-wesley-clark-seven-countries-in-five-years-annotated


ME:
Where is Congress?

   

Aljazeera
June 18, 2019
Middle East

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Russia, China warn US over sending 1,000 new troops to the Gulf

Deployment of 1,000 troops to Middle East shows US on 'a conscious course to provoke war' with Iran, Moscow says.

The United States is "pumping up tensions" and could open a "Pandora's box" in the Middle East after announcing it will deploy 1,000 more troops to the already volatile region, Russia and China said on Tuesday.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/russia-china-warn-sending-1000-troops-gulf-190618085512481.html

Donald Trump, Iran, and the Gulf of Tonkin Redux

Intercepted  June 19 2019, 6:01 a.m.

Powerful forces within the Trump administration appear intent on war against Iran. This week on Intercepted: As the U.S. accuses Iran of attacking civilian ships while offering scant evidence, grave historical parallels are emerging with the Gulf of Tonkin incidents in 1964 that were manipulated to justify Lyndon Johnson’s dramatic escalation of the war in Vietnam. California Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna is preparing legislation aimed at stopping an attack on Iran, and he says he would not put it past national security adviser John Bolton to manipulate evidence. Journalist Negar Mortazavi of The Independent analyzes what war with Iran would look like and exposes the State Department’s funding of propaganda operations against Iran. Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman talks about the parallels with the build up to the Iraq invasion of 2003 and shares stories from her early life as a journalist.


https://theintercept.com/2019/06/19/donald-trump-iran-and-the-gulf-of-tonkin-redux/

EJA VU?
Is a Trigger-Happy Trump Copying LBJ’s Gulf of Tonkin Lies?

James A. Warren 
Published 06.19.19 1:55PM ET

Lyndon Johnson deceived Congress and the American people about the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 to justify escalating US involvement in Vietnam. Is this Trump’s playbook too?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-a-trigger-happy-trump-copying-lbjs-gulf-of-tonkin-lies

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House Democrats vote to repeal 9/11-era law used to authorize perpetual war
Vox  1 hour ago (June 19, 2019) -

Democrats want Trump to know: Military action against Iran needs congressional authorization.
By Tara Golshan Jun 19, 2019, 6:30pm EDT

 ::MonkeyJnBox::
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/19/18691936/house-democrats-vote-repeal-9-11-aumf-war-iran

ME:
Holy Moly! Congress did something!

The Hill
June 20, 2019 09:30 EDT
James R. Holmes, Opinion

 ::MonkeyQuestion::

Gulf war would be 'Iran against the world' - but still not an easy win

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/449450-gulf-war-would-be-iran-against-the-world-but-still-not-easy-to-win

Iran  :2brickwall:

Donald Trump 'cancilled Iran strikes with planes in the air'

Friday, June 21, 2019  02.29 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/21/united-airlines-halts-some-flights-mumbai-to-avoid-iran-after-drone-attack

https://www.theguardian.com/us

  ::monkeymask::
Patrick Wintour and Agencies

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China Will Be the True Winner of a U.S.-Iran War

The National Interest
By Nathan Levine  
May 29, 2019

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-will-be-true-winner-us-iran-war-60052

ME: Why have a war that would only benefit China and Saudi Arabia?

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Find Your Representative

June 23, 2019

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

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The Best Ways to Contact Your Congressman, From a Former Staffer

Eric Ravenscraft
11/15/16

https://lifehacker.com/the-best-ways-to-contact-your-congress-people-from-a-f-1788990839

Sun Sentinel
By Orlando Sentinel Board
June 18, 2019

:smt024

Orlando Sentinel editorial: Why we won't endorse President Trump for reelection ...

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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commentary/flop-com-sentinel-not-endorsing-donald-trump-2020-20190618-gtvcunrbfrgerb5h72cwbyoxn4-story.html

This  Week   Opinion   Damon Linker  March 23, 2018
 ::MonkeyQuestion::

President Trump is making this warmongering lunatic his national security adviser

John Bolton will be succeeding H.R. McMaster to become President Trump's national security adviser. This should send a chill down the spines of every American — and indeed of every person on the planet.

https://theweek.com/articles-amp/759501/president-trump-making-warmongering-lunatic-national-security-adviser


ME: History repeats.  Mr. Linker is correct a chill is running down America's spine.

My question: If Mr. B is a Lunatic would the man who hired him also be one?  

'Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are.'

 


Democratic lawmaker calls Trump a 'moron' for his handling of Iran  

The Hill - Justin Wise - 06/24/19 07:06 PM EDT

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) on Monday denounced President Trump as a "moron" over his handling of issues with Iran, saying that he should have considered the specifics of the Obama-era nuclear deal before withdrawing the U.S. from it.

Yarmuth made the comments just hours after Trump stated that the United States's ultimate goal was to never allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.

"Hey moron: the third line of the Iran Nuclear Deal guaranteed just that," Yarmuth tweeted, accompanying his post with the preamble and general provisions of the agreement.

:geek:
More:

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/450118-dem-lawmaker-calls-trump-a-moron-for-his-handling-of-iran

ME: Iran will be Trump's 'Katrina' imo.

OPINION
 :smt102
Trump: War President or Anti-Interventionist?
 
Pat Buchanan
Posted: Jun 25, 2019

https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2019/06/25/trump-war-president-or-antiinterventionist-n2548874

ME: A potential war criminal? imo

 

 ::MonkeyTongue::

Trump on possible war with Iran: 'I don't need exit strategies'

By Jessica Campisi - 06/25/19 03:46 PM EDT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/450280-trump-on-possible-war-with-iran-i-dont-need-exit-strategies

ME: Trump is a puffy looking King. imo

 ::MonkeyEek::

A Russian Warship Is In Havana’s Harbor | The Daily Caller

Evie Fordham
Politics and Health Care Reporter
June 25, 2019
10:16 AM ET


One of Russia’s newest warships docked in Havana Monday as U.S.-Russia relations are “deteriorating,” in the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 13. The Admiral Gorshkov is a state-of-the-art Russian navy ship armed with cruise missiles and air defense systems, reported The Associated Press. It arrived in Cuba flanked by ..

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https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/25/admiral-gorshkov-frigate-cuba

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https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/06/25/russia-sends-ships-war-planes-to-cuba-and-venezuela/

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9365741/russia-warns-cuban-missile-crisis-warship-havana/

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Tulsi Gabbard: 'Neocons' in Trump administration 'placed dynamite and lit the fuse' for war with Iran

By Charles Creitz - Fox News - June 27, 2018

Neoconservatives in the White House are setting up America for a potential military conflict with Iran unless President Trump intervenes, according to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii.

Gabbard, a 2020 presidential candidate, claimed Thursday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" that the president could be the deciding factor on the likelihood of war.

"The neocons in the Trump administration and Saudi Arabia and [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu have created a situation where it is going to be very difficult for President Trump to avoid a war with Iran," she said.

BBM

 ::MonkeyTears::
Read More:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-neocons-in-trump-administration-placed-dynamite-and-lit-the-fuse-for-war-with-iran

Video: 00:00 / 05:58

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U.S. Vows To Sanction ‘Any Imports of Iranian Crude Oil’

By Tsvetana Paraskova - Jun 28, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT

Now that there are no sanction waivers for Iranian oil buyers, the United States will sanction any imports of crude oil from Iran, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, said on Friday, reiterating comments he made last month amid reports that China has already imported its first crude oil cargo from Iran that breaches the U.S. sanctions.

“We will sanction any imports of Iranian crude oil,” Hook said in London, as carried by Reuters.  

Last month, Hook said that the United States would sanction any country that tries to buy Iranian oil after the sanction waivers expired on May 2, regardless of whether said country had reached its negotiated cap under the exemptions, clarifying earlier comments that resulted in speculation that the U.S. would allow countries that hadn’t reached their cap of Iranian imports to continue buying oil from Iran until they reach that cap.


Read More:

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Vows-To-Sanction-Any-Imports-of-Iranian-Crude-Oil.html

ME: My uncle would say about politicians "Crooks, Crooks, Crooks, they are all Crooks"

 :smt031

Memo to Trump: Trade Bolton for Tulsi
June 27, 2019 by Patrick J. Buchanan


  “If she makes it into the second round, Gabbard could become the catalyst for the kind of globalist vs. nationalist debate that broke out between Trump and Bush Republicans in 2016, a debate that contributed to Trump’s victory…”

“For too long our leaders have failed us, taking us into one regime change war after the next, leading us into a new Cold War and arms race, costing us trillions of our hard-earned tax payer dollars and countless lives. This insanity must end.”

Read More:

https://buchanan.org/blog/memo-to-trump-trade-bolton-for-tulsi-137211

https://twitter.com/PatrickBuchanan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

   

Business Insider  
Tom Porter 3h June 29, 2019


Japan used a colorful chart with pictures and a map to explain its US investments to Trump


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday presented US President Donald Trump with a colorful chart to explain Japanese investment in the US.

Trump is known to be averse to reading complex briefing documents and memos.

After his meeting with Abe, Trump praised the investments spelled out in the chart.

Using simple charts is a tactic that foreign leaders have used before with Trump.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker last year used colorful cue cards to explain global trade policy to the president.

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Read More:

https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-colourful-chart-to-explain-us-investments-to-trump-2019-6

4 Senate Republicans joined with Democrats to rein in Trump on Iran
The majority of Republicans, however, voted against checking the president’s war powers.

By Li Zhou    Jun 28, 2019, 4:50pm EDT
https://www.vox.com/2019/6/28/18761331/senate-republicans-trump-war-powers

The time Donald Trump’s empire took on a stubborn widow — and lost
By Manuel Roig-Franzia  The Washington Post   September 9, 2015  Comments 379

There once was a widow who lived in a house by the sea…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-time-donald-trumps-empire-took-on-a-stubborn-widow--and-lost/2015/09/09/f9cb287e-5660-11e5-b8c9-944725fcd3b9_story.html?utm_term=.0fc35078ddab
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Coking

ME: See how history repeats?  
DT tried to heartlessly force a widow from her own home in 1993. DT is trying to heartlessly force 81 million people from there homes in 2019. imo.

OPINION

Trump is wrong about Iran. He needs approval from Congress for a military strike.
Congress must reassert its constitutional authority. This president could stumble into a conflict beyond his comprehension or ability to control.

Chris Edelson, Opinion contributor Published 3:00 a.m. ET June 28, 2019

American politics and governance are so dysfunctional at the moment that it’s possible President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that he has authority to take the country to war with Iran without congressional approval could pass by without challenge or real debate. That would be a serious, possibly disastrous, mistake.
 ::lookie::
The Constitution provides the president with limited authority to order the use of military force when the country faces an actual or imminent attack. Fortunately, that is not currently the case when it comes to Iran. Under the current circumstances, Trump would need congressional authorization to proceed with a military strike against Iran.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/28/trump-wrong-iran-attack-requires-approval-from-congress-column/1564107001/

'A colossal mistake': GOP-controlled Senate votes down...
 
Deirdre Shesgreen and Christal Hayes

USA TODAY • June 28, 2019  3,600 Reactions

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Supporters said the battle would now move to the House, where Democrats hold the majority and have a similar measure in the legislative hopper. And they argued that Friday's vote still marked a significant step in pushing back against Trump's foreign policy.

“A bipartisan majority of the Senate today sent an important message to President Trump: you do not have a blank check to pursue another endless war in the Middle East," said Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

As he left the Senate floor Friday afternoon, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., agreed and added that it helps set up the House for success.

"We did not win on this vote but forced the vote to happen. We showed a majority of the Senate believes the president is not the king, and can’t go to war on his own," Kaine said, adding that it puts up some "guardrail against the president doing something stupid."

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Read More

https://news.yahoo.com/apos-war-iran-colossal-mistake-090007546.html

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https://www.senate.gov/legislative/legislative_home.htm

ME:

 Watching this week for the House legislation. D.T. doesn't seem to know right from wrong, imo.

I hope the House will make a positive stand in time before the wannabe King makes his next move.

 ::CowboySmiley::
House votes to end US role in Yemen, poised to block Trump from launching Iran strike

Deirdre Shesgreen,
USA TODAY
Published 3:08 p.m. ET July 11, 2019 | Updated 3:38 p.m. ET July 11, 2019

WASHINGTON – The House approved a measure Thursday that would force President Donald Trump to end U.S. military support of Saudi Arabia's military operations in Yemen.

Next up is a proposal that would bar Trump from launching a military strike against Iran, which supporters predict will pass in a vote set for Friday.

The twin legislative actions represent a new level of congressional push back against Trump's foreign policy, as Democrats use their House majority to rebuke the president over his aggressive stance toward Iran and his cozy ties with Saudi Arabia.

Both amendments are being considered as part of a broader defense bill. The Senate approved its version of the defense bill last month without those contentious add-ons. The two chambers will have to reconcile the competing versions in the coming weeks.

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Read More

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/11/house-poised-block-trump-launching-iran-strike-and-curb-us-military-support-for-saudi-arabia-yemen/1694058001/

https://www.c-span.org/
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Update

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/12/house-passes-bill-bar-trump-from-launching-iran-strike-and-end-us-support-saudi-arabia-war-in-yemen/1708612001/

Fact check: Trump wrong on all 3 claims in tweet on Iran deal

By Daniel Dale, Nicole Gaouette and Zachary Cohen  Updated 7:20 AM ET, Thu July 11, 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/11/politics/fact-check-trump-wrong-iran-enrichment/index.html

 
                                       
 ::MonkeyCheer3:: ::MonkeyCheer4::  ::MonkeyCheer3::
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/us/politics/trump-iran-vote.html

House Passes
$733 Billion Defense Bill
Checking Trump's War Powers

By Catie Edmondson  July 12, 2019

  

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Progressives just hot a manor win against Trump on Iran.  Can they hold onto it?

www.vox.com
By Tara Golshan on July 12, 2019 3:50 pm

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2019/7/12/20691922/iran-war-ndaa-congress-war-power-khanna-gaetz

Sir Kim Darroch's 2018 memos

Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama:  :smt064 ...

•   Accused Donald Trump of 'diplomatic vandalism'
•   The ambassador claims that Trump abandoned Iran deal to spite Barack Obama
•   His comments came after Boris Johnson tried to change the US president's mind
•   Then-Foreign Secretary failed to persuade the White House to save nuclear deal

By Isabel Oakeshott and Glen Owen for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 16:30 EDT, 13 July 2019 | Updated: 04:13 EDT, 14 July 2019  3.7k Comments

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7244539/Trump-axed-Iran-deal-spite-Obama-British-ambassador-says--actions-diplomatic-vandalism.html

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Trump confirms he authorized Rand Paul to negotiate with Iran

July 19, 2019  04:24 EDT By Tal Alelr

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453939-trump-confirms-he-authorized-rand-paul-to-negotiate-with-iran

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https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/07/iran-zarif-meeting-rand-paul-possible-talks.html

 

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https://www.aljazeera.com/


 ::MonkeyTongue::
Me: There are two sides to every story.

 


::lookie::

World News
Ali jazeera English
July 26, 2019

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/

  :smt023
Gibraltar Supreme Court says Iranian tanker is free to sail
Ruling to release vessel that was commandeered by UK came despite last-minute US attempt to detain it.

15 minutes ago  August 15, 2019

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/gibraltar-supreme-court-iranian-tanker-free-sail-190815141537675.html

ME:  Peace

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/us-iran-oil-tanker-gibraltar-released-gulf-latest-vessel-seized-a9061071.html

Real Clear Politics
Posted By Tim Hains
On Date August 29, 2019

Pompeo:
U.S. Will Give Israel Diplomatic, Legal, And Military Resupply Support In Any War With Iran, However Long.  

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/29/pompeo_us_will_give_israel_diplomatic_legal_and_military_resupply_support_in_any_war_with_iran_however_long.html

ME:  Yikes! Mr. P acts like he is God. :shock:
IMO. BBM.

Will Bibi’s War Become America’s War?
August 26, 2019 by Patrick J. Buchanan

Why is Netanyahu now admitting to Israel’s role in the strikes in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq? Why has he begun threatening Iran itself and even the Houthi rebels in Yemen? President Donald Trump, who canceled a missile strike on Iran, after the shoot-down of a U.S. Predator drone, to avoid …

Read more…
https://buchanan.org/blog/will-bibis-war-become-americas-war-137442#more-137442

ME:  I'm on the peace train.  ::MonkeyEek::

 
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https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/john-bolton-resigns-trump-fired-war-iran-north-korea-iraq-war-uranium-a9099971.html

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https://www.mediaite.com/election-2020/tulsi-gabbard-destroys-trump-on-iran-threats-acting-like-saudi-arabias-btch-is-not-america-first/ ::

Tulsi Gabbard

tulsi2020.com  Published September 16, 2019  Video duration 1:55  

Trump offers to pimp out our military Trump offers to pimp out our military to his Saudi masters

Despicable. Trump's offering to place our military assets under the command of a foreign country—Saudi Arabia—is a disgrace and betrayal of my patriotic brothers and sisters in uniform and to our Constitution. We are not your prostitutes. You are not our pimp. Show more...

https://youtu.be/9Jo8QU2s_5I

 ::CowboySmiley::

The Hill  Three Hours ago  September 17, 2019
Gabbard: Trump doesn't have power to use US military for Saudi Arabia's interests

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) doubled down on her criticism of President Trump’s response to recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil supply, insisting that he doesn’t have the power to use the U.S. military to serve Saudi Arabia's interests.

“The Constitution does not give the president the power to unilaterally use our military for Saudi Arabia’s interests to go to war nor does it give him the power to do so without the express consent of Congress,” the 2020 White House hopeful told Hill.TV on Tuesday. Read more...

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/461759-gabbard-trump-doesnt-have-power-to-use-us-military-for-saudi-arabias-interests

  

 
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Tulsi Gabbard continues (snipped) says tweet is a 'huge disgrace' that makes US sound like 'servants of Saudi Kingdom'

By Charles Creitz  Fox News  9/18/19

https://www.foxnews.com/media/tulsi-gabbard-trump-saudi-trip-iran-oil-attack

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2020 Daily Trail Markers: Gabbard says Trump trying to "pimp out our military" to Saudi Arabia

By Caitlin Conant CBS News
Updated on: September 17, 2019 / 10:50 PM / CBS News

Snipped

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

"As a soldier, I can tell you this is despicable and a disgrace," Gabbard told a crowd of about 25 people in Indianola, Iowa. Gabbard also pointed out that President Trump designed Iran's entire military as a "terrorist organization," calling it an "unprecedented" move.

"The reason why they did that is because they want to be able to use the current authorization to use military force that is in place because of the attack on 9/11," Gabbard said. "They designated Iran's military as a terrorist group to create a backdoor for them to start a war with Iran without Congressional authorization."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2020-daily-trail-markers-gabbard-says-trump-trying-to-pimp-out-our-military-to-saudi-arabia/

ME: Read More: Please scroll until you see Rep. Tulsa Gabbard.

Tulsi Gabbard says U.S. should re-enter Iran nuclear deal, end sanctions in response to Saudi Arabia drone attack

Video 00.35   By Victor Garcia | Fox News  Media
Published 11 hours ago  (9/19/19)

Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, said Thursday that she would re-enter the Iran nuclear deal and end sanctions in response to Iran's involvement in drone attack against Saudi Arabia oil facilities if she was president.

"What I would do is, I would re-enter the Iran nuclear deal to prevent Iran from continuing to move forward in building a nuclear weapon that puts us and the world further at risk," Gabbard said on "The Story with Martha MacCallum." read more...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/tulsi-gabbard-saudi-arabia-iran-nuclear-deal

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Bloomberg  politics  By Arsalan Shahla

Iran Says It Will Hold Naval Drill With Russia, China ‘Soon’

September 21, 2019, 2:29 AM EDT Updated on September 21, 2019, 3:30 AM EDT
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-21/iran-says-it-will-hold-naval-drill-with-russia-and-china-soon

ME: What does this mean?  USA should guard our homeland and not send our beloved troops into WW3. My opinion.

 ::MonkeyRoll::

Can Trump Still Avoid War with Iran? – Patrick J. Buchanan – Official Website

September 19, 2019

Buchanan.org

https://buchanan.org/blog/can-trump-still-avoid-war-with-iran-137515

ME: Can Congress stop this conflict?

 ::MonkeyQuestion::

Dessert News

Guest opinion: War with Iran is just the conflict Russia and China want

By Khosrow B. Semnani

Contributor on September 20, 2019 7:00 am
For Dessert News

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.deseret.com/platform/amp/opinion/2019/9/20/20874671/guest-opinion-war-with-iran-is-just-the-conflict-russia-and-china-want

 ::MonkeyEek::

The Pentagon is planning for war with China and Russia — can it handle both?

By: Aaron Mehta    January 30, 2018

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is in the opening stages of “redesigning the force” around the challenges of Russia and China, the department’s No. 2 uniformed official said Tuesday — while warning that America may not be able to afford preparing for two unique problem sets.

The recent National Defense Strategy identified great power competitors as the major challenge facing the Pentagon, but Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted that the plans required to counter each nation are naturally “in tension with one another” for resources.

Read More...
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2018/01/30/the-pentagon-is-planning-for-war-with-china-and-russia-can-it-handle-both/dont

ME:  Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see...
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 :king:
Mr. Pompeo usually has a smirk on his face. Almost like he thinks he is fooling everyone.
His smirk makes one wonder what else is up his sleeve? IMO. BBM  

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Rep. Tusi Gabbard: We Are "One Spark away" ...

 Pat Rynard September 17, 2019

https://iowastartingline.com/2019/09/17/tulsi-gabbard-u-s-one-spark-away-from-war-with-iran/

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The Post's View Opinion
Should U.S. troops put their lives on the line for Saudi Arabia?
The Washington Post By Editorial Board September 21


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U.S. interests do not now justify a military conflict with Iran. Yet though Mr. Trump may not want war, his repeated errors have brought him to the brink of it. The Iranian leadership is rejecting his offers of negotiation. Experts on the regime believe it will continue and even step up attacks on Saudi and other targets in the Persian Gulf as long as Mr. Trump’s sanctions are in place. The president’s best course is to find a way to de-escalate.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/should-us-troops-put-their-lives-on-the-line-for-saudi-arabia/2019/09/21/2afdaede-daf2-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

History
September 26, 2019  By Christopher Klein

 ::justice2nj2::
U.S. Whistleblowers First Got  Goverment Protection in 1777.

https://www.history.com/news/whistleblowers-law-founding-fathers?fbclid=IwAR3EkEw37_iQzhasBF9c-hfoE2wPMvUBiFPttL_fipklFujnYZGkx60OFIg

Me: No matter what side you are on, it is remarkable how our Founding Fathers looked out for Whistleblowers.

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If we're headed for regime change in Iran, get ready for a military draft. We'll need one.

Gil Barndollar Opinion contributor May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018 · If we're headed for regime change in Iran, get ready for a military draft. We'll need one. CLOSE. President Trump’s decision to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, established under President Obama, has major implications across the globe and for the White House.

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As Trump Lobs Threats and Deploys Missiles, Iran Demands Halt to 'Warmongering During Coronavirus Outbreak'

"What kind of maniac risks such a war in the middle of a global pandemic? Answer: President Donald Trump, aided and abetted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser Robert O'Brien."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Thursday, April 02, 2020

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/02/trump-lobs-threats-and-deploys-missiles-iran-demands-halt-warmongering-during

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