Posted on 05/19/2019 8:48:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Former CIA Director David Petraeus warned Iran that it is going to have to be “very careful” as tensions between the Middle Eastern nation and the United States continue to ratchet up.
“They are going to have to make a decision. Either they are going to have to really tighten their belt and keep tightening, because it's going to get worse,” Petraeus said on ABC’s “This Week.” "There are going to be further screws tightening down in maximum pressure campaign and try to grit their teeth and get to November 2020 in hopes that their desired outcome emerges."
He added: “They're going to have to be very careful not to overplay their hand and result in some kind of response that is quite punitive.”
The Trump administration recently sent an aircraft carrier and other military resources to the Persian Gulf region, and withdrew nonessential personnel from Iraq, raising alarm among Democrats and some Republicans on Capitol Hill over the possibility of a confrontation with Iran.
Trump in recent days has downplayed any potential for conflict. But questions remain about what prompted the actions, and many lawmakers have demanded more information.
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Betrayus is a democrat
Betrayus is a democrat
Isn’t Comey a Republican?
Good. Iran is figuring it out that maybe they don’t want war with the US afterall.
So was Manson
Much of the shadow government of Iran, the Guards, is crazy, but not stupid.
They know we can cause such internal upheaval that the government would get overthrown, like killing their ATMs.
They are already rationing, that’s what caused the rioting the last “crisis”.
The problem is that there are unstable Guards commanders that could independently cause a war.
And many muslims pray for chaos to happen so that the return of the Mahdi will save only them.
Actually he was a Republican (before 2002), and then became an Independent (2002–present).
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
The Fake News Media is hurting our Country with its fraudulent and highly inaccurate coverage of Iran. It is scattershot, poorly sourced (made up), and DANGEROUS. At least Iran doesn’t know what to think, which at this point may very well be a good thing!
9:44 AM · May 17, 2019
Doesn’t Petraeus have some classified information to mishandle, and a mistress to attend?
Comey was initially a Communist, just like Brennan.
Yeah I read him saying that. It really does not surprise me in the least. In fact I believe he is still a communist at heart. In fact I believe the Russians are the ones that directed him to register as a Republican, and that his career has been the result of Russian manipulation for decades. Why else would Obama make him the FBI director. I mean it’s not like he wanted to cross the aisle to work with republicans.
The info he mishandled was his own classified schedule.
His biographer exposed Obama’s secret prison in Benghazi, Libya... therefore she was discredited as a “mistress.”
The person who exposed him was a Lebanese-America gal with a crazy sister with connections to guess who...John Kerry and a Rhode Island democrat and a big Democrat donor.
This forced the resignation of Petreaus from the CIA and opened the way for John Brennan.
His biographer exposed Obama’s secret prison in Benghazi, Libya... therefore she was discredited as a “mistress.”
The person who exposed him was a Lebanese-America gal with a crazy sister with connections to guess who...John Kerry and a Rhode Island democrat and a big Democrat donor.
This forced the resignation of Petreaus from the CIA and opened the way for John Brennan.
Uh, no.
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/fbi-petraeus-shared-top-secret-info-with-reporters-224023
https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/politics/james-comey-hillary-clinton-david-petraeus/
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