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Michael Pregent: Iran fears US war – May have deliberately missed hitting Americans in missile attacks
Fox News ^
| Jan. 8, 2020
| Michael Pregent
Posted on 01/08/2020 6:26:08 AM PST by Leaning Right
Iranian missile attacks on two joint U.S.-Iraqi military bases Wednesday morning didnt kill or injure any Americans, according to initial reports and that appears to have been a deliberate move by Iran to avoid a retaliatory strike by U.S. forces.
Iran had to strike back at the U.S. in some way after an American drone attack ordered by President Trump killed Iranian terrorist Gen. Qassem Soleimani and other terrorists Friday morning in Iraq. But the leaders of the Iranian regime are smart enough to know that if they had killed Americans in their retaliatory attack, Trump would have responded with deadly force.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: conjecture; iran; iranianpropaganda; missile
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A retired colonel appeared on one of the news channels yesterday (I forget which one). He said much the same thing. According to him, Iran used low-accuracy missiles, and aimed at targets that were easy to miss. Their goal was to appear defiant, but to do no real damage.
To: Leaning Right
Perhaps they’re not very good at it.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:28:52 AM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Leaning Right
They launched them, but Nanzi is holding them for later filing.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:30:57 AM PST
by
LittleBillyInfidel
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To: Leaning Right
Michael Pregent: Iran fears US war May have deliberately missed hitting Americans in missile attacks It is an opportunity to wipe out their NUKE program with our bunker busters!
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:31:33 AM PST
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Takedown My Duly Elected President and You're Attacking The Constitution! IT WILL BE DEFENDED!)
To: Leaning Right
I’m now waiting upon the iraqi parliament to swiftly pass a resolution calling for the ouster of all iranians and their militias from iraq because of their violation of iraqi territory and sovereignty!-)
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:31:59 AM PST
by
Harpotoo
(Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
To: Leaning Right
So they killed Ukranians instead???
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:33:01 AM PST
by
alancarp
(George Orwell was an optimist.)
To: Leaning Right
Their goal was to appear defiant, but to do no real damage.They used the pelosi impeachment strategy...
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:35:39 AM PST
by
pfflier
To: Leaning Right
Maybe the bold aggressive approach with terrorists and terrorist regimes works. Versus passive appeasement and boat loads of cash for bribery.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:38:22 AM PST
by
dhs12345
To: alancarp
“So they killed Ukranians instead???”
the plane was carrying 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, and 11 Ukrainians, including all nine crew members, along with 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three Britons. Iranian officials said 147 of the victims were Iranian, suggesting many of the victims were dual nationals.
To: Leaning Right
Probably fired off old missile stock that was getting near the expiration date.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:42:18 AM PST
by
dennisw
To: DIRTYSECRET
Perhaps theyre not very good at it. When 1/3 of our military equipment fails ... it is time to start negotiating for peace.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:43:33 AM PST
by
ThePatriotsFlag
(Congress is not made up of leaders however they are representatives of their voters.)
To: Leaning Right
Either Iran is a bad shot or they went out of their way to avoid anything major happening. Although it seems unlikely that that Ukrainian airliner committed suicide.about 60 Canadians killed...and Prime Minister Blackface is sure to blame us.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:44:14 AM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
To: Leaning Right
It would seem to me that it would take more accuracy to miss hitting soldiers on the base.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:47:17 AM PST
by
nuconvert
( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
To: DIRTYSECRET
Yeah. I believe that their missles are either very good at targeting so no one gets hurt or they suck. I believe it’s the latter.
To: Leaning Right
And they warned the Iraqis, who warned US military.
But you won’t see that on CNN/MSNBC, only the propaganda placating those the attack was intended to do in Iran.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:51:06 AM PST
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
To: Leaning Right
That canard is already tiresome. The truth of the matter, other than the many Americans casualties from IEDs, is that Iran is too goofy to hit anything but its own civilians with inferior antiaircraft missiles and stampeding funeral attendees.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:51:51 AM PST
by
familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: Leaning Right
Or.
What if this WAS their A game? What if these dudes really suck?
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:53:16 AM PST
by
Spruce
To: familyop
I think we need a Jon Lovitz “i meant to do that, that’s the ticket” memes here..
To: Leaning Right
Taking lessons from the Norks...
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:54:32 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: nuconvert
> It would seem to me that it would take more accuracy to miss hitting soldiers on the base. <
According to the colonel I mentioned earlier, the Iranians chose targets that were far enough away to almost guarantee a miss. So the missiles blew up some sand, and not any base.
I did a quick search for that colonels video before posting. I couldnt find it. If I can find it later, Ill post it on this thread.
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posted on
01/08/2020 6:55:55 AM PST
by
Leaning Right
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