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Now start getting the vermin out of the WH...
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Trump expanded his base
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This might be a good time to note all the vacant positions in the Trump ‘administration’:
Acting Defense secretary
Acting DHS secretary
Acting UN ambassador
Acting SBA administrator
Acting chief of staff
Acting FEMA director
Acting ICE director
Acting USCIS director
Acting FAA administrator
Why, are you looking for a new job?
Zero casualties so far. Pounding expensive sands.
This is reassuring...🤢
I mean maybe not all at once but US bases in the Middle East get shelled and rockets fired at all the time. Israel gets the same treatment but on its cities.
I’m waiting for the damage and causality report but so far pretty weak response that’s probably meant more as propaganda for its people than actual damage.
Iran was bound to happen, maybe not now but eventually would have turned hot. Hoped to have someone more stable in charge when it happened though.
WW3 just started
Not likely. Iran is not capable of fighting WW-3.
1. Here’s Fars news official Twitter confirmation that it’s an Iranian IRGC attack and is just the beginning https://twitter.com/FarsNews_Agency/status/1214692350968127489
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2. BREAKING: Senior US military source in Iraq to Fox News @JenGriffinFNC : “Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.” https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1214687328515624962
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3. US troops at Ain Al Assad airbase will not evacuate, stating that they are "defending" (@JenGriffinFNC)
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4. MULTIPLE SITES IN WESTERN #IRAQ INCLUDING AIN AL ASSAD AIRBASE UNDER ATTACK (@JenGriffinFNC)
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5. I am told from US official these are short range ballistic or cruise missiles being fired from Iranian territory at multiple US bases and targets inside Iraq. (@JenGriffinFNC) https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1214690917661249536
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6. Multiple US sources confirm a coordinated missile attack by Iran on three US military installations in Iraq. No word on casualties at this time- via @alexplitsas
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7. BREAKING: #Iran IRGC statement: "We warn all allied countries of the US that if attacks are launched from bases in their countries on Iran, they will be a target of military retaliation. We call on Americans to recall all their soldiers back home to prevent more damage.""
https://twitter.com/farnazfassihi/status/1214692161054281728
https://twitter.com/farnazfassihi/status/1214692970257174530
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8. "We are aware of the reports of attacks on US facilities in Iraq. The President has been briefed and is monitoring the situation closely and consulting with his national security team". (Stephanie Grisham @PressSec)
https://twitter.com/jcartillier/status/1214693918350163968
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9. reports that US airplanes have taken off from UAE. IRGC has already warned that if US launches attacks from UAE then UAE becomes legitimate target for retaliation.
https://twitter.com/thekarami/status/1214695424818180096
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10. Shelling of Al-Assad airbase has halted with around 35 rounds hitting the base- military source to @CarlaBabbVOA
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11. Huge: US official confirms Iran has also fired ballistic missiles at a US military installation in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, which provides facilities and services to hundreds (possibly thousands) of coalition personnel and CIA operatives.
https://twitter.com/RanjAlaaldin/status/1214693342967214080
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12. IRANIAN OFFICIAL POSTS PICTURE OF IRANIAN FLAG ON TWITTER AFTER ATTACK, MIMICKING TRUMPS
https://twitter.com/DrSaeedJalili/status/1214696505682079745
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13. PENTAGON STATEMENT
Pentagon: At approximately 5:30 pm on Jan. 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq...these missiles were launched from Iran & targeted at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US military & coalition personnel..."
(CLICK LINK FOR FULL STATEMENT)
https://twitter.com/rabrowne75/status/1214700660429672450
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14. BREAKING: Iranian media is now reporting #Iran has fired a second wave of missiles on US military bases in #Iraq.
https://twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1214701777955766273
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15. U.S. Defense Secretary Esper and U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo have arrived at the White House
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1214705652695732224
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16. #Breaking Camp #Taji (Camp Cooke) has been hit by about 5 rockets, according to a military source.
https://twitter.com/CarlaBabbVOA/status/1214707140620894209
P1 gets it. This is exactly what Iran needed. Proxy wars, silent wars. They are experts at this and will keep doing it.
Death by a thousand cuts my friend. Trump overplayed his hand and now any new aggression from the US will seem unreasonable after Iran’s “reasonable” counterattack.
“Meantime, Iran state TV claimed Tehran launched "tens" of surface-to-surface missiles at the Al Assad Air Base”
I predict Al Assad Air Base will shortly cease to exist.
This was sarcasm, no?
15 rockets launched. 11 hit bases and 4 misses. Little to no casualties reported.
In other news a Boeing 737 taking off from Iran crashed with 180 passengers. I wonder if they accidentally hit their own plane...