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Iraq
"We will not spare a single employee" inside the U.S. embassy
2020-01-01
[TWITTER]

US personnel at the American embassy in Baghdad are safe and there are no plans to evacuate
[TWITTER]
Posted by:Fred

#8  Wretchard T. Cat on FB:
1) Winston Churchill once said there was no more exhilarating feeling than to be shot at and missed. Conversely there is nothing worse than to shoot at your sworn enemy and publicly miss. The ayatollahs have committed the ultimate diplomatic crime and walked out empty handed.
2) If the object was to teach the US not to strike back at Iranian proxy bombers the exercise also failed. Things are right back where they started: the low level conflict and the strangling sanctions continue.
3) It's sad commentary on the state of the world that it is the best we can hope for. Who "won" depends on whose side time is on.
Posted by: Frank G   2020-01-01 16:04  

#7  Shades of Baghdad Bob.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-01-01 10:48  

#6  Embassy Marines are there for show. Bet you can;t name the last time they were used to counter a threat to a US embassy.
Posted by: b   2020-01-01 10:47  

#5  Prepare to meet your death then.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-01-01 10:15  

#4  I can hear the drum beat of the media now. Trump this Trump that. Any killed major news report. Similar to Vietnam reporting days.
Posted by: Dale   2020-01-01 09:43  

#3  Overflight of the embassy by anything capable of strafing the MFers. Warthogs, Apache whatever works best.

Then ask "You talkin' to me?"
Posted by: AlanC   2020-01-01 08:11  

#2  Dunno, seems all we are doing just talk big. No action.

We should have an immediate reaction to teach them not to fuck with us. Don 't give them time to get embolden.

But of course, we won't do anything beyond a token action or two.

Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2020-01-01 02:45  

#1  Ooo, Big talker.
Clue for you: we have facial recognition software + extremely proficient snipers. Say your prayers, tough guy.
Posted by: Lex   2020-01-01 00:46  

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