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Iranian Defense Minister: Iranian Armed Forces will take revenge upon the perpetrators of the assassination
2020-01-03
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Iran makes a very bad decision.

Posted by:3dc

#15  turkey shoot time?
Posted by: Lex   2020-01-03 22:47  

#14  Who ya got?
Not this Iran-backed warlord
Posted by: Lex   2020-01-03 22:47  

#13  Another air strike in Iraq against Iranian backed mïlitia.
Posted by: Varmint Splat1454   2020-01-03 19:25  

#12  Whatever they do has to be large-scale, a prominent and visually-powerful target, and with the potential to humiliate the US.

Barracks or embassies most likely.

Or a major US civilian landmark such as a Manhattan skyscraper
Posted by: Lex   2020-01-03 17:22  

#11  No. I expect the Europeans to roll over and demand we back off. Its not like they would fight to protect their oil flow. God forbid...
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2020-01-03 17:07  

#10  ^What they gonna do - fight USA for the Iranians? Or, perhaps, you think Trump gives a f*ck for EUrope?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-01-03 16:57  

#9  Europe does and they're very soft targets. Bourbon sez im right...
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2020-01-03 16:35  

#8  ^With fracking USA doesn't need Gulf oil.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB   2020-01-03 16:26  

#7  My bet is on shipping in the gulf. Big slow targets...
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2020-01-03 15:58  

#6  If they want to keep the fight semi-legitimate, they'll go after a military target - think Marine Barracks - Beruit. Otherwise look for them to activate covert SF cells in the US.
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-01-03 14:39  

#5  I say sink a bunch of their spped boats so the dems can go on record about how mean and uncalled for that is.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-01-03 14:38  

#4  more likely than Hezb rockets into israel is some Iran rockets fired at US targets in the Persian gulf or into Iraq itself
Posted by: lord garth   2020-01-03 13:55  

#3  Only Dire Revenge™ ? Or will it escalate to "Sea of Fire"/"Roast Your Stomach" Juche™-level Revenge?
Posted by: magpie   2020-01-03 13:16  

#2  Trump should be careful.

Provocations could actually make the Iranians explicitly proclaim support for America's death.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2020-01-03 12:52  

#1  Translation, we'll order our Hizballah clients to shoot rockets at Israel.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-01-03 03:30  

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