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applegrove

(118,492 posts)
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 06:40 PM Sep 2019

Options to stop Iranian aggressive behaviour: Pentagon briefing.

In the face of iranian aggression all indications are that Iran is responsible for Saudi attacks. UAE and Saudi requested help. US will put up defensive military support in those two countries including troops. CNN now.

I though Bush pulled US troops out of Saudi Arabia after 9/11 and into Qatar to diffuse islamist anger at infidel troops in the country that is the site of Mecca.

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Options to stop Iranian aggressive behaviour: Pentagon briefing. (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2019 OP
They're going to use a bunch of US troops as human shields htuttle Sep 2019 #1
Yup,think Wellstone ruled Sep 2019 #3
Oh, this will end well. Va Lefty Sep 2019 #2
We break an agreement that Iran was complying doc03 Sep 2019 #4
Well iran has been a bad actor in many ways. Still escalation is not helpful applegrove Sep 2019 #5

applegrove

(118,492 posts)
5. Well iran has been a bad actor in many ways. Still escalation is not helpful
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 07:27 PM
Sep 2019

and undoing the agreement with Iran was an escalation.

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