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Pentagon insiders say that he rubbed civilian officials the wrong way — not because he went all “mad dog,” which is his public image, and the view at the White House, but rather because he pushed the civilians so hard on considering the second- and third-order consequences of military action against Iran. Some of those questions apparently were uncomfortable. Like, what do you do with Iran once the nuclear issue is resolved and it remains a foe? What do you do if Iran then develops conventional capabilities that could make it hazardous for U.S. Navy ships to operate in the Persian Gulf? He kept saying, “And then what?”
Inquiry along these lines apparently was not welcomed — at least in the CENTCOM view. The White House view, apparently, is that Mattis was too hawkish, which is not something I believe, having seen him in the field over the years. I’d call him a tough-minded realist, someone who’d rather have tea with you than shoot you, but is happy to end the conversation either way.
originally posted by: MIdnightImpact
a reply to: dashen
Thank you for making these incredible threads and the indexes. I have a feeling this part ∞ will be truly magical. Patriots unite o7.
originally posted by: Aallanon
Q drop 1493;
who is Lee S.?
Spelling errors here too?
C_A RUSSIA MASK HACK (SAME HAS CHINA SUB WASH - SET UP).
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US North Korea Peace Talks Made Possible by USAF Secret Space Program
The U.S. would have to achieve its strategic goals in a matter of minutes, rather than weeks in order to prevent retaliatory nuclear strikes that could kill millions. To do so, Trump was ready to authorize the use of highly classified space based weapons against North Korea. At the official level, space based weapons are non-existent and are merely being planned for the future. However, whistleblowers/insiders have revealed the existence of operational space weapons such as “Rods of God”, which drops large rod-like projectiles from space with pinpoint accuracy and devastating results.
originally posted by: imthegoat
o7 is an emoji meaning a guy saluting.
originally posted by: IAMTAT
NEW brilliance on North Korea from Thomas Wictor:
MUST read.
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originally posted by: Rosinitiate
originally posted by: IAMTAT
NEW brilliance on North Korea from Thomas Wictor:
MUST read.
UNROLLED THREAD:
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Did the lights come on in NoKo yet? My wife showed me a pic (for the first time) with the lights on.
She was flabbergasted.