Get your popcorn ready for these fireworks: Iran launches ballistic missile, defying UN

[mjvcaj]

and US.

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Ir...ile-test-in-violation-of-UN-resolution-480043

Time for Trump to walk the walk when it comes to taking a hardline approach with our foes.

 

[TheBoris]

Barack Obama and Swift Boat Kerry created this mess.

 

[zeke4ahs]

Barack Obama and Swift Boat Kerry created this mess.

Sorry, guess who is President now? I thought they'd be so afraid of Mr. Tough Guy they wouldn't consider it. Guess again.

 

[IUCrazy2]

Sorry, guess who is President now? I thought they'd be so afraid of Mr. Tough Guy they wouldn't consider it. Guess again.

I fully expected them to consider and do it in order to gauge our response under new leadership.

How we answer will then enter into their future calculus.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

I fully expected them to consider and do it in order to gauge our response under new leadership.

How we answer will then enter into their future calculus.

How should we answer?

 

[mjvcaj]

Sorry, guess who is President now? I thought they'd be so afraid of Mr. Tough Guy they wouldn't consider it. Guess again.

perhaps they used BO's $1.3 billion to fund this experiment?

 

[hoosboot]

perhaps they used BO's $1.3 billion to fund this experiment?

Or perhaps they figured with the adults having left the White House and DT being such a paper tiger, they knew they could finally get away with it.

 

[Bill4411]

Or perhaps they figured with the adults having left the White House and DT being such a paper tiger, they knew they could finally get away with it.

Whatever he does I hope he put a little thought into before acting. He shouldn't ignore it or nuke Iran either. I hope he is capable of a balanced reasoned response.

 

[dahldc]

How should we answer?

Turn 'em into glass! Where are those codes?!

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Or perhaps they figured with the adults having left the White House and DT being such a paper tiger, they knew they could finally get away with it.

Were the adults not yet in office in March of last year?

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Whatever he does I hope he put a little thought into before acting. He shouldn't ignore it or nuke Iran either. I hope he is capable of a balanced reasoned response.

Define "balanced" and "reasoned".

I'm pretty sure he's not going to nuke Tehran. But I would like to see something more than an insulting tweet.

 

[IUCrazy2]

How should we answer?

That answer is problematic due to the prior administration taking most of the teeth out of the best option: the sanctions regime.

I would probably still respond in that manner right now. I doubt it will be effective but that is what I would do.

 

[TheBoris]

How should we answer?

Put the sanctions back in place. It was near treason for Obama to remove them. Trump hasn't done anything that foolish, at least not yet.

 

[IUCrazy2]

Or perhaps they figured with the adults having left the White House and DT being such a paper tiger, they knew they could finally get away with it.

They have been doing. New occupant or not.

 

[SuperHoosierFan]

Barack Obama and Swift Boat Kerry created this mess.

Looks like they aren't afraid of the Tweeter in Chief after all.

 

[Bill4411]

Looks like they aren't afraid of the Tweeter in Chief after all.

Maybe he could ban them from entering the United States?

 

[toastedbread]

and US.

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Ir...ile-test-in-violation-of-UN-resolution-480043

Time for Trump to walk the walk when it comes to taking a hardline approach with our foes.

Domestic theater is the main reason. gf just told me that next week is the anniversary of the revolution so expect more of this until then.

 

[HillzHoozier]

and US.

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Ir...ile-test-in-violation-of-UN-resolution-480043

Time for Trump to walk the walk when it comes to taking a hardline approach with our foes.

Would love to see him negotiate some UN action on this. They take the lead vs. Iran in exchange for our continued funding. Two birds, one tweet...

 

[Fro]

Put the sanctions back in place. It was near treason for Obama to remove them. Trump hasn't done anything that foolish, at least not yet.

The nuclear sanctions and the ballistic missile sanctions are separate. Sanctions for the missile stuff are still in place.

Trump should have no trouble putting new sanctions in place since he's buddies with Putin.

 

[Bill4411]

I wonder if Putin might have had some input on this action by Iraq as they are pretty tight after Syria.
Putin could thereby test Trump without actually looking like the source of the problem. Nice test run for the septuagenarian.

 

[mjvcaj]

Or perhaps they figured with the adults having left the White House and DT being such a paper tiger, they knew they could finally get away with it.

Removing the sanctions when they were actually working was one of the dumbest things I've seen. We gave up our leverage for what?

 

[TheBoris]

Removing the sanctions when they were actually working was one of the dumbest things I've seen. We gave up our leverage for what?

Don't you remember? Obama said the only alternative to lifting the sanctions was war. News media never questioned that absurd statement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...95c05608059_story.html?utm_term=.be6c3a02d73b

 

[SuperHoosierFan]

Maybe he could ban them from entering the United States?

The missiles or the Iranians?

 

[dahldc]

Don't you remember? Obama said the only alternative to lifting the sanctions was war. News media never questioned that absurd statement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...95c05608059_story.html?utm_term=.be6c3a02d73b

Hmm. Facts aren't your best friend. That was regarding the nuclear deal. This would fall under the ballistic missile deal.

#altfacts

 

[Bill4411]

The missiles or the Iranians?

We can probably check off visiting the US as an option.

 

[davegolf]

and US.

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Ir...ile-test-in-violation-of-UN-resolution-480043

Time for Trump to walk the walk when it comes to taking a hardline approach with our foes.

Defying the GREAT agreements Obama negotiated which when some of objected to we were rediculed.

 

[dahldc]

Defying the GREAT agreement Obama negotiated which when some of objected to we were rediculed.

Again, nuclear and ballistic missile deals are different things.

 

[Circlejoe]

Defying the GREAT agreement Obama negotiated which when some of objected to we were rediculed.

Dave, you'll always be ridiculed. That happens when you link Nazi websites to this website. Never forget! Peace!

 

[SuperHoosierFan]

Defying the GREAT agreement Obama negotiated which when some of objected to we were rediculed.

Why did they wait til president Obama was out of office to defy it? Cuz they soooooo scared of tough guy Trump?

 

[SuperHoosierFan]

Again, nuclear and ballistic missile deals are different things.

The sanctions regarding missiles are mostly UN Security Councel deals

 

[zeke4ahs]

Defying the GREAT agreement Obama negotiated which when some of objected to we were rediculed.

Donnie is president now. They are defying him.

 

[RBB89]

Defying the GREAT agreement Obama negotiated which when some of objected to we were rediculed.

They're separate issues. You're uninformed, as usual.

 

[mjvcaj]

Why did they wait til president Obama was out of office to defy it? Cuz they soooooo scared of tough guy Trump?

Wut?

Iran has conducted multiple ballistic missile tests since the nuclear deal, drawing condemnation from the international community and U.S. lawmakers.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/3...c-missile-test-since-trump-took-office-report

 

[mjvcaj]

Donnie is president now. They are defying him.

They defied and embarrassed Obama many times. Hopefully Trump doesn't let them do the same.

 

[iu_a_att]

They defied and embarrassed Obama many times. Hopefully Trump doesn't let them do the same.

https://www.rt.com/politics/354743-putin-voices-support-to-iran/
Better check with Mr. Putin first though.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Wut?

Iran has conducted multiple ballistic missile tests since the nuclear deal, drawing condemnation from the international community and U.S. lawmakers.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/3...c-missile-test-since-trump-took-office-report

Yeah, I already pointed that out. It fell upon deaf ears.

Amazingly, I don't recall these missile tests falling afoul of the "JCPOA" itself. They may violated UNSEC resolutions....but, meh.

 

[mjvcaj]

https://www.rt.com/politics/354743-putin-voices-support-to-iran/
Better check with Mr. Putin first though.

Doesn't change the fact that Iran walked all over Obama after he had them by the jugular. Even stole $1.3 billion from the U.S. to help with these "benign" missile tests.

 

[hoosboot]

Doesn't change the alt-fact that Iran walked all over Obama after he had them by the jugular. Even stole $1.3 billion from the U.S. to help with these "benign" missile tests.

There. I fixed it for you.

 

[zeke4ahs]

They defied and embarrassed Obama many times. Hopefully Trump doesn't let them do the same.

They waited a whole week to test Trump. Can't wait to see his measured response. My guess is a twitter war. And then he'll whine about the press.

 

[mjvcaj]

There. I fixed it for you.

Hardly an alt-fact hoot. Iran was getting crushed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...a79bc44e5e2_story.html?utm_term=.5a17eb5ceecb

The end of economic sanctions on Iran would mean a 14 percent drop in world oil prices and a $15 billion boost in Iranian oil revenue, according to a World Bank report.

The report said that lifting sanctions — which would give Iran access to frozen assets the Obama administration estimates at roughly $56 billion — would create a “windfall” that Iran could use to resurrect its oil fields, revive domestic industries such as auto and pharmaceutical manufacturing, and reduce widespread unemployment.

Additional help for Iran’s economy could come from foreign investment, which the World Bank predicted would climb to as much as $3.5 billion in a couple of years, double this year’s level but still below the peak in 2003.