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New wars can be prevented by operations that eliminate those that would cause them. Soleimani comes to mind, but you are not capable of understanding that.

Ya. I'm naive. You know how the US conducts a drone strike, ie the Soleimani thing? Any clue? For your edification here's how it works: US intel agencies finger a guy who is perceived as very dangerous. In the case of Soleimani, a guy who was actively planning an operation that would have targeted US servicemen. He had done this before. They go up the chain seeking to get him. They track him and present the option to the president, who approves or disapproves it, as assassinations are beyond the scope of the US military. This scumbag was preparing for an operation to kill US servicemen. It wasn't Trump's idea. It was presented as a smart thing to do; that needed to be done. It would have been gross negligence to not approve it, with a chance of horrible consequences. You wouldn't know. You are too focused on hating the man to decide objectively and correctly, and the reality of the real world doesn't have any space in your cranium.

You have never suggested any reason why Soleimani was killed/ People who do not acknowledge the other side of an issue they criticize are not to be taken seriously. They are either ignorant or corrupted by political views. Being "aggressive" against bin Laden would have saved thousands of US lives. Being aggressive against Hitler would have saved an entire generation. Sometimes being aggressive is the best decision. You wouldn't know, because evidently, you are unaware. As far as your 30%, you do nothing, provide nothing, and seemingly know nothing. You are noise.

You continue to disregard reality. What I defend are claims that are ignorant, misinformed or simply bull####, and about three of you do this all the time. Trump never said there were good neo nazis or white supremacists. Never....Yet it got posted by you people over and over. It was a gross lie that needed to be refuted. You have stated that the assassination of Soleimani led to things that would not otherwise have happened. Never do you suggest you have any idea why it was done, what he was about or what he was planning. That is deceitful and ignorant. You never suggested that you have any understanding of the details Trump Afghan withdrawal plan. Instead, you incorrectly label people who bring those issues up. You seem to operate at a 30% level, with politics filling the remainder. It is ignorant and tiresome. Well, I sure as hell didn't like what happened yesterday, or Greenland or the Gulf of America, but when you have a few people posting absolutely untrue or distorted nonsense, those should be refuted, and it happens here all the time.

This is getting less and less tolerable. First, and for the eight millionth time, I am not a Trump supporter, and never have been. I get really tired of pointing that out to wackos who can't post a single thing without brining up that term. Knowing the history of things and suggesting some things were smart to do is not an endorsement of the individual who was advised, acted on that advice, and did them. You are clearly uniformed about what this man was up to and planning, which was the justification for his demise. Further, to even suggest that anything Iran does is the result of a US action, resulting in the deaths and injuries of Americans is gross ignorance of 45 years of history. Regarding the Afghan withdrawal, Trump promised it, negotiated it and it was underway. BUT, and you and yours never mention this crucial point, there were tripwires that would have stopped it. Those tripwires were crossed, and Biden proceeded with the most disgraceful escape I have ever been ashamed to watch, against advice.

I often wonder why people don't acknowledge the full story. Not doing so is a deceitful posture. Do you know what Soleimani was up to or planning, because that was the sole reason he was targeted? To suggest that Iran hasn't been at war with Israel, the US and the west for that matter since 1979 is simply not accurate. Thank God Soleimani was killed. Do you know the "out" provisions that were in the Trump Afghan withdraw plan? Items which subsequent Taliban actions would have triggered.

There are other options for a solution. What is going on now is not one of them. Your's is the Zelensky ultimatum, which is not going to work.

You negotiate as statesmen. When that negotiation fails, things happen. The US has no need to "negotiate" with a nuclear Iran, which Israel would probably do before any US involvement. It simply eliminates the threat, as it has in the past.

Idiotic.

This entire thing is nonsense, and I spent my years from 22 to 28 planning, training, teaching and working to destroy the USSR. This is a never ending European trash hole for US money. We should not fund his desires, nor facilitate Z's desire for his reputation. It is time to end this massacre, and end US financial support for this lost cause.

This is typical. Nothing to do with the issue. Nothing. Ya. I think there is plenty of stupidity here, and you lead the way.

More stupid.

Think what you want, but in the business, when someone has to do something to avoid a potential problem, it is called a near miss.

The more you post, the stupider you get.

No. In the aviation world, a near miss" means somebody had to do something to avoid an issue. Happens a lot, not like this incident at Midway, which was serious, but it is not unusual. The only thing that is different is that it is now politicized by lunes who have no background in this. Kind of like posting a link to some twenty year old who has no air traffic experience and is claimed to know something about safety. One thousand pieces of nonsense for anything of value, but that's what happens when ignorant people politicize things that happen every day.

You can't be serious. This has nothing to do with the FAA's mandate or purpose. The man was involved in detecting cruise missiles inbound to Hawaii. Should that concern any passenger? Does that have anything to do with the safe transportation of people through the airspace system? I really wonder if people even watch this stuff before posting.

By the way, for the sane and rational here, the little Citation was told to hold short of the runway. That means don't cross until cleared. They crossed without clearance, which caused the problem. Nothing to do with anything administration related. One more stupid attempt at making something political, which it isn't. Tiresome and goofy, but it is what it is.

Uninformed and idiotic.

The clown show is right here. This has nothing to do with this Administration.

Heard this today, from the guy who started and runs "Folds of Honor," which provides folded flags to families of US military people killed in action, but even more important, provides tens of millions of dollars in scholarship money for their dependents. NFL and Anheuser Busch, among others are partners. He stated that 77% of the demographic from 18-26 years olds, is not qualified to serve in any service. Of the remaining 23%, only 10% is at all interested in military service. This is not good and does not argue for success in the next conflict.

To state the obvious, there is no loving your neighbor on this forum from either side. There is no moral high ground to be justifiably claimed. Either way, I gave up Catholicism because of the inconsistencies in that theology vs. Biblical , and the Pope was was of about three reasons. I wish him and Catholics well.

Ya, and the issue was found to be not credible, so it proceeded onto original destination. There's nothing here, and to suggest there is is ridiculous.

You didn't mention that is was proven to be not credible, and the flight proceeded. How anyone could link a fake bomb threat, which happens quite a bit, to any administration is an incredible suggestion. This place has become bizarre.

Sure. Biden has never done anything worthwhile regarding the US military. He was a useless president. Get in or get out, and I'm not advocating he committed US troops to this, but if he was any kind of leader, he could have ended this. He isn't, and he never has been. A tepid approach never works.

My view of your contribution is not favorable, and this is a classic example. The US should and does "care." Caring is not the issue. The issue is whether or not the US taxpayer should fund an endless, infinitely expensive war. We either commit sources to it to determine the outcome, or we don't. What Biden was doing was useless, Vietnamesque,but he has never gotten anything right re foreign policy or the use of our military, so no surprise.