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I am so sorry. I am so ashamed of my government and what it caused to happen because its chief executive is an insecure sociopath and his enablers don't care.

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I’m thinking about buying some edibles...maybe just a tiny piece of special dark chocolate will take the edge off.

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"...we will note that maybe if Trump hadn't just killed the second-most powerful person in the Iranian government, Iran might maybe be inclined to be a little more helpful."

If President Trump hadn't just killed the second-most powerful person in the Iranian government, they wouldn't have been nervous AF.

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golly- turns out initiating an ACT OF WAR leads to all sorts of "holy fuck we better fire at that even if we're not sure" moments..... pretty sure somebody never read an account of the beginnings of WWI....

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Fun fact: Drug dealers in one of the favelas of Rio took out a police chopper with a air to surface missile back in 2009. Never say never!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk...

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if Drumpf had not ordered that strike then Iran would not be so itchy on the trigger finger and this would not have happened. so you were saying about how innocent fucking asshole Trump is? nah, you can just FOAD with votes dickhead.

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It used to be even better. Fireworks were illegal for NH residents, so NH residents couldn't buy fireworks in NH but they sold them to MA residents even though it's illegal here. Now fireworks are legal to own for NH residents.

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There is actually a video purporting to show the missile strike. If the video is legit, it's very much a missile strike.

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I prescribe weed for all your problems. It is good for what ails you.Off booze? Weed.Sinus infection? Weed. (maybe edibles)Marthambles? Weed.Falling damps? Weed.Clinically bummed? Weed.Sub-clinically bummed? Weed.Not bummed at all? Weed.And so on.

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'66

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He probably is trying to figure out how to blame the entire thing on Ukraine. Putin has likely given him marching orders and he already indicated that he has stood down Iran (after make our economy grate again). I don't really think Putin wants to go after Iran, but Ukraine is another story altogether. And Trump has a tendency to march to the Kremlin's tattoo.

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see the Wanderer above re third party corroboration

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I really ought to be at least a little bit familiar with that .

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Why any country would reply on mil spec with guidance electronics built by another nation of dubious character is beyond me. But thats enough about Trident ....

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Civilians getting shot down is an unbelievable tragedy. Since the US military did it to an Iranian flight by mistake while engaged in a military confrontation, it's not too hard to imagine Iran shooting one down while they were engaged in distracting military action of their own. I pray for the families of those lost to be consoled and heal in time, as I would hope for if I were in that situation. This a time to mourn, not to point fingers and gloat.

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