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1. Regarding Trump’s account of calling off the proposed Iranian strike in response to Iran downing our unmanned drone, do we really think there’s even the slightest chance the discussion Trump had with his military leaders about the proposed Iranian strike
2. went ANYTHING like the way he regurgitated it for the cameras? As military experts have said, the initial plan for the strike would have included informing Trump of casualty estimates. If the military experts informed Trump that there could be as many as 150 Iranian casualties
3. do we really believe Trump had a spasm of conscience & compassion for the Iranian people? Or is it more likely that the military leaders had to work hard to talk Trump out of a strike they informed him would not be a proportionate response to the downing of an unmanned drone?
4. Recall, Trump’s the man who views countries as “s**thole” countries. Do we really believe he cares about Iranian lives? I, for one, didn’t believe Trump’s account the minute I heard it tumble out of his mouth. There’s no way he developed the capacity for compassion overnight.
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