>President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after a key Gulf ally suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, according to two U.S. officials.
>Trump surprised Gulf allies by announcing “Project Freedom” on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace to support the effort, the officials said.
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“Last person to talk to him” theory wins again
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understandable when they were the ones hit the second it started
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Damn Saudi Arabia makes like a journalist’s head and leaves.
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Has any administration (other than Trump’s other term) ever more obviously had no idea what it was doing?
Even Dubya and his brigade of mouth-breathers could occasionally feign competence.
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From the pov of Iran, what’s the point of not losing face, the whole people already hates them. “Pro-Islamic Republic nationalist who doesn’t want to give an inch to the US or he’ll support the Shah” can’t be that big of a demographic?
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Should the Dems win both houses after the mid terms, they need to do daily Benghazi style hearing about this massive cluster fuck.
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>President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after a key Gulf ally suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, according to two U.S. officials.
>Trump surprised Gulf allies by announcing “Project Freedom” on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace to support the effort, the officials said.
“Last person to talk to him” theory wins again
understandable when they were the ones hit the second it started
Damn Saudi Arabia makes like a journalist’s head and leaves.
Has any administration (other than Trump’s other term) ever more obviously had no idea what it was doing?
Even Dubya and his brigade of mouth-breathers could occasionally feign competence.
From the pov of Iran, what’s the point of not losing face, the whole people already hates them. “Pro-Islamic Republic nationalist who doesn’t want to give an inch to the US or he’ll support the Shah” can’t be that big of a demographic?
Should the Dems win both houses after the mid terms, they need to do daily Benghazi style hearing about this massive cluster fuck.