And I am SO, SO pissed. Iran has fired on US military bases in Qatar and Iraq. I had a feeling this was going to happen, all for Trump’s chest thumping and howls about how amazing he is to bomb Iran. Now they’ve fired back. We are at war. This is Not Good for our country! Damn, damn, DAMN. The picture I used shows Iran highlighted and military bases or military sites in the Middle East. Darker is the actual military bases. Lighter is a military presence. From CNN:
The US is tracking multiple missiles fired from Iran toward US military installations in Qatar and Iraq, according to two officials familiar with the matter. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine are in the Situation Room, according to a White House official. A senior official said earlier that White House and Defense Department officials were monitoring potential attack threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
President Donald Trump toured the base last month, the first commander in chief to visit since 2003. It is the largest US military installation in the Middle East. “No visit in the Gulf would be complete without stopping to salute the people who keep America safe, strong, and free,” Trump told the troops at the base on May 17.
Did they make Pete Kegsbreath leave his phone outside? Because SignalGate 1 and 2, y’know. But on with our story. There’s more to say.
Guess what??!! We are NOT safe. Our military people overseas in the Middle East are NOT safe. How stupid can you be? How stupid are you to think that you can bomb another country and not expect retaliation??!! Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
How stupid was I to think it would stop with the single round of bombs? Not very. I *knew* Iran was going to do something. I looked at all our bases in the Middle East and noticed how many were close to Iran. WE. ARE. AT. WAR. There is so much cursing going on here on my side of my keyboard, it might be amazing. Then again, it might not.
Okay, MAGA, what do you think of YOUR president now? Can you see what he’s done? You’d better believe what he’s done because it’s started. Maybe the people like Tucker Carlson were right to stay silent. They had an inkling of what was going to happen. Now they know. Here’s what we saw earlier today.
Iran has begun an operation against a US base in Qatar, Iran state TV has reported. An official briefed on the matter also said missiles have been launched by Iran on the US-run Al Udeid Air Base. American officials have been preparing for the likelihood that Iran could target US facilities in the wake of this weekend’s strikes.
Have they? Have they *really*? It seems like the people over there knew better than we that Iran would slap back. Well, Iran did. I hope *all* of our military bases are preparing. I don’t care how MAGA any of them are. We are at war. Well done, Trumpolini. Well done. You idiot!! Thanks for sticking with me!
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Stop with the histrionics Susan. You just make things worse, Jesus Christ on a pogo stick.
Sadly you did not take my advice to just take a walk next time you felt like writing (sigh).
Sadly (for us) you haven’t taken our advice to just go back under your bridge, little MAGAt troll.
And, it’s funny–are you okay? Is someone forcing you to read Susan’s articles? Does someone have a gun to your head, forcing you to read stuff you obviously don’t want to? (By the by, she posted another article (“Iran Bombing Shows MAGA Rift”) and you didn’t comment on that one. So obviously, you’re CHOOSING to read stuff you don’t want to.
With all due respect, go fork yourself.
Evidently I have a limit to the amount of her style of entertainment I can tolerate.
Then don’t read her. Read the other authors. Problem solved.
I have a suspicion that Iran – or enough people in its government – are aware that the nation is not with the soi-disant President on this war. That might explain why their retaliation aimed at our base in Qatar did not kill anyone. While I am grateful for that, the Mango Moron should be humiliated by the knowledge that he isn’t fooling anyone.