So why did Trump pull back from a strike on Iran?

[Teddy_time]

What made Drumpf cancel the strike against Iran?

Methinks he was probably warned by Russia and/or china through diplomatic channels that they would not accept a strike against the Iranians....

 

[Chiefkiumbe]

Nenda upigana hiyo vita.. nauutondolee kerere hapa

 

[Amused]

Nenda upigana hiyo vita.. nauutondolee kerere hapa

List the topics you think are acceptable

 

[Mawaya]

His own Generals were against any aggression as they weren't sure how Iran would react and they told him face to face as much.
He chose to ignore the advice of the hawkish Bolton and useless Pompeo.
Whether Putin called we don't know.

 

[HacktivistT]

It would have ruined his reelection bid

 

[gashwin]

Methinks he was probably warned by Russia and/or china through diplomatic channels

that's right.

 

[Gamal Sankara]

It would have ruined his reelection bid

I heard that on fox news as well.

 

[Teddy_time]

His own Generals were against any aggression as they weren't sure how Iran would react and they told him face to face as much.
He chose to ignore the advice of the hawkish Bolton and useless Pompeo.
Whether Putin called we don't know.

But thing is, he had already ordered it which means he had disregarded the generals advice on that score. Military assets were already in place only for the thing to be called off.

 

[Gamal Sankara]

Methinks he was probably warned by Russia and/or china through diplomatic channels that they would not accept a strike against the Iranians....

That could be highly true.

 

[It's Le Scumbag]

Another General Kiguoya?

 

[Arthur Gachugi]

trump knows of a collabo btn china and russia,2 very powerful countries

 

[Sambamba]

Because it would hurt his base which is rabidly anti war and foreign entanglements. No one knew how Iran would have reacted and trump would hate another entanglement in the ME. A Trump war will seriously hurt his reelection bid.

 

[Swansea]

trump knows of a collabo btn china and russia,2 very powerful backwater third world countries

Figsed.

 

[Nattydread]

Nenda upigana hiyo vita.. nauutondolee kerere hapa

Leave things that are above your reasoning capacity alone.

 

[gashwin]

Figsed.

denial manenos

 

[Nattydread]

If the attack had gone through, Drumpf would have a protracted conflict that he could not pin on Obama or Clinton, as he has done with whatever negatives appear in his watch

 

[upepo]

If Iran can shoot down a US drone in a fuzzy border area, they are likely to react more viciously if attacked directly. Trump’s Generals most likely estimated that such an attack would trigger an all-out-war, something they are not yet prepared for. Despite the posturing from the United States, Iran has the capacity to deliver a few humiliating blows in the first stages of a conflict before the US summons all its resources. And again, it is almost a certainty that Iran is benefiting from valuable reconnaissance intelligence provided by its allies.

 

[Tom logic]

It's was a good choice so far.an attack with 150+ casualties would look like an overkill,given that Trump had already pointed out that no one was in the drone.And it would most certainly start war.
It is a high water-mark of his presidency,it was never too late to save 150 lives.Trump weighed all options,then made the right decision.
Btw hyo Stealth drone was not stealthy was it?US is getting conned by its own people on a few levels.

 

[Tom logic]

Or rather someone explained to him that the Iranians are trying to provoke him into shooting at them. In conflict, it's not good to do the thing your opponent is trying to get you to do.

 

[Yunomi]

Only 4 people want US to go to war with Iran. Netanyahu, MBS, Bolton and Pompeo.
The orange guy isn't stupid enough to risk war crimes