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Stephen Losey
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βThe operation was underway in its early stages when it was called offβ¦ Planes were in the air and ships were in position, but no missiles had been fired when word came to stand down.βWell, this is β¦ something.
Breaking News: President Trump pulled back from strikes against Iran late Thursday, hours after approving them in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. dronehttps://t.co/rXVmi2rv4i
β The New York Times (@nytimes) June 21, 2019
After all, for all his threatening rhetoric, Trump has not been particularly anxious for a real war; itβs Bolton and Pompeo who salivate for conflict with Iran. Someone downstairs said that Tucker Carlson was contacting Trump as the voice of moderation β hate to think that dishonest racist was the hero who prevented war, but kudos to him if he was the one to stop the bloodshed for now.