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Re:Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Damage from Iranian Str... by jeffchuber on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @11:52AM (#21993148)
I dont think Iran wanted to kill any Americans. They knew that this strike helped them save face. Killing soldiers would have risked an escalation. The US also did not try to stop the missiles to allow the slap in in the face to happen. The US wanted to let them save face.
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Re:Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Damage from Iranian Str... by cronix on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @12:39PM (#21993733)
We also had advanced warning, as did the Iraqis. They even knew the timing. I'm sure we moved troops out of harms way. Iran's not just going to lob some missiles into a foreign country without first telling them, because they (Iraq) weren't the target. We picked up on that chatter and/or the host country informed us after they knew.
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Re:Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Damage from Iranian Str... by Fjolsvith on Thursday January 09, 2020 @08:29AM (#22000983)
Back channels are important.
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Re:Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Damage from Iranian Str... by jeffchuber on Friday January 17, 2020 @07:03PM (#22081042)
100%

back channels are very effective and should be embraced in business and politics

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Re:Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Damage from Iranian Str... by lawlessone on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @12:23PM (#21993542)
i really hope you're right and this deescalates.
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Re:Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Damage from Iranian Str... by jeffchuber on Friday January 17, 2020 @07:02PM (#22081039)
it did
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