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Old 25th Jan 2020, 05:15
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Buster Hyman

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Originally Posted by hunterboy
Perhaps it was said as a way of de-escalating the situation? If US troops had been killed or seriously injured, I imagine the US would have had to retaliate.
Thought along similar lines at the time. US got their man, Iran got payback...dust settles...
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