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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Steve203 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: A new Tonkin Gulf?
Date: 07/29/26 10:57 AM
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The Tonkin Gulf incident was a "casus belli" for US escalation in 'Nam.

***ripped from the headlines***

yestereday:

Centcom: Military thwarts 'surprise' Iran missile attack on US forces

"Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East. All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted," the U.S. Central Command said on X.


usatoday.com - US military iran surprise missile attack

Intercepted *all* of the incoming? So, there is no evidence there was any incoming, because nothing hit. Other reports quote CENTCOM in refusing to say where the missiles were headed. Notice also the inflammatory styling as a "surprise" attack.

Trump presumably just received new orders from "Bibi".

Trump says U.S. will give Iran a ‘beating’ after surprise attack

cnbc.com - US iran war hormuz centcom

Anyone think the Ukrainian attack on an Iranian ship, "Bibi" and Zelenski both being in town, this claim of a "surprise" attack by Iran, Saudi being pulled in to the war on the US side, and attacks on Iraq, all within a few days, is a coincidence?

17d chess

Steve

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