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Originally Posted by Atocep
I'm just looking at it from the angle of the officer that would have to make that decision. I don't see an officer willingly ending his career advancement and looking at forced retirement over something like this.
The WH had every reason to downplay the attack and I could see Trump's advisors not telling him about casualties as long as there were no deaths.
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I think we're closer than it may appear. I'm not limiting the possibility to an officer in Iraq. It could have been Esper or someone else at the Pentagon.. Pompeo, Pence, and O'Brien seem unlikely as they have all been hawks towards Iran.