Extraordinary

[poliphilo]

An extraordinary thing just happened. A US president called off an air strike because it would have caused a hundred and fifty eight deaths and he felt that was an inappropriate response to the shooting down of an unmanned drone. When I heard the news it made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.

Comments

[cmcmck]

Although it might have helped had he not first considered it appropriate.

The man is such an arse!

[poliphilo]

He did the right thing. I don't consider that being an arse.

[sovay]

A US president called off an air strike because it would have caused a hundred and fifty eight deaths and he felt that was an inappropriate response to the shooting down of an unmanned drone.

You're the first I've heard of it, now I have the alternate history aftershock of what did we come close to? what are we shearing toward instead?

(I just heard H.D. in that echo: what saved us? what for?)

[poliphilo]

First reports suggest Trump's adviser's wanted the strike, it was all ready to go, Trump asked about potential fatalities and when he got the answer called it off.

[sovay]

Trump asked about potential fatalities and when he got the answer called it off.

I am astonished by that, but over first-response airstrikes, I'll take it.

[poliphilo]

I'll take it too.