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All I can do is sit here and sigh.

The thing is, as sudden as this seems to the general public, this is something that takes months of planning. Having served in the Navy for eight years, I know that this kind of thing doesn't necessarily happen overnight. That doesn't mean it _couldn't_. The US military certainly does have the ability to plan a strike very quickly.

But, most likely, this was planned behind closed doors. Based on the reports, I bet this was probably planned shortly after Trump took office. It just so happens that it's a good distraction from the Epstein files.

I hate the direction this country's government is taking. It sucks. I just want to leave at some point. I don't want my family to grow up here anymore.


Of course there was a military plan for this since months, but that does not mean that plan was surely to be executed. (A likely option I assume)

What I find worrying is the standard tactic seems to be to do negotiations, let the other side assume there is hope for a other solution - and then attack hard all of a sudden. Already the second time. It might be effective short term, but it erodes what is left of trust negotiating with the US.


This one isn't all bad. From Trump's recent speech:

>Finally, to the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand

It may not work but it's not a bad objective. My mum in the UK is a Bahai and a lot of those are refugees from Iran because they say be nice and tolerant and the Iranian government imprisons or kills them for so doing. Blasphemy etc. The are not a good lot.


It looks like the posiition doesn't exist on your website


I gotta say, the application site is pretty damn slick. Applied.


Imagine what would happen if we tried these actions like we do for real murder trials.

"CEO John Doe is found Guilty of maiming Company B to the point of bleeding it dry of its funds, resulting in bankruptsy. Due to person-hood laws, we sentence you to life in prison. Thank you for your attention on this matter."


This is cool. Too bad I don't work on robotics (aircraft, but yeah, very different).


Looks great! Applied


Thank you for applying. We will begin reviewing all applications starting Monday. The team is on vacation for the New Year.


I have 4 years of experience in Algo Trading, built https://lucrumbot.com/ from the group up - Options, Futures, Stocks. Overall 20 years in tech.

Applied via the website. Lets talk if there is an interest.


unrelated, but I recently saw an ad by booz allen that proudly said "Stopping Fentanyl" as part of their mission. Like, really? Are people really that gullible to believe that?


The line tested wonderfully with the focus groups.


The people that didn’t know the name before the ad?

Yeah.


No. My spouse and I came here together and we applied for her green card in Japan. It took about 2 months.


You'd be better off wearing a cross-body bag that a lot of Japanese men use.


Looks like right up my alley, thanks!


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