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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      5. Paul Ryan rolled Trump on health care (against Trump's promises) & Pentagon rolled him on Syria (again against promises).

      7 replies 300 retweets 647 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      6. In retrospect, storyline is clear: army invites Kushner to Iran, get his ear, he elbows out intervention skeptic Bannon, & bombings start

      22 replies 450 retweets 822 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      7. Pentagon won this round but no reason to think they'll always win. Depends on who has Kushner's ear, Trump's ear & Trump's mood.

      5 replies 227 retweets 546 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      8. Big background factor is ongoing FBI investigation. This makes Trump weak & eager to appease National Security Establishment

      10 replies 243 retweets 625 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      9. Bottom line: Trump's unfitness for office has created a vacuum, filled by competing factions leading to chaos.

      16 replies 651 retweets 1,418 likes
    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
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      10. There are some centrists & liberals (including Hillary Clinton!) who favor the bombing on policy grounds. That's a mistake.

      4 replies 142 retweets 411 likes
    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      11. In chaotic gov't, process is as important as policy. Even if you like a particular policy, you have to oppose the chaos that created it.

      9 replies 342 retweets 691 likes
    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
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      12. Everyone, including the Pentagon, needs to keep their eyes on the prize. Trump is a destabilizing force in the world. That's the problem

      11 replies 353 retweets 850 likes
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
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      13. Focus shouldn't be "how can we get this unstable POTUS to do what we want?" Focus should be "how can we get rid of unstable POTUS."

      18 replies 599 retweets 1,444 likes
    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
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      Jeet Heer Retweeted Josh Marshall

      14. Looks like @joshtpm & I are on the same page on this:https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/850170255041331201 …

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      3: But impulsive, reactive, unconsidered actions seldom generate happy results.
      3 replies 99 retweets 284 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017

      15. Again: there's a large element of military theatre about all this. Here's the Pentagon's statement.pic.twitter.com/C0Sgfepmni

      7:42 PM - 6 Apr 2017
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        2. Warren Terra‏ @warren__terra 6 Apr 2017
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          $100M is a lot of money for military theater.

          2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
        3.  🌹Revolutionary 💥Clown 🍉‏ @RevClown 6 Apr 2017
          Replying to @warren__terra @HeerJeet

          got your arts funding right here...

          0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
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        1. penitent admirer‏ @loudpenitent 6 Apr 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Feels like Mattis' hand in this. Minimal escalation. Trump doesn't know the meaning of the words.

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        1. Derek Wood  🇺🇦‏ @InstaDerek 6 Apr 2017
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          To paraphrase @TheGeorgeCarlin, well thank goodness. Last thing you'd want when launching a bunch of missiles is for anyone to get hurt

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 6 Apr 2017
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          16. "Theatre of war" is a phrase with multiple meanings.

          4 replies 79 retweets 224 likes
        3. Fats Durston‏ @FatsDurston 6 Apr 2017
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          Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!-An ecstasy of bombing Fixing the crummy polls just in time A tweeted yawp & bumbling And flound’ring by a rotted rind

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        1. CryptonMaximus  🇺🇸‏ @CryptonMaximus 6 Apr 2017
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          Trump still took out 1 air base, this directly helps both the Rebels and ISIS forces.

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        2. Daniel Lerch‏ @daniellerch 6 Apr 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          The right wing media would be howling if Obama had launched an attack but tried to avoid killing anyone.

          1 reply 1 retweet 15 likes
        3. Abel Rosen‏ @abelrosen 6 Apr 2017
          Replying to @daniellerch @HeerJeet

          ...and without congressional approval? A psycho w/nuke codes, and somehow "military theatre" is an okay thing??

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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