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**US military sends Iraq withdrawal letter by 'mistake'. The head of the US-led coalition in Iraq told his counterpart that US forces are preparing to leave. But the Pentagon has denied any plans to exit the country, and a top general said the letter was sent by "mistake."**
*by easyone (<https://redd.it/el1w52>)*
https://www.dw.com/en/us-military-sends-iraq-withdrawal-letter-by-mistake/a-51907519
**‘All retaliation options are on the table’: Iran-backed forces warn US they will send soldiers ‘back in coffins’ if troops don’t withdraw from Iraq**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/el1we1>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-iraq-trump-soleimani-khamenei-supreme-leader-a9272951.html
**Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas**
*by Dr_Tobias_Funke_PhD (<https://redd.it/el1weq>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/mike-pompeo-senate-kansas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
**The US spent trillions trying to remake the Middle East. Trump's strike may have undone it all.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/el1z5h>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/world/iran-analysis-amanpour-intl/index.html
**Iran told EU foreign policy chief it doesn’t want escalation**
*by le_br1t (<https://redd.it/el1z9n>)*
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-told-eu-foreign-policy-chief-it-doesnt-want-escalation-javad-zarif-josep-borrell/
**Trump Admin Bars Top Iranian Diplomat From Entering U.S.: Report**
*by Foxhidesinfo (<https://redd.it/el1zby>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-blocks-iranian-foreign-minister_n_5e13aa58e4b0843d36174de4
**Presidential Candidate Mark Charles (Navajo) Condemns the Assassination of Iranian General**
*by News2016 (<https://redd.it/el1zir>)*
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/presidential-candidate-mark-charles-navajo-condemns-the-assassination-of-iranian-general/
**Feds to Hand Over Roger Stone Records to Media Outlets**
*by PLZ-PM-ME-DAD-JOKES (<https://redd.it/el20ra>)*
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-to-hand-over-roger-stone-records-to-media-outlets/
**Donald Trump Jr. Under Fire For Decorating AR-15 With Hillary Clinton Cartoon | Many people on Twitter wondered if the president’s son would go against family tradition and actually enlist in the military.**
*by SetMau92 (<https://redd.it/el218s>)*
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e137350e4b0b2520d25b9b0
**Pentagon chief on targeting cultural sites: "We will follow the laws of armed conflict"**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/el21dp>)*
https://www.axios.com/esper-trump-cultural-sites-armed-conflict-b05559af-e803-4f66-9781-0125248420a1.html
**Obama Wanted to Cut Social Security. Then Bernie Sanders Happened.**
*by almarabierto (<https://redd.it/el21jh>)*
https://theintercept.com/2016/06/02/obama-wanted-to-cut-social-security-then-bernie-sanders-happened/
**The People Around Trump Are Totally Unqualified to Stop the Iran Crisis**
*by TheGamerDanYT (<https://redd.it/el21og>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/trump-team-iran-crisis-pompeo-esper.html
**Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iran's cultural sites**
*by neurocentricx (<https://redd.it/el21x7>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/esper-iran-cultural-sites-trump/index.html
**Florida pulls in billions high-tax state exodus**
*by aw3524 (<https://redd.it/el23ir>)*
https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/florida-revenue-windfall-movers-2018
**Trump says Iranian commander ‘should have been taken out’ years ago**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/el23tw>)*
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/trump-presidency/trump-says-iranian-commander-should-have-been-taken-out-years-ago-1.4132209
**Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas**
*by Hrekires (<https://redd.it/el23yy>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/mike-pompeo-senate-kansas.html
**Rouhani points to US downing of Iranian airliner in response to Trump threat**
*by geoxol (<https://redd.it/el242p>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/476970-rouhani-points-to-downing-of-iranian-airliner
**Red states are more charitable**
*by wowzerz_ (<https://redd.it/el249o>)*
https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/study-red-states-more-charitable-079888
**Trump's tweets about attacks don't count as congressional notice, Warren says in Iowa**
*by sarkanyfarok (<https://redd.it/el24ha>)*
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/01/05/elizabeth-warren-says-president-trump-tweet-not-congressional-notice/2820816001/
**Prospect of gun control in Virginia draws threats, promise of armed protest**
*by popashotbruv (<https://redd.it/el25mq>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/prospect-of-gun-control-in-virginia-draws-threats-promise-of-armed-protest/2020/01/05/7e9b230c-2e38-11ea-bcd4-24597950008f_story.html
**One Year in Washington: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reshaped her party’s agenda, resuscitated Bernie Sanders’s campaign, and hardly has a friend in town.**
*by A-MacLeod (<https://redd.it/el25qb>)*
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/aoc-first-year-in-washington.html
**Collins Takes McConnell Line On Impeachment Trial**
*by ginger_bredman (<https://redd.it/el29pd>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/collins-takes-mcconnell-line-on-impeachment-trial
**If Donald Trump orders the bombing of Iranian cultural sites, would it be a war crime?**
*by gahdzila (<https://redd.it/el29wy>)*
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2020/jan/06/if-donald-trump-orders-bombing-iranian-cultural-si/
**Trump Administration Accidentally Declares End of War in Iraq**
*by billthomson (<https://redd.it/el29xj>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/us-troop-withdrawal-from-iraq-letter-mistake-trump-administration.html
**Gov. Inslee Says CBP Denials Of Detaining Iranians Are ‘Simply Not Credible’**
*by Wordie (<https://redd.it/el2b1t>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gov-inslee-says-cbp-denials-of-detaining-iranians-are-simply-not-credible
**Saudi envoy arrives in Washington amid fear of U.S.-Iran war**
*by Freezer_slave2 (<https://redd.it/el2b6x>)*
https://www.axios.com/saudi-arabia-worry-us-iran-war-qasem-soleimani-d9790cc9-956b-4648-89dd-909c01bd19ca.html
**Pentagon says will not break law of war, despite Trump threat**
*by temporarycreature (<https://redd.it/el2bxo>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-culturalsites/pentagon-says-will-not-break-law-of-war-despite-trump-threat-idUSKBN1Z527H?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
**Warren hires senior staffers in Georgia to boost her 2020 bid**
*by SuccessfulOperation (<https://redd.it/el2cc6>)*
https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/warren-hires-senior-staffers-georgia-boost-her-2020-bid/kPIx1Odglts32YrD1EZ84K/
**Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, key player in decision to strike Iranian general, declines to run for Senate in Kansas**
*by Eurynom0s (<https://redd.it/el2clm>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2020/01/06/secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-key-player-in-decision-to-strike-iranian-general-declines-to-run-for-senate-in-kansas/
**2020 candidate Mike Bloomberg says he has no regrets for backing Iraq War**
*by UCantBahnMi (<https://redd.it/el2d86>)*
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-01-06/bloomberg-presidential-campaign-iraq-iran?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true
**The very real scenario of a protracted, ‘bizarro world’ Democratic primary**
*by Tcrlaf1 (<https://redd.it/el2e9c>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/democrats-post-super-tuesday-scramble-093743
**Tv Pundits Praising Suleimani Assassination Neglect To Disclose Ties To Arms Industry**
*by VoteBernieFor2020 (<https://redd.it/el2eoj>)*
https://theintercept.com/2020/01/06/iran-suleimani-tv-pundits-weapons-industry/
**Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020**
*by Neth110 (<https://redd.it/el2f39>)*
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/476995-why-trump-should-fear-sanders-much-more-than-warren-in-2020
**South Dakotans to Vote on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana**
*by redditor01020 (<https://redd.it/el2fyl>)*
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2020-01-06/south-dakotans-to-vote-on-legalizing-recreational-marijuana
**Trump the Intimidator Fails Again**
*by TrumpSharted (<https://redd.it/el2h0b>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion/trump-iran-trade.html
**Graham says he warned Trump against targeting Iranian culture sites**
*by KAGsniper (<https://redd.it/el2ipy>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477031-graham-says-he-warned-trump-against-targeting-iranian-culture-sites
**Gabbard responds to criticism for wearing BJP scarf: 'Somebody put something around my neck and snapped a picture'**
*by boghopper2000 (<https://redd.it/el2jqi>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/476992-gabbard-responds-to-criticism-for-wearing-bjp-scarf-somebody-put-something
**Trump Admin Bars Top Iranian Diplomat From Entering U.S.: Report**
*by cranberryfix (<https://redd.it/el2jqu>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-blocks-iranian-foreign-minister_n_5e13aa58e4b0843d36174de4
**Supreme Court orders quick response in Obamacare challenge**
*by drunkles (<https://redd.it/el2kuq>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-orders-quick-response-obamacare-challenge-n1111481
**The Iran Cock-Up**
*by ClownsToTheRightOfMe (<https://redd.it/el2kzm>)*
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-iran-cock-up-soleimani/
**This Mitch McConnell Speech Was So Sleazy I Thought He'd Spontaneously Combust**
*by xzaszx (<https://redd.it/el2lc3>)*
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a30421412/mitch-mcconnell-trump-iran-speech-qasem-suleimani/