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What was this Iranian general doing in Iraq anyway? I thought these two countries hated each other? The last place I expected him to crop up would be in Baghdad, unless of course he was there being protected by other Shia militants? Surprised any Iraqi army would want him there after all he has done in the region.....
I presume Trump didn't wake up in the morning and decide today is the day I will take out Suleimani. There would have been an intelligence briefing identifying what the imminent threat was being posed and a range of options for dealing with that threat. Trump chose assassination of an Iranian General as the best means of dealing with that threat.
I guess that as with Iraqi WMD we will eventually get to know what that immediate threat was and whether the chosen course of action to deal with it was a wise one or not.
My point was did the Commander in Chief take into consideration the volatility of the global region, the consequential impacts and the range of deescalation and exit strategies when making the decision or did he just want to show who is the boss around here?
It seems that political commentators have just woken up to Trump's remark about the 52 targets which include Iranian cultural sites. I spotted that right away after his infamous Tweet was released and confirmed to me that this guy is bordering on insanity. Of what military significance or threat to Americans are such historic sites? I didn't realise that to deliberately destroy such sites was a war crime though - but would that have any affect on Trump's decision making though?
Edit: it is ironic that the collateral damage might kill hundreds/thousands of civilians yet would not be a war crime!
He tweeted it. The White House denied he meant that. He confirmed that it's exactly what he meant.
The eternal three-step:
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 6, 2020
1) Trump says inflammatory thing
2) Trump officials say he didn’t say what people are saying he said
3) Trump says he totally said and meant it pic.twitter.com/aYaDLbDmeG
The Iranian population is 90% Shia Muslim. Iran is 2/3rd Shia and 30% Sunni. The divide between the Shia and Sunni is similar to Protestants and Catholics in the Christian faith. Saddam Hussein was a Sunni who effectively ruled Iraq for and with the minority third of the population, often repressing and persecuting elements of the Shia population during his time in power.
He declared was on Iran. When the dust cleared after the 2nd Gulf War the Shia became the majority power in the Iraqi Parliament and have reasonable relations, jointly collaborated in the fight against ISIS and Iran is Iraq's biggest trading partner. The Iraqi government also has fostered reasonable relations with the US and has been walking a tightrope between the two powers.
The airstrikes against Shia militia late last year and the assassination of Suleimani. both on Iraqi soil has shaken the rope. The first sign of how the Iraqi's have reacted is their request for all US troops to leave Iraqi soil and the shutting down of the multi-nation task force established to remove the ISIS threat.
All balls up in the air but there are a number on here who think that Trump knows exactly what he is doing and will make the wisest decisions at the right time so I'm probably being overly negative.
Why do the Iranian people want to get rid of their despot religious leaders?
Some views from liberal middle-east experts.
https://twitter.com/shadihamid/statu...10539432878080
https://twitter.com/hxhassan/status/1213626538236747776
You need to get your TDS sorted ASAP, as it is affecting your thinking!
The thin skinned idiot on about plotting more targets including cultural sites.
He really is a ****ing idiot.
https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/stat...144002048?s=21
This Media Post will serve as a reminder that war powers reside in the Congress under the United States Constitution. And that you should read the War Powers Act. And that you’re not a dictator. https://t.co/VTroMegWv0
— House Foreign Affairs Committee (@HouseForeign) January 5, 2020
So they came up with the regime change strategy whilst under fire during a demonstration. I can see why LoM thinks of you so highly.
Of course it could be that this act of aggression could have the opposite effect and get the country to rally around the regime in a way unthought of even a week ago. You may even get short odds on that!
It might be your limited range of learned terms but I am sensing an acronym fetish.
It is certainly true that I dislike Trump, his morality and ability to lead the US. I consider him to be a legitimately elected President but will quite happily point out both the inadequacies of his administration and how he and his followers throw falsehoods around like chaff to smear and belittle opponents. Hopefully where I am not offering opinions my counters are based on facts and evidence.
You of course have a long record of stating that you sit dispassionately on the fence as far as Trump is concerned, carefully weighing up each issue using your perfectly weighted 50% left leaning/50% right leaning twitter feed........................and then come down in Trump's side 100% of the time!
TDS stands for Trump Derangement Syndrome...right?
I know its tough for some to absorb but everything Trump tweets isn't always a reality .
He loves the limelight and its getting him votes and attention ( even CCMB members who have given up on the Labour Party argeuemnts )
Provocative statements are issued by many loops Kim in North Korea , Iranian statements on the destruction of Israel , even Boris in the last election all very effective in their way.
Both Bush and Obama were presented with the option to kill this Iranian loop , but decided not too , some hawks knew by presenting it to Trump now , they had a better chance of executing it .
Its now mad dog strategy ,do something nasty ( done ) , keep saying crap destruction stuff (on going ) to get your opponent on the back foot , as they dont know what will happen next , you appear unstable . I think its a strategy of getting around the table and renegotiation the shit nuclear deal with no cash on offer this time , perhaps USA may other than picking up the funereal costs of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis from the increased costs of flag sales .
Try not take Trump so serous , get out a bit ,get a part time job is my advise ,life goes on
Trump tweeted that he was going to take out Iranian Cultural sites if there was retaliation. He also tweeted These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner. Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!
Out of interest how do we tell which of the President's tweets are a reality and which one's aren't?
Yet you were one of the chief spreaders of fake news regarding the Steele Dossier & Trump Russia Collusion and you smeared anybody who challenged you
I am not passing any judgement on Donald Trump, that's your TDS kicking in! All of my observations are related to the rule of law and corruption.You of course have a long record of stating that you sit dispassionately on the fence as far as Trump is concerned, carefully weighing up each issue using your perfectly weighted 50% left leaning/50% right leaning twitter feed........................and then come down in Trump's side 100% of the time!
TDS stands for Trump Derangement Syndrome...right?