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US Department of Defense confirms it targeted/killed Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, outside Baghdad Airport
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This decade is about have another forever war. And those who born around that time are gonna fight in this one.
White Solemanis killing brown Solemanis where is the difference and what is to be celebrated exactly ? The start of a new war is worth this?
they could easily cripple saudi arabia and qatar with ballistic missiles. israel would probably also see direct violence if the US committed to a full attack.
guerilla action and terror strikes across the region (as well as the EU) would be widespread, sure, but they also have a large and well trained conventional military that's been preparing for an american assault since 79.
Establish air superiority (they've got enough bases in the region). It won't take years. Completely blockade the country from the air, there's quite a few ways to cause collapse if you don't care much for civilian casualties.
Of course, after the country collapses the US will have no plan and we'll have another nightmare.
I just called to talk to my friend in Iran about this. He says everyone in his apartment complex has been awake since the news broke and have been talking about it. There's this uneasy feeling of dread amongst them. Obviously too early to say what Iran's response will be, since tensions are high. My friends worried that the supreme leader will retaliate in a really harsh way so he doesn't lose face amongst a his followers, and things will just keep escalating.
Hard to be up in arms over US personnel and innocents potentially getting killed in the coming weeks as a result of this action because a bad man was killed, you fucking genius.
America, you've had YEARS to remove Trump.
whatever happens now i hope America loses badly. stay safe Iranians.
whatever happens now i hope America loses badly. stay safe Iranians.
They are considered a terrorist organization because Trump designated them as such in April. There is no oversight on that process.
This allows the president to legally kill anyone there.
Well, legally according to US law, this is in violation of international law, but who is gonna force the US to comply with that shit?
any response is going to be lose-lose for everyone involved
We bombed a civilian airport. We assassinated a foreign govt official at a major civilian transportation hub.
What the fuck dude.
Hey now. We the people can only remove Presidents during elections. We still have 11 months to fuck that one up
But you see...somebody wrote a memo saying we can't prosecute him while he's in office. We must leave it to partisan hacks to do the right thing. It's the American way.
Now now, we still have another 5 years to try and remove Trump. Just give us some time. We'll get to it eventually.
You do realize that impeachment isnt done by citizen voting, right
Tbf, the airport is large as hell, if im not incorrect, the U.S controls a part of it. https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...1fa00c515e0eda92!8m2!3d33.267015!4d44.2311592
If you look at the Google Maps link, if im not incorrect, our portion is the Southwest part.
In all honesty, Soleimani was ordering and coordinating the movements on the U.S Embassy in the city, a indication of just how much he was off-limits in terms of retaliation by U.S forces. In Syria, he personally visited and commanded forces fighting that were pro-Iranian throughout the conflict lifespan.
When I heard he was dead I was utterly shocked, simply cause as a follower of the Syrian Civil War, his name came up so much, including instances where he was reported to have been assassinated or killed, and when I heard about today, I didn't believe it but its true.
The propaganda in 2020 is going to be super effective.
muh patriotism is too strong.
While the man was an awful person the consequences of this attack will to years of violence in a region that has suffered already for decades. Many innocent people will die from this.
I feel the same and I quickly just try to put it out of my head quickly after scrolling down a bit. It's too much of a mindfuck to delve into.
Understandable. You ought to be concerned over what this means though.
Let's cool the WW3 talk, unless the US is invading Iran then Iran isn't waging all out war with the US. The far more pressing concern is US assests and policy goals specifically in Iraq. With such a brazen attack, Iran would be forced to initiate reprisals in Iraq. But, given that Iraq is already an Iranian proxy state, the thought of pushing Iraq further into Iranian hands isn't much a concern.
Instead, Iranian backed terrorism will likely only increase which could increase the possibility of war. But, it's not a certainty.
Really? I rather think it changes from close to impossible to imagine to rather unlikely.
I would not be so cavalier about the US's ability to establish air superiority without any sort of ground campaign in Iran. The Iranian military has spent decades preparing for this precise scenario with their investments in cruise missiles and ground-based, mobile anti-air defenses.
It's crazy how it's the same dumb playbook, ran by pretty much the same exact people, and it's still working.
This war, if it breaks out, is going to tear up our shit in ways maybe no living generation understands.
We can win a war with Iran we have bombs. It'll be just like Iraq. That ended quick right?
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Just outside of it, basically looks like they waited for the car he was in to leave the airport and then they hit him
Everyone knows you can't establish air superiority in Iraq
Iran tho, it's easy
Yeah you would think if the US was gonna assassinate someone in Iraq, it wouldn't be a airstrike in a public airport
These days who's gonna hold any country responsible for their bullshit to be honest these days
when innocent civilians get killed we all need to raise our voice against any government...but let's not act like this guy doesn't deserve it.
You really gotta understand that some people here truly do not see foreign lives, and especially third world lives, as of even remotely equal worth to US lives.
He definitely overplayed his hand, always surprised me to see him on the ground, I wonder if his dead will weaken all the alliances that he had forged.
Yeah, no. There's nothing easy about anything you've said; should educate yourself a bit more as it's really not that simple.
Israel would love to bomb Iran and Lebanon so striking them is literally the best thing they could hope for.
Yeah, im not mourning his death either. Absolutely this was a bad action, and I don't support it due to the consequences but he had it coming. On that note, U.S forces if they die, im not going to be upset about them, but I will blame Trump, hes the reason why they are dead. As for civilians, 100% innocents, there will be a high toll from this.
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