I don't think I argued that. I'm saying America wanted to leave more troops there but the Iraqi government kick them out.
They kept trying to negotiate smaller and smaller number with the Iraqi government.
Sit back, relax and watch the US fumble all of its influence
Russia basically said it was illegal (the last country on earth that should say a country is doing something illegal), and urged restraint. China, I don't know.
You can't fuck with countries forever, eventually they will find a way to hit back on you.
i see tens of thousands of iraqi people in the funerals. what gives you the authority to say those people aren't the "normal" iraqi people? some tweet showing 5 men dancing and being happy after soleimani's death, those are normal iraqi people but these people aren't? no matter what you want to believe (i know you're iraqi yourself) he was a beloved person there for many people. people don't show up in thousands to the funeral of someone they hated.
I was talking to a buddy from another country and he was confused on how fox news is even popular or allowed to be on t.v. lol
Thats a pretty bold statement. But might depend on what you consider mass casualties.
This situation is incredibly complex, far more than most are giving it credit for. I sat with my Iranian father-in-law last night who legitimately could not be happier Soleimani is dead, as the man was a monstrous agent of the totalitarian state that ordered the mass killing and subjugation of his own people.
I'm aware the media likes war ratings, but the way it worked last time was that 9/11 fueled the fervor. Without that the media kinda wanting the ratings isn't going to be enough to drive things, and the media isn't really going all in on the rah-rah war bits now.
exactly. i'm in iran, and there are many people sad about his death, and many people who are happy. i'm just saying to say the thousands of people who attended his funeral in iraq (his funerals in iran will start tomorrow once his body is transferred to here) are not "normal" iraqi people is, frankly, disgusting. he had a huge part in getting ISIS out of iraq. for that reason alone, it's understandable why he would be a beloved and respected man there for some people.
Yes. It's more fair to say he was loved by conservatives and hated by liberals, but both those camps are the "normal" populace of Iraq and Iran.
yeah, not the first time i see similar sentiments from him either. he pretty much blames everything that's wrong in iraq on iran while ignoring the big elephant in the room (USA). and he's not very knowledgable about the history of iran an iraq (didn't even know that iraq made chemical attack on iran during the war), all the while being more than comfortable with USA's presence and actions in the country, including brushing off USA bombing iraq a few days ago during the embassy attacks.
The reporting is wrong. This is an incredibly divisive issue.
There is no question he was a bad guy. This is a man who brought Iraqi fighters into Iran to kill his own people because he was worried Iranian soldiers wouldn't do it.
