Key Iran General Soleimani killed in Iraq: reports - BBC

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The timeline so far:
  • Putin announces he will violate sanctions by selling arms to Iran.
  • Putin meets with Trump to discuss “terrorism”.
  • Trump attacks a head of the Iranian military “because he’s a terrorist”.
Coming soon: Iran buys a bunch of Russian weapons
 
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Any action or inaction may turn out badly. That is never a defense for such action or inaction.
Of course, not. As I said, I am not sure what, in that light, @Ender meant by bringing up Benghazi.
That would make this a prudent move,
It is unusal, to say the least, to carry out assassinations of the leaders of nations with whom we have military engagements. I think that there are prudent reasons for that.
 
It is unusal, to say the least, to carry out assassinations of the leaders of nations with whom we have military engagements. I think that there are prudent reasons for that.
Soleimani wasn’t the leader of a nation. He was, however, the leader of a terrorist organization, and he was accorded the same end given to Bin Laden. Hopefully this will instill some prudence in others inclined to share the same objectives.
 
Well, why did America and the British intervene to support the overthrow of Mossadegh?
You know I see you mention this from time to time, you are right to mention it but the come back question is, why won’t the rulers of Iran, I guess, that being the Mullahs, why won’t they let them have free elections then? It’s a good point until one says that. Iranians in the diaspora say this.

No free elections, maybe there is no reason to bring up Mossadegh. But it’s a valid subject. Yes, we have wounded relations with Iran going back about 65, 66 years. Well, actually, the Shah was our guy, a lot of history in all of this.
 
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He was a national leader in Iran. His assassination is akin to an adversary targeting US milirtray leadership.
Are US military leadership planning unprovoked terrorist attacks against Iranian diplomats or embassies or citizens of other nations?
 
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the come back question is, why won’t the rulers of Iran, I guess, that being the Mullahs, why won’t they let them have free elections then?
I thought that Mossadegh was freely elected and the free elections stopped after the American and British intervention which supported his overthrow?
 
I thought that Mossadegh was freely elected and the free elections stopped after the American and British intervention which supported his overthrow?
Why don’t the Mullahs hold free elections then? If we are all saying this is irrelevant, then, you are only talking about history.
 
Are US military leadership planning unprovoked terrorist attacks against Iranian diplomats or embassies or citizens of other nations?
Since many deaths of even civilians have been occuring via, e.g., US DRONES,
and since Drone Itineraries are well planned…
What conclusion can one very easily come to?
 
Since many deaths of even civilians have been occuring via, e.g., US DRONES,
and since Drone Itineraries are well planned…
What conclusion can one very easily come to?
Are those drone attacks unprovoked. Any civilian loss of life is a terrible thing but I think there is a main difference here between terrorist attacks and responses to such, and attempts to prevent loss of life vs deliberately taking lives.
 
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Threats to Israel, arming their foes on the border.

The war in Syria which some say is more of a slaughter.

These things are connected to Soleimani as well. Check twitter about this.

I’m a bit uneasy with these events, we will see.

I mean, are we doing so much better than Saudi Arabia and the killing of Khasshoggi? Those are just thoughts, I’m not endoring saying so. Khashoggi was no Soleimani, Soleimani it is reported is responsible for a lot of people dying, period.
 
Shall we ask those who connect with deaths of their innocent loved ones?

And… Who is doing the provoking these days?
Still unprovoked. Plain and simple.

I think it’s clear who the bad actors are and have been.
 
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