Posted on 01/04/2020 12:28:32 PM PST by Alas Babylon!
“...John Kerry is talking to the Iranians...”
Was he in Iran very recently?
Why was Soleimani so brazenly in Iraq
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I wonder why we didn’t snatch Soleimani? I suppose the logistics and the risks did not support doing that but its an interesting option that was probably given consideration at some point.
Part of his moving easily in Iraq, is that there is a large minority of Iraqis that support him, and Iraq. The Badr Party is the 2nd largest political Party in their Parliament and is aligned with Iran. There are deep divisions within the Shi’ites of Iraq, biggest name is al-Sistani who is definitely anti-Iran, but there are many other voices that want close ties with Iran.
lots more pearl-clutching and hand-wringing by chamberlainesque nattering nabobs of negativism,who no doubt preferred obama’s strategy of flying planes loaded with pallets of hundred dollar bills so the Iranian terrorist regime could finance their worldwide terrorist actions and nuclear bomb manufacturing facilities ...
I’m intrigued that this call intercept is being made public at all. Perhaps a signal to whomever might have been on the other end of the line.
Quoth the Verizon guy, “Can you hear me now?”
‘Adam Smith’ lol
If the Israelis got the intercept then I have to ask if we have become dependent on the Israelis for our intelligence. Apparently the CIA is too busy investigating the opposition party’s presidential campaign to do its job.
“In before the Zot!” Excellent.
I prefer it this way.
He may not have talked and there is too much risk of him getting rescued or *escaping*.
He may not have talked
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I think the likelihood of refusal would have been greatly diminished during his transport to an interrogation facility somewhere. Isolation, helplessness, deprivation and other forms of “encouragement” might well have convinced him to become a little more conversational.
More than likely given the US non-responses to previous incidents something very big was in the works. Seems to me that the Iranians would use up a large amount of their considerable stock piles of various advanced missiles in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen on all and any targets they could reach, killing thousand in the process.
Soleimani was a true believer and the more blood he could shed the better to lure the 12th Imam out of the Well and begin the world conquest which ends in the extinction of the human race. None of these Iranian leaders and military types care a wit about their own survival, regarding their deaths as martyrdom.
They hesitated. He came to bolster their courage. He chose...poorly.
Could be lots of reasons, all tied to military deception.
Personally, I would not rule out someone betrayed the General, maybe even the current aylatola
Check out this story.
Israelis reporting how we intercepted Soleimani’s phone calls. He was attempting to take hostages at our Embassy in Baghdad. Shades of 1979 spoilt with his death!
Also, Big Mike Pompeo on EVERY show tomorrow, as well as General Petraeus on FTN, who had some good things to say about killing Soleimani.
What do you bet that the Muhandes telephone was compromised and he gave Soleimani away?
Wouldn’t it be nice if on his next “trip” John F’n Kerry were captured by a contingent of oppressed peoples and tried for crimes against humanity?
These phony comparisons between comparable positions within the USG and Iran are intended to legitimize Iranian retaliation. What is not said is that Soleimani was the head of a terrorist organization that has already killed hundreds of Americans. Are we entitled to retaliate against his actions? Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism.
And let’s get real. The power disparity between the US and Iran will make any considered retaliation by Iran devastating to Iran. The US should make it clear there will be no proportionality.
Great. Trump just announced that 52 Iranian sites will be targeted should Iran retaliate. Game, set, and match.
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