If the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs or Staff or the Director of the CIA was on the ground in a place where the U.S. has no right to be conducting any military operations (in Syria, for example), then wouldn’t they be legitimate targets?
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.
”To be clear, this is the equivalent of Iran killing the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and then taking credit for it.”
The writer is a moron. Equating the U.S. military which has done rescue and relief operations ALL OVR THE WORLD. including saving hundreds of thousands of muslims from monsoons a few years back, comparing them with the Iranian SCUM who intentionally women and children.