Posted on 01/10/2020 3:13:13 PM PST by WWII_Historian
The story of the termination of Soleimani is not an isolated incident. The story is a continuation of the history of a battle on February 7, 2018, near the city of Deir ez-Zur in Syria. A detachment of American servicemen (several dozen people under the leadership of the lieutenant) defeated a motorized battalion (about 600 people), reinforced with tanks and armored personnel carriers, of the Russian military. Only one Russian armored carrier left the battle, and several hundred mercenaries were killed in a short 4-hour battle. Not a single American was even injured.
How was such an outcome possible?
“The battle was made possible by the fact that President Trump canceled Obama’s rules of engagement with the enemy. The decision on the use of weapons is now made by the unit commander on the spot (as it always was throughout military history) and not a military lawyer in a cozy office in the Pentagon.”
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At a conceptual level, Trump reduced the requirements for point, or laser, target designation from “complete certainty” (under Obama rules) to “reasonable certainty” that a given target will be in the right place at the right time. At the same time, he excluded the huge bureaucratic machine of the National Security Council from the operational decision-making process on the attack.
In addition to this, Trump severely and painfully suppressed the interagency wars between the Pentagon and the CIA, which went on for decades. Finally, Trump returned to the American armed forces what is called in the corporate world “delegation of authority” – now the right to use weapons, the right to open fire, is given to those who historically must have them – the military officers in a field.
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He’s still a handful.
I don’t know. (His most recent pix showed he could model jewelry well)
representing the religion of pieces very well right now...
he could model jewelry well ...
One post was comparing his ring to one congressman. I don’t know enough about jewelry to compare.
I heard he had a new photo spread. It was all over the airport.
I wish a clever FReeper would post pictures of the scowling Soleimani next to the scowling Michelle. I believe Michelle wins the baddest scowl-off contest.
Excellent piece - FRegards
At least he’s quit smoking.
A: They're both black and they both got blown up by Donald Trump.
"If you need an example of the moral rot I described above, look no further than MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who waxed poetic about the dead terrorist, Qassem Soleimani. Here's what he said on his show Wednesday night:
"'When some people die, you don't know what the impact is going to be. When Princess Diana died there was a huge emotional outpouring. Elvis Presley in our culture. It turns out that this general [Trump] killed was a beloved hero of the Iranian people.'
Here's a reality check for Mr. Matthews and anyone else who needs it:
"That's not the legacy of Princess Diana or Elvis Presley. Anyone who sees Soleimani as a 'hero' is an enemy of the civilized world and should be prepared to meet a similar fate. Assuming, of course, that progressives like Chris Matthews aren't responsible for protecting the civilized world."
My sons said his uniform looked like those in the video of “The Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance.
Several reports have said that Iranians were being forced to turn out to fill the streets for Soleimani’s funeral.
A jihadist in a box
HOORAY Chief. Thank you, sir.
Somewhere there are 72 virgins talking to the hand.
I watched President Trump’s recent Ohio rally. Disappointing, really. I was hoping he’d show up wearing Soleimani’s ring.
He said it was easy. Only took a dew hours
One down—lots more to go.
One down—lots more to go.
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