Posted on 01/08/2020 10:15:29 AM PST by C19fan
Iran has launched what it promised would be a 'crushing revenge' strike against the US over the death of General Soleimani - but succeeded only in damaging two airbases in neighboring Iraq.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired 22 ballistic missiles at the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq and Erbil International airport in the north in the early hours of Wednesday, but failed to kill a single US or Iraqi solider.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking on Iranian TV shortly after the missiles were launched, described the strikes as 'a slap' and said they 'are not sufficient (for revenge)' while vowing further action to kick US troops out of the region.
But foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the attack was now 'concluded', praising Iran's 'proportionate' response and adding: 'We do not seek escalation or war.'
President Donald Trump is expected to make his own statement on the attacks at 11am Wednesday EST, but tweeted late Tuesday to say 'so far so good' and 'all is well 'as American forces assessed the damage.
Iranian television had tried to claim that 80 'American terrorists' were killed, but that figure was quickly rubbished by Iraqi and US officials.
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“No warheads?”
According to one of the reports that I read there was speculation that the missiles carried ‘dummy’ warheads.
So, basically a fart in their general direction.
I believe this. They couldn’t do nothing so they made a show of force without harming anyone.
It’s akin to an ankle biter dog yipping when pissed. Just keep your fingers away from it.
They are terrorists and thugs but apparently not into national suicide.
I am with you. Trump has yet to fire 10,000 workers on strike, as well, as Reagan did. Also, no crumbling of an evil empire (USSR).
But hes trying!
And looked good chopping wood in a felt hat.
The fanatic Mullah dictators of Iran have no problem
sending out their deceived nobody Iranians
to fight and die for them. But when one of their
prominent inner circle officials is suddenly, violently
and publicly blown to bits by the "The Great Satan", they
have a change of heart about attacking the USA.
They now know that each of them has a big target painted
on their backs and they can all end up like Soleimani. That
concentrates the mind greatly. They'll wait for better times
to attack the USA.
(They're hoping another Obama comes along.)
Now that Trump has Iran believing him it could become much easier. It needn’t be proven over and over again.
[More importantly, I think they wanted to use this strike as a propaganda to their people that they have done something to avenge Soleimanis death.]
This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where the tennis pro, couldnt play tennis and Jerry agreed to let him beat him (Jerry), so that the tennis pro could save face in front of his girlfriend. Then the tennis pro started acting cocky and calling Jerry insulting names. Iran is the tennis pro.
No camels were harmed in the making of this revenge attack.
>>>They can even rebroadcast the MSNBC clip that parroted their own propaganda that over 30 of our troops were killed by their strikes.
Too funny!
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