A Weekly Dose of President Trump-Trump Family Train 12/31-1/31/2020

Free Republic ^ | 12/31/2019 | weston

[weston]

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[Lakeside Granny]

Obummer also droned a 16-Year-Old American in Yemen.

Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Anwar's son.

"Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki (born al-Aulaqi; 26 August 1995 – 14 October 2011) was a 16-year-old American of Yemeni descent who was killed while eating dinner at an outdoor restaurant in Yemen by a drone airstrike ordered by U.S. President Barack Obama on 14 October 2011.[2][3][4][5] Abdulrahman al-Awlaki's father, Anwar al-Awlaki, was alleged to be an operational leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[6] Anwar was killed by a CIA drone strike[7] also ordered by Obama two weeks prior to the killing of his son."

Did Obummer consult Congress, get their permission?

NO!!!

[Lakeside Granny]

Whorealdo’s wife called him up and chewed him out.

He apologized to Brian on the radio.

Whorealdo is WRONG again on this.

[STARLIT]

NIKK..This great thread was posted by Jane.

Karim ....(Senior Fellow @CarnegieEndow ; Currently writing a book for @AAKnopf ; Adjunct professor @Georgetown ; Former YGL)

1. No man in the world was directly involved in more conflicts, in more countries, over a longer period than Qassem Soleimani. His death is a HUGE loss for an Iranian regime that's actively fighting 3 cold/proxy wars-with America, Israel, and Saudi Arabia-that could all turn hot 1:16 PM · Jan 3,2020

2. As Iran's undisputed military commander, Soleimani built a Shia foreign legion that played an indelible role in the region’s bloodiest conflicts, including Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Though he was never going to die a natural death, his personality cult left no clear successors.

3. Trump’s inaction after numerous Iranian attacks throughout 2019—against regional oil tankers, a US drone, and Saudi Aramco—led Khamenei to believe, understandably, that Trump was all bluster. Khamenei's open taunting of Trump proved a miscalculation: Quote Tweet

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Khamenei.ir · Jan 1 That guy has tweeted that we see Iran responsible for the events in Baghdad & we will respond to Iran. 1st: You can’t do anything. 2nd: If you were logical —which you’re not— you’d see that your crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan… have made nations hate you.

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4. Soleimani wasn't a US ally in the fight against ISIS. His complicity in Assad's mass displacement/murder of millions of Syrians (including via repeated chemical weapons attacks), and patronage of Iraq's violent Shia militias fueled the Sunni radicalism that helped spawn ISIS.

5. Soleimani was a polarizing figure in Iran: Beloved by the regime (both hardline and “moderate” factions), admired by zealous Persian/Shia nationalists for his fight against Arabs/Sunnis, and loathed by many Iranians tired of living under a police state: Quote Tweet

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Masih Alinejad 🏳️... IMPORTANT: For many Iranians Qassem Soleimani was a warmonger who caused massive casualties in Syria. He was no hero to average Iranians who chanted against the country’s support for Hezbollah and Hamas 1/

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6. One senior US official told me, “it was important to show Iran we own escalation. If they kill one of our men we can kill 30 of theirs. If they attack our embassy we can take out their military commanders”. For US military officials who served in Iraq, Soleimani was enemy #1

7. The predictions of today mean little; the impact of Soleimani's death will take years to play out. Iranians warn of more bloodshed, while many Syrians and Iraqis are rejoicing that the man they hold directly responsible for countless civilian casualties is no longer around

8. While many are predicting WWIII, the last 40 years of Iran’s history reflect that what’s paramount for the Islamic Republic is its survival. Tehran can ill-afford a full-blown war w/ the US while facing onerous economic sanctions and internal tumult, especially w/o Soleimani

9. What’s more likely is sustained proxy attacks against US interests/allies regionally and even globally. Iran has a long history of such attacks in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with mixed success; regime apparatchiks are already telegraphing:

“If I was in the UAE, I would leave now. If I’m American in #Iraq, I would leave now. If I’m an American in any part of South East Asia, I would leave immediately.”

Words of warning (threats?) from Iran based Prof Mohammad Marandi via @AJEnglish

10. As usual, Ayatollah Khamenei must careful calibrate his reaction. A weak response risks losing face, an excessive response risks losing his head. Khamenei is Trump's most consequential international adversary in 2020: https://time.com/5691642/iran-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-trump/…

10. As usual, Ayatollah Khamenei must careful calibrate his reaction. A weak response risks losing face, an excessive response risks losing his head. Khamenei is Trump's most consequential international adversary in 2020: https://t.co/h7eso0Nfcg… pic.twitter.com/nKQ4Rz9s6c— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) January 3, 2020

[STARLIT]

LIVE Breaking News

18m BREAKING: U.S. State Department says they will designate Asai'ab Ahl Ahl-Haq, an Iraqi Shi'a group, as a foreign terrorist organization, saying it is a proxy of Iran

[JudyinCanada]

Whorealdo revealed who he really is. At least he’s married to someone with some sense.

[Lakeside Granny]

From Gen. Anthony Tata.....

I’m curious about all this concern about #Iran “reprisals.” As opposed to what? More attacks on our embassy, drones, Saudi oil fields, restaurants in our nation’s capital? To be sure there will be more combat but it’s about time we stood up to Iran, the #1 state sponsor of terror— Anthony J. Tata (@ajtata) January 3, 2020

[Lakeside Granny]

They were the ones marching on our embassy, right?

[STARLIT]

حسن سجواني 🇦🇪 Hassan Sajwani @HSajwanization..(Hassan Sajwani an #Emirati tweets #news #tech business #counterTerrorism, politics, RTs not endorsements.Patriot )

JUST in : #Saudi #CrownPrince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from #US Secretary of State @SecPompeo 🇸🇦🇺🇸

[Lakeside Granny]

Whorealdo gets too big for his own britches.

He’s always saying he is friends with Trump and maybe he is.

Also, says he’d conservative.

I’m conservative and believe me Whorealdo is NO conservative.

[STARLIT]

Yes, if I'm not mistaken. And some of the dead were spotted and pictures out on twitter of them.

[STARLIT]

Joseph Dempsey · 5h Updated Geolocation of #US airstrike on #Iran #Soleimani convoy, Baghdad Intl Airport #Iraq 33°15'28.08''N 44°15'21.96''E (1)

[gubamyster]

This has to be one of the GREATEST pranks - especially with the graphics

Prank with Maxine Waters (Stars Save the Earth #1)

Jan 2, 2020

Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus) have launched an international project called “Stars Save the Earth”, a project dedicated to global problems of modern society. Vovan and Lexus discuss them with celebrities and politicians in order to find a solution together and save our planet. The first hero of “Stars Save the Earth” is Congresswoman Maxine Waters, with whom the pranksters discuss the topic of harrasment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=341&v=b5DpdWE9oKc&feature=emb_logo

[Lakeside Granny]

No World War III?

On Iranian TV, @JZarif says assassination of Qassem Soleimani, "was clearly a terrorist action" and #Iran "will launch various legal measures at the international level to hold America to account." pic.twitter.com/rgKuZurjpu— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) January 3, 2020

[STARLIT]

Abas Aslani...(Editor-in-chief @IranFrontPage ; Senior research fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies (CMESS). DMs open

#Iran's Foreign Ministry @JZarif

: The Swiss government brought an unreasonable message and a rude letter from American government and they received a strong written response today.

#Iran's Foreign Minister @JZarif : Americans are the ones who have turned their back to negotiation and they have exited from diplomacy so as to impose their own interests...The result of this policy is elimination of the US from the region.

#Iran's foreign minister @JZarif says that Iranian leader's "strength" today, despite the assassination of #Qasem_Soleimani, was encouraging for other Iranian officials who met him today on Friday.

#Iran's Foreign Minister @JZarif : This was a clear terrorist action...This is the method of the cowards who use state terrorism... Americans violated international law, Iraqi sovereignty and also hurt the emotions on the people in the Muslim World.

#Iran's Foreign Minister @JZarif says that Iran will respond to the assassination of #Qasem_Soleimani in any way and any time that it thinks is appropriate and it will not be impacted by the #American propaganda.

[Lakeside Granny]

What is Iran's Foreign Minister @JZarif smoking?

I want some.

[petitfour]

Sounds like the fourth and final plan to overthrow the people’s choice for US President is also going to fail. (Comey’s recent ramblings.) All the talk about withering and shrinking and impotence from the RAT propaganda, including Iran’s hate Americans leader.

[jennychase]

Dianne FienSatan who is a buddy of Iran Foreign Minister, not sure how much distress she must be with President Trump.

[jennychase]

This is CNN

[jennychase]

President Trump to speak in about 2 hours

[JudyinCanada]

The president just spoke.

There is a HUGE difference between a politician and a leader.