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To: greeneyes; All
As a followup to prior posts...

New York Times op-ed made eerie hypothetical about Soleimani being killed in Baghdad hours before it happened

The op-ed, “Hypersonic Missiles Are a Game Changer,” by Quincy Institute analyst and former National Security Council senior director Steve Simon...

“Is there an individual in an unfriendly country who cannot be apprehended? What if the former commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Qassem Soleimani, visits Baghdad for a meeting and you know the address? The temptations to use hypersonic missiles will be many,” Simon wrote.

Hours after the op-ed was published, the Pentagon confirmed that Soleimani was killed in a U.S.-led airstrike at Baghdad International Airport.

The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

1,245 posted on 01/03/2020 10:21:17 AM PST by StormFlag (Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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1,303 posted on 01/03/2020 12:21:28 PM PST by COUNTrecount ("I've always won, and I'm going to continue to win. And that's the way it is." -- Donald Trump)
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To: StormFlag

I was wondering if it was the “it’s a go” signal.


1,349 posted on 01/03/2020 9:33:16 PM PST by stylin19a ((2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever))
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To: StormFlag
What if the former commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Qassem Soleimani, visits Baghdad for a meeting and you know the address? The temptations to use hypersonic missiles will be many,

That's correct.

Watcha-rass...bitches.

1,357 posted on 01/04/2020 6:51:45 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (We need to reach across the aisle, extend a hand...And slap the crap out of them)
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