Posted on 02/12/2015 10:56:32 AM PST by McGruff
An influential Iranian general who has reportedly been near the front line against the Islamic State group was quoted Thursday saying the jihadists are "nearing the end of their lives".
General Qassem Suleimani, the once rarely seen commander of the powerful Quds Force, has become the public face of Iran's support for the Iraqi and Syrian governments against jihadists.
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“Turkey wants to be a hegemon too. Israel continues to have a nervous finger on the button.”
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If they haven’t already, the Israelis should move to add a considerable number of VERY large yield thermonuclear weapons to their stockpile of A-bombs and Neutron bombs.
“The Other Islamic State We Should Be Most Worried About”
The Aspen Times (CO) | February 12, 2015 | Melanie Sturm
Posted on 02/12/2015 7:41:59 AM PST by Aspenhuskerette
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3256796/posts
Bashar al-Assad rules out joining coalition battle against Daesh during BBC interview
http://www.albawaba.com/news/bashar-al-assad-rules-out-joining-coalition-battle-against-daesh-during-bbc-interview-654888
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Denies US Cooperation in ISIS Fight
http://abcnews.go.com/International/syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-denies-us-cooperation/story?id=28853213
Syrian, Hezbollah troops advancing towards Israeli Golan
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4625602,00.html
Don’t particularly want to destroy Iran. Persians are generally good folks. Just ‘cause they have a crappy government is no reason to attack all Iranians. Mostly they’re harmless, too, unless they manage to weaponize their nukes.
Yup...that’s the statement
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