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Qassim Soleimani's death is a grievous blow to Iran
Washington Examiner ^ | 2 January 2020 | Russ Read

Posted on 01/02/2020 7:50:16 PM PST by Steely Tom

"The death of Soleimani is devastating to the regime. No man is irreplaceable, but he comes close given his two decades of operational experience and regional dominance," Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the Washington Examiner.

In a Twitter post, Dubowitz said Soleimani's death would be bigger than that of Osama bin Laden and ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. .

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Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Soleimani and his unit supported Iraq's Shiite Muslim insurgency. Iran provided the particularly lethal explosively formed penetrators to insurgent groups, a weapon which was capable of penetrating U.S. armor. The Pentagon has attributed at least 500 deaths to Iranian influence during this time.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: grievous; soleimani
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To: ctdonath2

Sulaimani & Co killed today were active threats, high value because they were, are, and will cause serious harm to our people & interests.

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Did they have the Iraqi government’s permission to be in the country?


21 posted on 01/02/2020 8:10:36 PM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: tinyowl

(Dubowitz’ quote is re: Trump)


22 posted on 01/02/2020 8:10:38 PM PST by tinyowl
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To: Steely Tom; All
Qassim Soleimani’s death is a grievous blow to Iran

That is like posting ‘Yamamoto’s death a grievous blow to Japan. (With apologies to the admiral's shade.) But donkey congressrats are making much howl over this
grave escalation’.

23 posted on 01/02/2020 8:12:57 PM PST by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: Steely Tom

24 posted on 01/02/2020 8:13:12 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: Steely Tom

25 posted on 01/02/2020 8:14:00 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: gandalftb

Bin laden hit was a lie, so this is probably top of the shelf.


26 posted on 01/02/2020 8:14:20 PM PST by Bulwyf
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To: oldplayer

Watch Trump’s speech to the troops in Afghanistan at Thanksgiving. Next guy is thinking maybe he should run a store instead.


27 posted on 01/02/2020 8:15:05 PM PST by taterjay
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To: Steely Tom

Was he in Bagdad when he was killed?
Bagdad is in IRAQ.

WHAT WAS HE DOING THERE??????


28 posted on 01/02/2020 8:16:15 PM PST by Maris Crane
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To: Bon mots
I think Trump did a fake feint that Irans oil fields were a good target yesterday to get the Iranian's to look the other way while he took out this scumbag.
29 posted on 01/02/2020 8:16:17 PM PST by jimpick
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To: Steely Tom

The Democrats and their media minions are attacking President Trump for this. That’s definitive proof that this death is a major success for America.


30 posted on 01/02/2020 8:16:39 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Steely Tom

This guy has needed killing for years.


31 posted on 01/02/2020 8:16:53 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: robowombat
But donkey congressrats are making much howl over this grave escalation’.

Proving that Benghazi was no fluke. "Every man for himself" is a Democrat policy.

32 posted on 01/02/2020 8:19:21 PM PST by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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To: Moonman62

Non-sequitur.


33 posted on 01/02/2020 8:20:27 PM PST by ctdonath2 (Democrats oppose democracy.)
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To: Steely Tom

Sends a good message to Rocket Man, too.


34 posted on 01/02/2020 8:23:05 PM PST by Andyman (The truth shall make you FReep.)
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To: Eddie01

EXACTLY. This is the message.


35 posted on 01/02/2020 8:23:53 PM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Repeal 16-17
The Democrats and their media minions are attacking President Trump for this.

Maybe they'll say the guy was running for President of Iran and therefore it was illegal to target him.

-PJ

36 posted on 01/02/2020 8:25:29 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Steely Tom

Here’s your Iranian deal from a real president. No pallets of cash.


37 posted on 01/02/2020 8:25:34 PM PST by Phillyred
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To: Andyman

GOOD POINT.


38 posted on 01/02/2020 8:26:57 PM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Steely Tom
Iran provided the particularly lethal explosively formed penetrators to insurgent groups, a weapon which was capable of penetrating U.S. armor. The Pentagon has attributed at least 500 deaths to Iranian influence during this time.

EMPs killed 500 or more US Soldiers but maimed about 20 times that many and Iran is responsible. This copper plates were, and are still to this day, manufactured in Iran and the teaching and technology was continually smuggled into Iraq and also Afghanistan.

I pray I live to see Iran a smoking hole. If Reagan had been President during the Iranian embassy takeover they would still be in the pre stone age.

Ans the world would be a better place.

39 posted on 01/02/2020 8:27:16 PM PST by Newbomb Turk
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To: ctdonath2

I have no problem with your statement. I thought you might know.


40 posted on 01/02/2020 8:28:16 PM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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