Posted on 01/03/2020 12:37:34 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
On Thursday evening, the Pentagon confirmed that at the direction of President Donald Trump, US forces killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike near Baghdad's airport, the most drastic step toward conflict with Iran in the 21st century.
Soleimani was for decades one of the most important and highly regarded military figures in Iran, playing a pivotal role in shaping Iranian foreign policy and the politics of the Middle East today.
The killing of the high-level commander, first reported by Iraqi state TV and later confirmed in a Pentagon statement, is the US's most significant escalation of tensions against Iran yet and is likely to further inflame conflict in the region and provoke severe retaliation.
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“US forces killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike near Baghdad’s airport, the most drastic step toward conflict with Iran in the 21st century.”
It wasn’t a “drastic step toward conflict” when they attacked our embassy?
Agree 100%.
I think the author meant cowardice, not reticence.
Yep - they think being frozen with indecision is a good thing...Trump told everyone his promise was a threat and acted forthwith - they hate that in a President....Best President Ever!
MAGA!!!
Was there one verified sighting of Bin Laden after Tora Bora, December 2001? Only a few doctored audios. Very likely he was taken out then. Whoever was captured in 2011 was buried at sea, so no identification.
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