KATYUSHA ROCKET FALLS NEAR U.S. EMBASSY IN CENTRAL BAGHDAD, NO INJURIES

Reuters, Jerusalem Post ^ | May 19 | Jerusalem Post Staff

[PghBaldy]

BAGHDAD - A Katyusha rocket reportedly fell in central Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday night, Iraq military personnel announced.

"A Katyusha rocket fell in the middle of the Green Zone without causing any losses or causalties, further details will come later," the military said in a statement.

[xzins]

After being there 16 years we’re still locked in our compounds unable to go out. This wasn’t handled well

[StoneWall Brigade]

You are very much badly misinterpreting about what Ike, said about the military industrial complex in his speech this wasn’t some goofy lame hairball conspiracy of the so called military industrial complex this was an outright attack on our nation’s Embassy by either the Iranians themselves or by Iranian proxies.
The dual alliance of Russia,China their proxies of Iran, and the Iranian proxies, North Korea, along with the socialist regimes of Cuba Venezula poses a huge threat too the peace and stability of the world we must fight them head on all fronts in order too properly safeguard liberty and freedom

[StoneWall Brigade]

Least too gain? Nonsense! They are very much seek in having greater influence and being the top dog in the middle east this forum has lost its way I remember when I first came onto this forum back in 2006, we were for the majority against Iran, Russia, North Korea, China and the Islamic fascist but since the 2014 Russian invasion of the Ukraine suddenly the winds have shifted now it’s our enemies can do anything and everything while we do nothing.

[dp0622]

I read your post because I respect you.

You have integrity.

How do WE know this wasn’t planned by us?

You’ve seen the whole Russia thing.

I dont TRUST our govt anymore except Trump and he can only go by what he sees.

WHY would Iran want to go to war with the US!???

They DO have military men that KNOW that they are nothing compared to us.

We get set up too OFTEN by men like Bolton because GOOD MEN like you that actually love their country are too ####ing hard to find!!

I’m not that good of a man so I left myself out of that :)

[freepersup]

I know what you mean!
2004 Karshi-Khanabad/Kandahar Taliban
2005 Dubai/Kandahar Taliban
2006 Baghdad/Al Qaim Sunni
2007 Baghdad/Al Asad combo
2008 Baghdad/Al Asad combo
2009 Baghdad/Al Kut Shia

[Innovative]

At Least 17 Injured as Bomb Strikes Tourist Bus Near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids

http://time.com/5591588/bomb-egypt-giza-pyramids/

[Spiridon]

War over there is not what Trump was elected for in 2016.

Its about the folks in the USA here, not the folks over there.

[BeadCounter]

Big nuthin’burger and it’s kind of a bummer to hear the same ol’ broken record of anti-intervemtionism here, we have not acted in NK, Venezuela nor are we into Iran unless something substantive happens and...

Get over it folks, Trump also campaigned on JCPOA, ending the Iranian Nuke deal. This comes with the territory. I’m not even that studied up on the deal but I am saying, he campaigned on it.

[StoneWall Brigade]

Thanks DP you are also very much a patriot The answer to your question is very simple Iran is a proxie nation of Russia, they have a close tight knit economic, diplomatic and military relationship. Russia uses the Iranians in undermining our nation’s influence in the region at every turn with the promise of standing with the Iranians in their quest for greater Middle East governance in short DP this is all part of the Dual Cold War/Cold war 2.0 I am quite critical of John Bolton too but the Iranians are going to hit at us regardless if he’s with Trump or not.

[Biggirl]

What time USA wise,EDT,CDT,MDT,or PDT ?

[Iscool]

Does anyone know where Obama is???

[Leaning Right]

> [Iran] Least too gain? Nonsense! <

I still don’t follow. And I freely admit that I might be missing something. Suppose Iran fires a rocket, and hits the U.S. embassy.

What does Iran gain? Bragging rights, I suppose. “We fired a rocket at the Great Satan!”

But would Iran lose? Lots, should Trump decide to retaliate. And we (including Iran) all know that Trump is not weak like Obama.

“We fired a rocket at the Great Satan! But we also lost 20 aircraft, half our navy, and an airbase.” That doesn’t sound very impressive.

The Saudis and the Israelis would gain a lot, should Trump hit Iran. So yeah, I could see either of them running a false-flag operation. It’s a messed-up region. Anything is possible.

[af_vet_1981]

WHY would Iran want to go to war with the US!???

1. They want to destroy the United States ability to prevent them from obtaining nuclear weapons.
2. They want to destroy Israel.
3. They want to defeat and dominate the Sunnis, especially Saudi Arabia.
4. They think that Americans are weak, afraid of casualties, and will do anything to avoid another war.
5. They are convinced the Democrats hate Donald Trump more than Iran.
6. They want an American President that will support their aspirations in the Middle East.

[freepersup]

AZ time which is MST. My contact is from CA but is downrange working at the embassy. He said we were 11 hours apart in time. I don’t know if that was CA time or AZ time, and it could have been before the clocks changed so I’m a little confused. Also, AZ does not switch time for DST, adding to the confusion. All I know is it happened around 10pm last night local (Iraq) time.

This rocket is a provocation likely launched to see what we will do in retaliation or response. It could be a Sunni instigator trying to get us to do something against Iran. There are a lot of bad actors over there so who knows??? Lots of options on how to launch these munitions.

[mrsmith]

Presumed launch device found at Technological University in Baghdad.
Pic: https://twitter.com/thestevennabil/status/1130189709743812608

Uses scissor car jacks to adjust elevation.

[morphing libertarian]

in a hotel in Baghdad

[morphing libertarian]

They want to be the ones who take credit for diving us out off the middle east.

[HighSierra5]

I think the real reason the aircraft carrier task group is in the area is that Iran is getting ready to test a nuke. Just a thought. Would we do anything? I doubt it. I wouldn’t get too excited about Bolton trying to get us into another war. It’s too late to do anything militarily. None of these countries should have ever gotten the bomb and that includes Russia and China. We were sold out a long time ago by subversive commies infiltrated within our government and scientific community. All in the name of world peace. These weapons WILL be used someday. The dirty little secret is that a nuclear war is survivable. The commies are planning on it. Our people have been brainwashed and scared into basically surrendering before it starts.

[Innovative]

I think you summed up the situation extremely well and you are correct in your assessment.

[gleeaikin]

It could have been Iranian Kuds (sp?) forces or Republican Guard, or even ISIS.