Wow, the only thing sadder than what you said, is the possibility that you might actually believe it.
Communist daughter of communist parents, named her daughter after a communist murderess. Anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-free trade, promoter of the Deep State mantra to always vote for the lesser of 2 evils, active supporter of nearly every enemy of America. .
Iran declared war on America 40 years ago. Iran has been murdering Americans around the globe for 40 years, without penalty or opposition from our Deep State puppet Presidents. The very definition of endless war. POTUS Trump is cleaning house on a worldwide scale. Taking out the Deep State and their henchmen wherever they hide. Leaderless armies tend to dissolve the first time they don't get paid.
I’m telling you, the ignore button is a wonderful thing. I’m assuming posts like this are re Maris and I haven’t thought about those bozo posts in weeks
I am 100% certain that the only part of the Iran nuclear deal Trump read was Barack Obama's signature. He does not listen to national security or diplomatic briefings, since he has the very best brain. Had he done so he might have learned the treaty was the result of months of international negotiations. That Iran had a hard line faction that wanted a theocracy and military adventures, and a moderate faction that was ready to trade military might for economic development, that wanted integration into the world. That the treaty was a victory for this moderate, pro-Western, faction. And that pulling out of the treaty dealt them a major blow; the hardliners said see, you can't trust America, they give their word and break it. Trump was going to replace the treaty with a better deal, but was too busy with golf, tweeting, and campaign rallies. Trump is not a strategic thinker. He is a showman. He wanted a big splash that he could talk about at campaign rallies. Suleimani was not a nice guy, but as Congressman Ro Khanna pointed out, if killing bad guys made us safer, Iraq and Afghanistan would be as safe as Switzerland. The US has been killing bad guys for nearly 2 decades. Two US presidents thought killing him was too risky. So did Israel, who has not avoided risk-taking. It's not like Osama bin Laden, stateless and hiding out in Pakistan. This was a high ranking official of a sovereign country, and the US carried out assassination and bombings in another sovereign country without their consent. These are acts of war, and Trump has no idea what to do. Supposedly the intelligence services, that Trump calls traitors and liars, determined an imminent action against an American target. First, we can't trust a person who lies about everything. Second, even if true, killing Suleimani does not eliminate the militia. His deputy, who has been at his side for decades, stepped in and took command. If this made us safer, why were US personnel ordered to evacuate? Iraq has been rocked by mostly youthful demonstrators. They are sick of militia killings and factionalism. They supported a democratic, secular, nationalist movement. End to division between Sunni and Shia, between Christian and Muslim. Guess what? They are now demonstrating against the US. What happens next? Trump said if there is war it will be over soon. When did we hear that? When the Confederate traitors fired on Fort Sumter, they promised a victory by Christmas. Their defeat took four years. France and Germany thought they could settle their 1914 squabble in a few weeks. It resulted in a World War that lasted four years. The Pentagon and State Department sent their people to Vietnam, where commanders in the field told them the war was unwinnable, they then returned and told the press there was light at the end of the tunnel and victory was soon. The Bush Administration promised the occupation of Iraq would be a matter of weeks, not months or years, and that it would pay for itself. The US is now less safe. Israel is less safe. Iraq is less safe. At a time when we need diplomacy and careful assessment of facts, the White House is occupied by an impulsive, ignorant person absolutely convinced of his own omniscience.
National Security What You Need to Know About the Death of Soleimani By Wesley Smith President Trump ordered the attack on Major General Qassem Soleimani, a master terrorist and the head of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), on January 2nd. He was killed along with seven others as he arrived at the Baghdad Airport. Here are key facts about this man, who was responsible for the deaths of untold numbers of people around the world. Soleimani was the most powerful Iranian general. While other generals may have outranked him, as Commander of the Quds Forces, he answered only to Iran’s Supreme Leader. His authority was outside the normal military chain of command in Iran and he was given carte blanche authority for the export of terror around the world as he coordinated and directed the numerous Iranian militias and proxies worldwide. The Quds Forces were responsible for assassinations, terrorism and unconventional warfare that Iran exports and executes globally, including places like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. He was the benefactor of Hamas and Hezbollah. He was linked to assassinations and assassination attempts in the U.S., Germany, India and Argentina. He was also linked to the deaths of over 600 U.S. service members in Iraq, as he supplied enhanced Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to the insurgency there. Thousands of U.S. troops were wounded and maimed by these weapons. The IRGC was responsible for 17 per cent of all U.S. casualties in Iraq between 2003 and 2011. We are in a War on Terror since September 11, 2001. Iran is the leading state-sponsor of terrorism, and the Quds Forces have been declared a terror organization. In war, a general officer of an enemy force is a legitimate military target. This was not an assassination. It was the killing of an enemy soldier in a war. According to Secretary of State Pompeo, he was not killed because of his past deeds, but because the U.S. became aware of planned attacks by Soleimani on U.S. personnel and others. The attacks were imminent. Because of this, President Trump was not required to notify Congress in advance. Under his Article Two powers in the U.S. Constitution, and in accordance with the War Powers Act, the president can take military action if a threat against the United States in imminent. The attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad were not mere demonstrations. They were coordinated attacks on the U.S. compound and its personnel directed by Soleimani and his Quds Forces, in coordination with Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq. Soleimani was also responsible for the deaths of hundreds of demonstrators in Iran as they protested against government corruption and a failing economy in Iran. Over the last several weeks, hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators were killed as they protested against Iranian influence in their own country and government corruption in Iraq. The use of live ammunition against these demonstrations in Iraq can also be traced back to Soleimani. The events of the last several days are a reminder that there are evil people and terrorist forces who seek to do us harm. When they chant “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” they truly mean it. Our nation’s leaders and our men and women in the military have a solemn obligation and a Constitutional mandate to protect America against all enemies, foreign and domestic. We pray for our nation’s leaders and our men and women in uniform. https://aclj.org/national-security/...0jitmbiiTV4noJjexu70iLmvr5zsux-wVm7f09adwuEAU
Donald J. Trump 41 mins · Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters. He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years. Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!
