Iran

[wdmso]

Is One Man’s Terrorist Another Man’s Freedom Fighter?


How one decides which is which depends on what end of the gun your on

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Is One Man’s Terrorist Another Man’s Freedom Fighter?


How one decides which is which depends on what end of the gun your on

We don't target civilians. We go out of our way to avoid harming them (you can't always do so, especially when dealing with enemies who use women and children as shields). If you can't see that, you're beyond clueless.

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

We don't target civilians. We go out of our way to avoid harming them (you can't always do so, especially when dealing with enemies who use women and children as shields). If you can't see that, you're beyond clueless.

no kidding , but to think enemies who use women and children as shields is the reason we have killed civilians is a sad, that is classic

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by wdmso

no kidding , but to think enemies who use women and children as shields is the reason we have killed civilians is a sad, that is classic

gibberish.
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[Pete F.]

An article by a smart Iranian refugee and it is a short read.

I am concerned that Floridaman does not have the patience, temperament, skill or support to put what Katiri thinks is a possible outcome together and it will end as another concession to Russia.


Early Friday morning, a U.S. drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, as he rode in a convoy at Iraq’s Baghdad International Airport.

It couldn’t have happened to a better guy. But the question is: What comes next? Because unlike the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which was a capstone operation, the decision to kill Soleimani is likely to have significant downstream consequences.

The spectrum of possible scenarios is too wide, but the likely outcomes sit closer to the mean, which is continuing escalation from Iran, which would in turn require further escalation from the United States. The good news is that America holds all the good cards and has the opportunity to shape the region’s domestic and international politics.

https://thebulwark.com/killing-solei...nd-its-allies/