Yeah, because killing one guy means that nobody will ever be able to carry out an attack again. Problem solved!
(I can’t help but wonder what our reaction would be if Iraq assassinated Dick Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld in retaliation for the thousands who died in the unprovoked bombing of Baghdad in April 2003?)
In an interview with Hugh Hewitt a year or two ago, Trump got the Kurds mixed up with the Quds force. He may think he assassinated the leader of the Kurds.
“Frankly, the Europeans haven’t been as helpful as I wish that they could be,” Pompeo said. “The Brits, the French, the Germans…"
Maybe because they know the Trump Tower project in Azerbaijan laundered money for the IRGC?
And that Soleimani’s execution was a convenient way to tie up another lose end?
The general counsel already confessed that daddy and daughter were in on it.
(ETA: Which, I think, designates the Trump Org a “terrorist” organization.)
Buddy, the PMF was integrated into the Iraqi forces last year and the mourners just followed his body and marched through the Green Zone in Bagdhad, which is not in Iran, so give them some time to adjust to the fact that we just killed their ally against ISIL. And maybe don’t announce that no one likes us right now and we don’t have any real friends. Telegraphing weakness is not a good look.
“As the body of Soleimani reached the crowds, mourners who had gathered in Baghdad to receive him, marched along with the convoy chanting, “you never let us down”, in reference to the late Quds Force leader.”
Europeans haven’t been helpful Mike?
Well, if trump had not insulted them as a group and individually and then cozyed up to despotic dictators for the last tgree years maybe things would be different. The lesson here Mike, and it is one your boss has been unable to learn, is don’t insult friends and then expect them to forget.
Pompeo is lying about others in the Middle East supporting this. Fact is Israel is the only Country in the world to support this.
Why isn’t he offering bribes like he usually does for Donald and Putin?
It’s like these guys have never had real jobs and are clueless about how to run a government. I thought that the lack of any experience was supposed to be a good thing!
Headline: Pompeo Laments ‘The Europeans Haven’t Been As Helpful’ In Response To Soleimani Strike
Alternative Headline: First chicken comes home to roost- more expected.
Saudi Arabia
Not even “New Europe.”?
All right, this is PURE conjecture and conspiracy theory. At the start I admit its only that…
…but wouldn’t it be something if the attack that killed an unidentified completely anonymous American contractor was initiated by ISIS to create a false flag? They get rid of the only forces that are actively fighting ISIS in Iraq AND Syria, divide the Iraq-US relationship and create chaos where ISIS can thrive.
Who was the contractor that was killed?
Why is he or she still anonymous?
It was an IRAQI military base, not a US military base.
The militias have denied responsibility for the attack.
Initial reports claimed it was not clear which group fired the rockets.
“By way of deception, thou shalt do war”.
In the ME, the Mossad is not the only organization that adopts that slogan.
Remember the Kuwaiti preemies? the Iraqi WMD? the phony Jessica Lynch story? the toppling of Sadaam’s statue?
Now back to reality; there is NO evidence for my conspiracy theory. Just a musing.
And Bibi is in so much legal jeopardy that he doesn’t have time to publicly say so. Actually, everyone knows that this dead general’s proxies will be coming for Israel and a nuclear confrontation is now a Done Deal not just a possibility. Donald has written their death certificate.
“…Iranians are among the most pro-western folks in the Arab and Muslim world…”
My wife spent some considerable time there and has told me this in substance more than once. Comports with my impression of those I’ve met in a business and social setting.
Outside their domestic environment they are very gracious people.
Are these the Europeans in NATO who Trump is selling out ?
“Over the past 24 hours, however, incessant Fox griping over “deep state” suddenly went quiet, replaced by sober pleas that—when it comes to the info allegedly justifying Trump’s ordered airstrike killing Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani—the U.S. intelligence community’s findings should be heeded and taken seriously as unimpeachably correct information.”
Ilol, lol, lol, lol, lol. I want to heart whoever wrote that headline. Laughter is my favorite way to start the morning.
The assassination of Austria’s Ferdinand led to the beginning of WW I! Pompeo = clueless incompetent buffoon. Trump is out of control and very dangerous.
Impeach!
The NATO allies are fighting by our side in the Middle East! Trump and Pompeo failed to consult any allies in advance…you do not surprise allies - period!
The media needs to stop using PC terms for Trump’s illegal actions.
Not collusion: conspired with Russia to influence and rig an election.
Not quid pro quo: Trump bribes Zilynsky in the Ukraine. When that failed he tried extort Zylinski.
Not attack: Trump directly ordered the assassination of a foreign leader. If Trump read or studied history, he’d know that assassinating leaders causes world wars.
‘Stab in the back’ is worse.
The same Europeans that are now worried about retaliatory strikes in their own countries? The same people the Trump administration left in the dark about the strike?
Pompeo is stupid and arrogant and might as well quit now. No country will trust this administration any more.