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Mr. Nice! posted:For those who don't immediately recognize that name, he was an IRGC major general in charge of the quds. Yeah. This guy was a huge piece of poo poo. Absolutely helped to enable the death of Americans in Iraq. Good articles on the guy: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/30/the-shadow-commander?verso=true https://foreignpolicy.com/gt-essay/irans-deadly-puppet-master-qassem-suleimani/ quote:The decision not to act is often the hardest one to make—and it isn’t always right. In 2007, I watched a string of vehicles pass from Iran into northern Iraq. I had been serving as the head of the U.S. military’s Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) for four years, working to stem the terrorism that had devastated the region, and I had become accustomed to making tough choices. But on that January night, the choice was particularly tricky: whether or not to attack a convoy that included Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force—an organization roughly analogous to a combination of the CIA and JSOC in the United States.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__X6cYJDXOg
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:27 |
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Is this why army people are stalking my LinkedIn?
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:27 |
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WaPo reporting it: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1212907536833220608?s=20
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:27 |
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I have a feeling that bagging Gen. Qassim Soleimani was a fuckup. They probably meant to drone strike the PMU guy or something, but not Soleimani. Something stinks here. Donnie's still in Florida and there was zero poo poo about this coming anywhere. He didn't do this poo poo when Bolton was whispering sweet nothings in his ear for the better part of a year? It's just odd.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:31 |
https://twitter.com/dylanmatt/status/1212905890766053377?s=21 Is this an accurate comparison?
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:32 |
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Don’t forget: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-iran-tweets-obama/
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:34 |
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quote:Is this an accurate comparison? Yeah probably.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:34 |
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colachute posted:https://twitter.com/dylanmatt/status/1212905890766053377?s=21 Yes. In fact, Patreus in 2007 might not have been high enough ranking. Mr. Nice! fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Jan 3, 2020 |
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https://twitter.com/ErinBanco/status/1212909195445624833 This is one of the very, very few times that I hope that I'm wrong and the administration knows what the gently caress they're doing. I've seen no evidence of that, though.
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lol to be a fly on the wall at ARCENT G2 or CENTCOM J2 right now
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:38 |
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Bored As gently caress posted:Jesus Christ. Iran is going to strong arm Iraq and we're going to get forced out. Either that or we start another loving war. ¿Por que... No... Los dos?
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facialimpediment posted:I have a feeling that bagging Gen. Qassim Soleimani was a fuckup. They probably meant to drone strike the PMU guy or something, but not Soleimani. Pretty with you on the Soleimani being a little bit of an international "oopsie" but I don't give Trump any wiggle room on that. This is loving exactly the kind of poo poo that leads to an accidental escalation that anyone with two functional foreign policy brain cells has been screaming themselves hoarse about happening if piss baby keeps up his 'maximum pressure' jingoistic dick-waving. At this point he loving owns any accidents that happen.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:40 |
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A better comparison would be if Iran killed the commander of JSOC. Or maybe even just commander of SOCCENT. So still real serious.
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bird food bathtub posted:Pretty with you on the Soleimani being a little bit of an international "oopsie" but I don't give Trump any wiggle room on that. This is loving exactly the kind of poo poo that leads to an accidental escalation that anyone with two functional foreign policy brain cells has been screaming themselves hoarse about happening if piss baby keeps up his 'maximum pressure' jingoistic dick-waving. At this point he loving owns any accidents that happen. Well regardless, it appears they're going with the "gently caress it, we did it and we'd do it again" route. https://twitter.com/Joyce_Karam/status/1212908227450552320
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:41 |
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facialimpediment posted:Well regardless, it appears they're going with the "gently caress it, we did it and we'd do it again" route. Welp. Even in incompetence I give that dumpy fat gently caress too much credit.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:43 |
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I hope what I've heard is wrong, but if not there will be more strikes tonight.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:48 |
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I don't think I've ever been more lucky to have been hit by a car on the freeway and have fractured vertebrae and a broken tibia. I will be LimDu until the middle of 2020. By then I will be working on my final physical for my retirement.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:49 |
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Next story down from the printed gun homicide https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-considers-pardoning-blackwater-mercenary-convicted-of-murder?ref=scroll quote:Trump Considers Pardoning Blackwater Mercenary Convicted of Murder
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:50 |
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Flying_Crab posted:https://twitter.com/RanjAlaaldin/status/1212897766994796544?s=20 wat
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:52 |
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My wife's dumbass nephew is only two years into his USMC contract as a fuel pumper. Goddamn it.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:53 |
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Mr. Nice! posted:For those who don't immediately recognize that name, he was an IRGC major general in charge of the quds. Good.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:53 |
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Two recaps of basically where everything is: https://twitter.com/ilangoldenberg/status/1212913079115272192 https://twitter.com/mkoplow/status/1212913809637158914 Risky as gently caress if done by a competent administration with multiple plans and options. With this administration? Oy.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:54 |
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Viva Miriya posted:Good. I will shed no tears for the man. However, imagine the reaction if one of the joint chiefs (who had been in that position for more than a decade) was killed in a targeted strike while in another country.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:56 |
Thread subtitle delivers
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Mr. Nice! posted:I will shed no tears for the man. However, imagine the reaction if one of the joint chiefs (who had been in that position for more than a decade) was killed in a targeted strike while in another country. Let's see how they bang out.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:57 |
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Thread subtitle delivers Within 48 hours to boot.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:58 |
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This is in response to the Khamenei taunt to Trump. The PMF will be pissed, I bet Iraqis are real happy and we've just prolonged the forever war
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 02:58 |
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Mr. Nice! posted:I will shed no tears for the man. However, imagine the reaction if one of the joint chiefs (who had been in that position for more than a decade) was killed in a targeted strike while in another country. He for sure had the blood of numerous Americans on his hands and was an extremely formidable & worthy adversary, but killing him is only going to lead to more deaths on both sides. More confirmation: https://twitter.com/farnazfassihi/status/1212912024772104193?s=20
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What we really want to do as pro-western elements in Iran are gaining steam is start a loving war with Iran.
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Godholio posted:What we really want to do as pro-western elements in Iran are gaining steam is start a loving war with Iran. You do realise this is what's being unironically said in the Pentagon right
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Godholio posted:What we really want to do as pro-western elements in Iran are gaining steam is start a loving war with Iran. You think they give a gently caress? Donnie would nuke these motherfuckers for the ratings, unless Putin said chill.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:You do realise this is what's being unironically said in the Pentagon right I actually doubt it.
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Actually I'm lying. I don't think he really knows how to bang, just how to do dumb poo poo.
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Hekk posted:I don't think I've ever been more lucky to have been hit by a car on the freeway and have fractured vertebrae and a broken tibia. I will be LimDu until the middle of 2020. By then I will be working on my final physical for my retirement. Sorry for your injuries happy you wont be dying in the sandbox.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 03:04 |
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/141604554855825408?s=20 There really is a tweet for everything.
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# ? Jan 3, 2020 03:04 |
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https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/1212915689750716416 If this is true then Lebanese Hezbollah will retaliate as well; probably by hitting Israel. This is how a big regional war can start.
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https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/1212916447791501313?s=19
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pantslesswithwolves posted:https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/1212915689750716416 Almost every county in the region is already at war, in a civil war, or fighting a proxy war, this is just gonna ramp it up to Full Clancy.
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Well, a Great Die Off is one way to reduce climate change
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