U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
05-01-2020, 22:21
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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"It says they did not involve targeting Suleimani" so let's exclude him.
So other options include:
- Target other individuals
- Target Iranian infrastructure physically
- Target Iraninan infrastructure technolologically
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It did include his targeting as a ‘far out option apparently.U.S military and intelligence services were reportedly ‘dismayed’ when trump ordered the assassination
(along with the air strikes on Dec 29th)
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05-01-2020, 22:49
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
"It says they did not involve targeting Suleimani" so let's exclude him.
So other options include:
- Target other individuals
- Target Iranian infrastructure physically
- Target Iraninan infrastructure technolologically
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There was no need for the Pentagon so say anything, unless they wanted action taken against that individual. Any briefing would've been about that person and that person only. Unless keeping him alive served a purpose(eg tracking who he met), then that just leaves taking him out. There is no great multitude of options when talking about one individual. The wider situation is a different matter.
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07-01-2020, 00:52
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
CNN Pentagon correspondent reporting that 6xB52s are being deployed to Diego Garcia in readiness for potential operations against Iran. Bearing in mind what may already be on the ground at the facility that's a world of hurt ready to dish out.
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07-01-2020, 07:05
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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CNN Pentagon correspondent reporting that 6xB52s are being deployed to Diego Garcia in readiness for potential operations against Iran. Bearing in mind what may already be on the ground at the facility that's a world of hurt ready to dish out.
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Bearing in mind what was already on the ground at Diego Garcia, flying strategic bombers in just looks like a bit of highly visible willy-waving.
I suspect Trump is trying to signal to Iran that the ground rules have changed - they have tolerated a certain amount of harassment from the Iranians in the past but would like them to conclude that any future mischief (such as harassing shipping, for example) will not go without a robust response.
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07-01-2020, 09:35
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
BREAKING: The Associated Press @AP
Iranian state television is reporting that a stampede has erupted at a funeral procession for a general slain in U.S. airstrike and that there are an unspecified number of people killed or injured.
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07-01-2020, 10:30
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
CNN Pentagon correspondent reporting that 6xB52s are being deployed to Diego Garcia in readiness for potential operations against Iran. Bearing in mind what may already be on the ground at the facility that's a world of hurt ready to dish out.
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No need to get over excited by it all Peter.
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07-01-2020, 13:14
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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BREAKING: The Associated Press @AP
Iranian state television is reporting that a stampede has erupted at a funeral procession for a general slain in U.S. airstrike and that there are an unspecified number of people killed or injured.
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Up to 40 killed in stampede, theres nothing like a dignified funeral eh
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/106867...ede-iran-dead/
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07-01-2020, 13:19
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
Don't know if it was just coincidence, but last night(night of mon 6th), there was a programme about the guy on BBC2.
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US general David Petraeus describes him as a “charismatic, skilled, professionally competent” and then adds “diabolically evil human being”.
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One interviewee calls him, provocatively, “the Darth Vader of contemporary Middle-Eastern politics”.
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07-01-2020, 13:25
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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Originally Posted by Chris
Bearing in mind what was already on the ground at Diego Garcia, flying strategic bombers in just looks like a bit of highly visible willy-waving.
I suspect Trump is trying to signal to Iran that the ground rules have changed - they have tolerated a certain amount of harassment from the Iranians in the past but would like them to conclude that any future mischief (such as harassing shipping, for example) will not go without a robust response.
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Absolutely, although given that the regime seems partial to murdering it's own citizens you would hope that they don't have the appetite for a bit of collateral damage to activate Global Outrage Inc.
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07-01-2020, 17:39
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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The vote was non-binding. We won’t be leaving anytime soon. In Iraq, there are pro-Iran forces at play and none of the Anti-Iran Iraqi MPs bothered to show up to vote today. Today’s vote was all for show.
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I reckon we'll be out by the end of the month
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07-01-2020, 19:18
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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It's gone up.
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At least 56 mourners have been killed in a stampede, causing the burial of Iran's top military commander to be postponed, Iran's state television has reported.
The stampede in the general's hometown of Kerman has also left 213 people injured. He was due to be buried in a "martyrs' cemetery" today.
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, said: "The Americans should know that until now 13 revenge scenarios have been discussed in the council and even if there is consensus on the weakest scenario carrying it out can be a historic nightmare for the Americans."
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07-01-2020, 23:39
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
BREAKING: Scattered reports that Iran has just fired a Ballistic Missile at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq where U.S troops are based.
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07-01-2020, 23:46
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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BREAKING: Scattered reports that Iran has just fired a Ballistic Missile at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq where U.S troops are based.
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If they did, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the US target the missile launch site. They will have been alert to this possibility. At this stage I think Iran is still testing the US to see just how far it’s prepared to go. I have a feeling Iran may not like what it finds out.
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07-01-2020, 23:52
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
CONFIRMATION now from White House multiple rocket attacks from Iran hitting several targets containing U.S troops in Iraq.
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08-01-2020, 00:01
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Re: U.S Assassinates Top Iranian General
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CONFIRMATION now from White House multiple rocket attacks from Iran hitting several targets containing U.S troops in Iraq.
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Iran had better hope the US doesn’t have assets loitering nearby ... they might be about to discover it isn’t the early 1990s any more and it’s not so easy to hide a mobile missile launcher in the desert once it’s been used.
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