Iraqi TV Reports Strike Kills Powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander

[cpwill]

Per NYTimes:

Iraqi state television reported Friday that a powerful commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, was killed in a strike on the Baghdad International Airport early Friday....

The strikes followed a warning on Thursday afternoon from Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, who said the United States military would pre-emptively strike Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria if there were signs the paramilitary groups were planning more attacks against American bases and personnel in the region....

The strike killed five people, including the pro-Iranian chief of an umbrella group for Iraqi militias, Iraqi television reported and militia officials confirmed. The militia chief, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, was a strongly pro-Iranian figure....

Well.

 

[Jetboogieman]

Per NYTimes:



Well.

My thoughts exactly.

What comes of this is anyone’s guess.

I predict attacks through proxies throughout the Middle East on US interest directly or indirectly to follow.

 

[cpwill]

My thoughts exactly.

What comes of this is anyone’s guess.

I predict attacks through proxies throughout the Middle East on US interest directly or indirectly to follow.

It's not impossible, though I think no one has taken credit yet.

Alternatively, if so, then this while have been a response to escalations in violence against Americans from Iranian proxies, culminating in an attack on an Embassy.... So...

 

[ecofarm]

Nice shot.

 

[Jetboogieman]

It's not impossible, though I think no one has taken credit yet.

Alternatively, if so, then this while have been a response to escalations in violence against Americans from Iranian proxies, culminating in an attack on an Embassy.... So...

Oh for sure and the US government has taken responsibility saying the order came directly from the President.

I just mean more in the sense that I think most people don’t understand just how widespread Iranian proxie is across the ME, Saudi oil fields, attacks on shipping in the Persian gulf, hezbollah start lobbing missiles into Israel...

Who knows, have to wait and see.

 

[ecofarm]

Oh for sure and the US government has taken responsibility saying the order came directly from the President.

I just mean more in the sense that I think most people don’t understand just how widespread Iranian proxie is across the ME, Saudi oil fields, attacks on shipping in the Persian gulf, hezbollah start lobbing missiles into Israel...

Who knows, have to wait and see.

Death to the Iranian regime.

 

[jpn]

New York Times:

BAGHDAD — President Trump ordered the killing of the powerful commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, in a drone strike on the Baghdad International Airport early Friday, American officials said.

General Suleimani’s death was confirmed by official Iranian media.

“General Suleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “General Suleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more.”

What do we all suppose is the "grand plan" here? What are the anticipated reactions by Iran? What will our response be? How much thought was put into this?

 

[jpn]

Death to the Iranian regime.

How many kids do you have in the military?

 

[iguanaman]

It's not impossible, though I think no one has taken credit yet.

Alternatively, if so, then this while have been a response to escalations in violence against Americans from Iranian proxies, culminating in an attack on an Embassy.... So...

I guess we will see if the money for the most expensive embassy the U.S. has ever built was well spent. $750 Million is a lot of money for any building.

Embassy of the United States, Baghdad - Wikipedia

 

[ecofarm]

How many kids do you have in the military?

How many pathetic loser arguments you got?

 

[cpwill]

I guess we will see if the money for the most expensive embassy the U.S. has ever built was well spent. $750 Billion is a lot of money for any building.

Embassy of the United States, Baghdad - Wikipedia

Million, but, yup. It's crawling with armed Americans now, mind you.

 

[Hamish Howl]

Million, but, yup. It's crawling with armed Americans now, mind you.

Well, I hope to Christ they packed a few extra magazines. And then packed a few hundred more.

 

[Court Jester]

One down, only 83,992,948 to go.

:mrgreen:

 

[Obscurity]

Well. It seems mr. Trump has found the solvent for impeachment blues.

A little war.

 

[JBG]

A blessed day. Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport. Combined with the news that Israel's Leviathan Field Begins Pumping Gas, Israel Now Energy Exporter, finally the West is getting the march on the sick, twisted, murderous people whose idea of debate is to massacre away. The West's kow-towing to these "people" got going in a big way with the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973, and the "Zionism is Racism" resolution of 1975. It crested with Obama bowing to the King of KSA. Maybe if people can take some time off from Trump Derangement Syndrome (I have even though I'm a liberal Democrat) they'd acknowledge that the West is being made great again.

 

[cpwill]

Well, I hope to Christ they packed a few extra magazines. And then packed a few hundred more.

If there is one thing that MEU's are good at, it's punching way above their weight. I don't know what the ROE's for those guys are, but, if it goes full kinetic, it's gonna be quite a party.

 

[jpn]

How many pathetic loser arguments you got?

How long have you been practicing the English language? (You're not there yet).

 

[ecofarm]

How long have you been practicing the English language? (You're not there yet).

Claiming that someone cannot hold a position on geopolitics because of their personal life is low-life scumbag garbage.

The rich can't be socialists? The civilian have no say in the military? That's real ****in' smart.

Do you know why we have a civilian controlled military? So dumbasses don't get stupid ideas like yours and **** it all up.

 

[jpn]

If there is one thing that MEU's are good at, it's punching way above their weight. I don't know what the ROE's for those guys are, but, if it goes full kinetic, it's gonna be quite a party.

Yeah, these kind of conflicts are not the kind we're good at. Asymmetric warfare doesn't play to our strengths. As we've seen in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq war #2. Recall that Iraq war #1 in 1991 did play to our strengths because it was a straightforward clash between armies out in the open. We'll win those every time. But sneaky hit-and-run long-lasting wars of attrition just aren't the kind we do well in.

 

[Mr. Invisible]

Yeah, these kind of conflicts are not the kind we're good at. Asymmetric warfare doesn't play to our strengths. As we've seen in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq war #2. Recall that Iraq war #1 in 1991 did play to our strengths because it was a straightforward clash between armies out in the open. We'll win those every time. But sneaky hit-and-run long-lasting wars of attrition just aren't the kind we do well in.

And if we do fight Iran face to face, it's just gonna turn into an utter **** show as their whole game plan is just gonna be to bog us down and cause major causalities in hopes that we peace out due to the public not wanting to be at war.

Personally, when it comes to war with Iran, I'll take "Hard Pass" for $500 Alex.

 

[jpn]

Claiming that someone cannot hold a position on geopolitics because of their personal life is low-life scumbag garbage.
The rich can't be socialists? The civilian have no say in the military? That's real ****in' smart.
Do you know why we have a civilian controlled military? So dumbasses don't get stupid ideas like yours and **** it all up.

My my, I seem to have struck a nerve, even though you clearly missed my point. But I think you know that. Then again, maybe not...:roll:
Meanwhile, I guess we can all take a sigh of relief that you aren't in a position of authority in our military. eace

 

[Hamish Howl]

Yeah, these kind of conflicts are not the kind we're good at. Asymmetric warfare doesn't play to our strengths. As we've seen in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq war #2. Recall that Iraq war #1 in 1991 did play to our strengths because it was a straightforward clash between armies out in the open. We'll win those every time. But sneaky hit-and-run long-lasting wars of attrition just aren't the kind we do well in.

If they have to go to the embassy area, it won't be asymmetric in the short run. It will be a straight up urban slog, which we're actually pretty good at.

 

[ecofarm]

My my, I seem to have struck a nerve, even though you clearly missed my point. But I think you know that.
Meanwhile, I guess we can all take a sigh of relief that you aren't in a position of authority in our military. eace

No one needs your fascist bs.

 

[jpn]

Comrade Trump's remarks, December 31, 2019:

Q Mr. President, do you foresee going to war with Iran?

THE PRESIDENT: I don’t think that would be a good idea for Iran. It wouldn’t last very long. Do I want to? No. I want to have peace. I like peace. And Iran should want peace more than anybody. So I don’t see that happening. No, I don’t think Iran would want that to happen. It would go very quickly.

And Dubya Bush promised that the Iraqis were going to welcome us as liberators in 2003. And SecDef Donald Rumsfeld fired the general who told him we'd need 200,000 troops. Which we ended up needing.

I don't know exactly how this will turn out. But one thing I am sure of. It won't "go very quickly."

 

[jpn]

No one needs your fascist bs.

Funny thing. Ever since Trump, it seems that one of the favorite insults among far-right Republicans (sorry, being redundant there) is calling people who don't agree with them "fascists."

Interesting choice. One might almost be tempted to say...Freudian.

eace