01-08-2020, 03:58 PM
(01-08-2020, 03:42 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Easy, We are at war with Terrorists, to my knowledge that War has not ended.
We were not at war with Iran per se, but they are supporting and enabling a known Terrorist group the Quds. It doesn't matter that they have a prominent position with in Iran's Government. When the war was declared, we were very clear that anyone country/countries aiding or shielding known terrorists would be putting themselves at risk. Iran has had plenty of time to disassociate themselves from this group. They chose not to. Many are also crying, you assassinated a government official, we did not, we assassinated a known terrorist who just happens to also be government personnel. He was not targeted because of his government position. The biggest double standard I have is that the terrorists don't check in before they act. They act then claim it. Why does Congress and other countries have to have a say before we act? Again, it's not like this guy just popped up on the list overnight and was killed. He's been on it for a while.
The War on Terror is specifically about those that carried out the attacks on 9/11 and those associated with them. That is what the AUMF says. Iran was an enemy of those actors. This is the biggest problem with the ongoing hostilities in the ME. Even the fight against ISIS isn't really covered by that AUMF. So no, we aren't really at war with these folks.
Just so you know, the Quds force is a branch of the IRGC, which is a military unit of Iran. It is like our JSOC. Every action Soleimani took was a sanctioned action by Iran. He absolutely was killed because of his position in the Iranian government because the actions he did on their behalf is why we had a problem with him. His actions had to be approved by the Supreme Leader, even, so he did actually have to check in before taking action. In fact, one of the reasons we know the "imminent attack" line is bullshit is because he had recently been recalled to Iran to discuss something he had been planning, which isn't something that happens when his boss is okay with the plan.
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