01-10-2020, 08:42 AM
(01-09-2020, 11:40 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: That's not true.
Trump has stated multiple reasons for killing Soleimani.
1. An American contractor was killed on December 27th from a rocket attack.
Let's pause here and talk about how on 29 Dec, we made a retaliatory air strike killing 25 and wounding 55. At this point we had fulfilled the proportional response to the airstrike that killed the contractor, even upping the ante.
(01-09-2020, 11:40 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: 2. Solemani was responsible for many other deaths.
3. Solemani was planning to blow up the US embassy or aka "Imminent threat"
The first two are undoubtedly true. The 3rd reason? Who knows. But given that two out of the three are true and our embassy did in fact come under attack, I'm not so sure we can write off Trump's claim of an imminent threat.
Regardless, it's clear the killing of the American contractor factored into the decision as it's been brought up multiple times already, and it makes sense.
On December 27th the American contractor is killed.
On December 31st, four days later our embassy is attacked.
On January 3rd, three days after the embassy attack we kill Solemani.
So within a span 7 days an American died, our embassy was then attacked and then we killed Soleimani. There doesnt need to be "one specific reason" for why he killed Soleimani. It could have been a factor of all these things put together and then a decision was made.
The embassy was "attacked" following the funeral of those we killed int he retaliatory strike. The people that carried out the action did not fire a shot, there were not even any serious injuries. On top of that, no evidence has been provided by the administration that shows there was an imminent threat and they have not convinced those in Congress of this beyond their boot licking sycophants.
The reason that an imminent threat is required is because of the law. Assassinating a high ranking official of another country is prohibited under the law without such a justification.
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