Iran Situation

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(01-15-2020, 12:52 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: You're right, we don't send our personnel that are that high ranking to do this. It's usually just a small group of special operations folks or the SFAB units (though they would probably leave the training of less-than-savory folks to the special operations teams).

Now, say General Clarke, current commander of USSOCOM, was visiting Iraq, maybe in the Kurdish region to check on things. Iran, gathering intelligence on the general's whereabouts, decides to take him out using a drone (we'll pretend they have the capability for this) after landing at the airport and getting into a humvee to travel to the region. What would be your view on this?

If General Clarke was specifically taking a hands-on approach, then yeah, sure. Also if General Clarke was actively targeting civilians would be a large factor in it as well.

(Not to say I wouldn't say the US shouldn't retaliate for it in that instance, just saying at that point he stops being a non-combatant/just an official.)

The US loses Green Berets who are out doing that job, and the US doesn't treat it like illegal assassinations. Three were killed in Niger like 2-3 years ago.

Granted, this is also my opinion as a person who believes we should just mind our own business and let the world police itself if it's not directly effecting us. The only ground presence we should have in the ME is what we need to support the ships that protect US shipping lanes.