01-17-2020, 12:42 AM
(01-16-2020, 11:16 PM)bfine32 Wrote: We got that definition way back in post 382 and it was addressed, , but thanks for suggesting some folks will ignore it.
Oh, so you've already been enlightened thus proving you are ignoring the definition while insinuating your aren't ignoring the information. Classic bfine.
Quote:None of that describes an elimination of a leader of a terrorist organization. In a third country.
McChrystal described the Quds as a cross between the CIA and JSOC. Patraeus described Soleimani as " the equivalent in U.S. terms of the CIA director, CENTCOM commander, JSOC commander, and presidential envoy for the region for Iran." Soleimani was a member of Iran's military no matter how much you want to throw around terms like "terrorist organization." So Soleimani occupied the same position as McChrystal as JSOC commander and Patraeus as CIA director combined. The US killing Soleimani is like Iran killing both McChrystal and Patraeus. And the same people claiming this wasn't an act of war would be the same ones claiming it is an act of war if Iran had assassinated McChrystal and Patraeus while they were still in those positions.
Our nation's government directed our nation's military to use a military weapons system to kill a general from another country's military. The second nation's government directed their military to shoot missiles at out military in retaliation for our military strike. That's armed conflict between two militaries of two nations which is our government's definition of act of war.
The US doesn't have the legal right to conduct military strikes within the borders of a third party sovereign nation without that country's consent unless there is evidence of an imminent attack (clear and present danger). Which these bumbling fools have made clearly evident they had neither.
Quote:But that wont stop folks from talking out of their 4th point of contact.
No shit since you've been doing it since at least "post 382."
Quote:But as you're the expert of what constitutes an Acts of War (other than Dill and Fred). Was the "Act of War" against Iran or Iraq?
Not an expert. Just an ordinary guy who can read and understand four lines of English from the United States Code.
I believe Iran considers the assassination of one of their military leaders as an act of war since they are the ones that fired missiles at our military in retaliation for our military strike on their military. Some folks might confuse that with an "expert" opinion, but really it's just common sense.
