Here’s a timely reminder of just some of the death and destruction Qassem Soleimani has masterminded:
State Department says Iran … all Iranian and Iranian-backed forces in those operations.
17% of U.S. troops killed in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 orchestrated by Iran…
No, #Iran didn't Attack #US. Sleep in peace tonight. … Further, does anyone really think Iran is going to launch ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base? … Suleimani reciting poetry shared by a source in #Iran. About friends departing & him being left behind.…
Recently, Soleimani led the brutal repression of protestors in Iran where more than a thousand innocent civilians were tortured and … The Associated Press reported that “Al-Eidani’s name was proposed by the Fatah bloc, which includes leaders associated with the Iran-supported…
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) January 3, 2020
Congress has to assert itself and determine exactly what our Iran policy is. … There is also a belief that Mattis and Obama differed on Iran. … “A particular point of disagreement was what to do about mischief Iran is exporting to other countries.…
Without the approval of Congress, the US Government effectively declared war on Iran tonight. … Without the approval of Congress, the US Government effectively declared war on Iran tonight. … “While there is no credible threat to Los Angeles, the LAPD is monitoring the events developing in Iran.…
Iran is smart and strategic and all over the world. … Iran isn’t an irrational actor, but they have the pride of a 5,000 year old culture. … Maybe this is the time not to be praising Iran is right after they’ve attacked Americans?…
He was raging about President Trump, basically accusing him of starting a war with Iran and making his city unsafe. … We’re at this point in a de facto state of war between the United States and Iran. … Is it even possible for this man to understand that we’ve been at war with Iran – in their minds – for 40-plus years?…
Does she even have the slightest concept of what a real terrorist regime like Iran is like? … Why don’t we put you on a plane to Iran so you can grovel to their President in person. Good luck. You’re a woman. So. … — GOP Pouncer (@Mellecon) January 3, 2020
Iran just slaughtered 1500 people in their own streets, Rose.…
Here’s how it started – with a tweet from the State Dept warning that the U.S. will continue to hold Iran accountable for their acts … @SecPompeo: We will continue to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable wherever we find their malign activity. pic.twitter.com…
President Trump has put Iran on notice – Further aggression will be met with an overwhelming response. … US-Iran relations under Obama vs. … US-Iran relations under @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/CeYF7eP20M
— Mike Joyce (@mjoyce317) January 3, 2020…
State Department says Iran responsible for killing 608 U.S. troops during Iraq War. … all Iranian and Iranian-backed forces in those operations.
17% of U.S. troops killed in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 orchestrated by Iran … — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 3, 2020
My family is from Iran. Some are still in Iran.…
The strike makes Iran pause its escalations against the U.S. and its allies. … best served cold — Iran appears to stand down, but instead follows the Libyan playbook after Reagan's 1986 strike. … We may have started down a road that leads to the welcome weakening of Iran.…
Under President Obama, the U.S. was realigning with Iran, which meant providing its regime with billions of dollars, some of it hand … Taking the red-carpet treatment for granted, Iran appears to have badly miscalculated with President Trump. … In 2015, Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry were interested in signing a nuclear deal with Iran to cement his legacy.…
The conversation continued until it reached a boiling point with Kilmeade telling the latter that he was “making excuses for Iran” … All out brawl on Fox & FriendsKilmeade: You're making excuses for Iran.…
security adviser for President Barack Obama and a frequent critic of President Trump’s foreign policy, particularly as it relates to Iran … Rhodes was the lead spinmeister behind the Obama administration’s “Iran deal”, which was an epic failure. … “President Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal with Iran was sweetened with an illicit ransom payment and billions of dollars for the world…
recently identified by the White House as part of its echo chamber gave National Public Radio $100,000 to help it report on the Iran … If the US did this, the response from Iran will likely be exponentially greater. … Iran was emboldened, killing thousands in Iraq, including U.S. soldiers because of Rhodes’ push to appease them.…
But Congress didn’t authorize and American people don’t want a war with Iran. … Next came the expected saber-rattling from Iran. … It’s difficult to believe Iran could hate us any more today than they did yesterday.
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There will be no regional war because Iran knows they have nothing to give but proxy militias and rhetoric. … Trump is under no reason obligation to engage is a massive ground war, even if Iran wants one. … We could not sit idly by while Iran continues to escalate matters.…
Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran … Soleimani is despised even in Iran where he holds great power, especially by the pro-democracy protesters he has oppressed. … Dissidents, feminists & secularists from Iran, Iraq, Syria & Lebanon.…
….Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. … There’s also the fact that Iran is not the United States. … Iran is bankrupt and their people have turned against the regime.…
Iran has shot down a US drone in international airspace. … This move was foreshadowed by President Trump a couple of days ago:
….Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage … and its proxies, and if Iran fails to understand the power of the US they will be making a big mistake…
Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran … Soleimani is extraordinarily close to the Supreme Leader of Iran. … Especially since Iran has an elected president and foreign minister. https://t.co/3QdthfC01P pic.twitter.com/oTs6Z0mjkB
— Yashar…
dramatic drawdown in US military personnel in the country, as well as the entrenchment of a Shia-majority government with ties to Iran … Obama was only interested in getting Vladimir Putin’s support for the future US-Iran nuclear agreement.
Iran. … And let’s not forget a powerful and immediate warning to Iran from President Trump via social media.…
