No, we are not opposing trump's public assassination of an Iranian general because of hatred of him or because we don't care about our soldiers.
Try becoming familiar with Suleimani's history and place in the Iranian government. He was a leader of the Iranian armed forces, not some desert dweller hiding in a cave. There is nothing new in what he was doing. trump chose to attack, not just because of his gut reaction to news reports, but because he has just been impeached. He leads not by informed decision-making, but by "gut feelings."
He has no follow-up plan except for vague threats and promised actions that would be war crimes. We are not safer as a result of his actions. Previous administrations knew the cost of taking the general out would not be worth any perceived gain. Taking out just one man in Iran's vast military organization is not going to change anything.
First trump scraps the nuclear treaty with Iran in favor of no treaty but with increased sanctions to try to prevent what was already prevented in that treaty. His Art of the Deal is fingerpainting. Then he blames Iran for explosions that nobody thought were from an attack. And now he carries out a public assassination of a foreign official in a manner tantamount to a declaration of war, and his staff fumbles around for rationalization of his actions.
What is the evidence that Suleimani was actively planning an imminent major attack? We already know the assassination was trump's reaction to protests at an embassy, not knowledge of a future attack. He distains intelligence and disparages the intelligence services - all of them. Suddenly, he is a believer? During the impeachment crisis? Wow, what timing.
What was different about Suleimani's actions now instead of weeks, months, or years before now? Answer, nothing. trump wanted a war, and he is willing to risk WWIII to get it. He has shown repeatedly that he does not care for the soldiers under his command. Now we are scrambling to place additional protections around military forces and military installations and diplomatic facilities, while trump beats the war drums and puts our soldiers in increased danger.
He has alienated many of our allies, and now none of the remaining ones are backing him up on his latest blunder. Before he was elected, trump talked about Obama starting a war with Iran to increase his chances for re-election. And now what is trump doing in the face of his impeachment and an upcoming election this year? Starting a war with Iran. trump projects his faults and insecurities onto others, constantly blaming them for things he is guilty of. This act of war and his rhetoric following the act are just more of his classic behavior.
Do we dislike trump? The man who posted pictures of a women's march instead of his inauguration crowd, and bragged that his crowd was the biggest ever despite clear evidence to the contrary? Yes. This was on the first day of his presidency! And it's been downhill from there. Oh, but Dems just want a coup to gain power. Right. And if the coup is successful, won't former vice-president Pence, now president Pence, be surprised to find out that he is a Democrat? A coup is designed to put the opposition in power.
trump continuously displays ignorance about The Constitution, and the oath of office he took. Many of us figured long ago that he would try to start a war. And we are horrified to find out that we were right.
This is not about disloyalty, disdain for our military, or hatred of a con artist. It's not treason or pacifism or party loyalty or revenge or a wish that the election outcome was different. This is not about unity in the face of our enemy, or cowardice, or wanting to tax and spend and create a socialist utopia. This is about our wanting to stop one man from his continued efforts to trash our country and our democracy and drag us into a war that did not have to happen.
Iraq resulted in thousands of soldier's deaths, hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, and countless injuries from a war over a fictitious claim that weapons of mass destruction were being constructed. And now we are supposed to believe claims that a public assassination was needed to stop some vague threat? Gee, let's not be skeptical. Sure, the threat might have been real. But it's not a new threat, and this action by our leader solves nothing. And don't accuse us of wanting soldier's deaths, that is just ridiculous and a cheap attack.
You want to prevent war? Then don't start one.
Try becoming familiar with Suleimani's history and place in the Iranian government. He was a leader of the Iranian armed forces, not some desert dweller hiding in a cave. There is nothing new in what he was doing. trump chose to attack, not just because of his gut reaction to news reports, but because he has just been impeached. He leads not by informed decision-making, but by "gut feelings."
He has no follow-up plan except for vague threats and promised actions that would be war crimes. We are not safer as a result of his actions. Previous administrations knew the cost of taking the general out would not be worth any perceived gain. Taking out just one man in Iran's vast military organization is not going to change anything.
First trump scraps the nuclear treaty with Iran in favor of no treaty but with increased sanctions to try to prevent what was already prevented in that treaty. His Art of the Deal is fingerpainting. Then he blames Iran for explosions that nobody thought were from an attack. And now he carries out a public assassination of a foreign official in a manner tantamount to a declaration of war, and his staff fumbles around for rationalization of his actions.
What is the evidence that Suleimani was actively planning an imminent major attack? We already know the assassination was trump's reaction to protests at an embassy, not knowledge of a future attack. He distains intelligence and disparages the intelligence services - all of them. Suddenly, he is a believer? During the impeachment crisis? Wow, what timing.
What was different about Suleimani's actions now instead of weeks, months, or years before now? Answer, nothing. trump wanted a war, and he is willing to risk WWIII to get it. He has shown repeatedly that he does not care for the soldiers under his command. Now we are scrambling to place additional protections around military forces and military installations and diplomatic facilities, while trump beats the war drums and puts our soldiers in increased danger.
He has alienated many of our allies, and now none of the remaining ones are backing him up on his latest blunder. Before he was elected, trump talked about Obama starting a war with Iran to increase his chances for re-election. And now what is trump doing in the face of his impeachment and an upcoming election this year? Starting a war with Iran. trump projects his faults and insecurities onto others, constantly blaming them for things he is guilty of. This act of war and his rhetoric following the act are just more of his classic behavior.
Do we dislike trump? The man who posted pictures of a women's march instead of his inauguration crowd, and bragged that his crowd was the biggest ever despite clear evidence to the contrary? Yes. This was on the first day of his presidency! And it's been downhill from there. Oh, but Dems just want a coup to gain power. Right. And if the coup is successful, won't former vice-president Pence, now president Pence, be surprised to find out that he is a Democrat? A coup is designed to put the opposition in power.
trump continuously displays ignorance about The Constitution, and the oath of office he took. Many of us figured long ago that he would try to start a war. And we are horrified to find out that we were right.
This is not about disloyalty, disdain for our military, or hatred of a con artist. It's not treason or pacifism or party loyalty or revenge or a wish that the election outcome was different. This is not about unity in the face of our enemy, or cowardice, or wanting to tax and spend and create a socialist utopia. This is about our wanting to stop one man from his continued efforts to trash our country and our democracy and drag us into a war that did not have to happen.
Iraq resulted in thousands of soldier's deaths, hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, and countless injuries from a war over a fictitious claim that weapons of mass destruction were being constructed. And now we are supposed to believe claims that a public assassination was needed to stop some vague threat? Gee, let's not be skeptical. Sure, the threat might have been real. But it's not a new threat, and this action by our leader solves nothing. And don't accuse us of wanting soldier's deaths, that is just ridiculous and a cheap attack.
You want to prevent war? Then don't start one.
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