Did I miss the CC1? It's very quiet here today as is the Syria thread.
Have you all suddenly lost interest?
That I don't believe lol.
Further details of the US's stupid (preemptive?) actions have come to light.
Soleimani was hit while traveling in a car during a
publicly announced visit to Iraq to attend the funerals
of 31 Iraqi soldiers the US killed on December 29.
That changes things quite a bit.
It was not a legitimate intelligence-based hit against an enemy operating where the hit took place, it was instead the killing of a government official who went to attend a funeral and was going to leave the same day.
I mean who do the septics think they are...
Palestinians? Israelis?
Russia has already spoken against the assassination:
““The assassination of Soleimani as a result of a bombing in Baghdad, we see this as an adventurous step that will lead to increased tension throughout the region,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.”
Russia condemns Soleimani's murder and declares support for Iran - Fort Russ
Today, a spokesman for Iraq’s armed forces said that an order has been issued to restrict all US military activity in Iraq:
The US is nominally in Iraq at the request of the Iraqi government.
There are agreements in place for the US to stay in Iraq, but this action has
violated those agreements.
Iraq can tell the US to leave.
If the US does not leave after being told to leave, Iraq can go to the UN and complain, after which all other countries will be blocked by the UN from offering any assistance to the US at all in Iraq.
Turkey has already refused permission for US planes en route to Iraq to land or refuel at Incirlik.
The US must now wait for the inevitable Iranian retaliation.
In doing so, Iran will consult with China.
The Chinese have massive investments in Iranian oilfields and Iran is vital to China’s ‘Belt & Road’.
Bearing in mind that Iran, Russia and China have just complete their first ever joint naval exercise, it ought to be clear to even the most jingoistic American, that they could very quickly end up with no good options.
Thanks US...You're ace.
Do you all remember what Trump said about Soetoro just before he was re-elected?
Funny how his words have come around to refer to himself.