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I imagine the president receives a list of potential targets on a regular basis and for whatever reason, this one resonated this time. They had his location - p
by ttul 7y ago
I imagine the president receives a list of potential targets on a regular basis and for whatever reason, this one resonated this time. They had his location - probably a rare intelligence coup - and Trump was advised that it was now or never if he wanted to make a huge statement following the rocket attacks earlier in the week.
I would imagine that the intelligence agencies frequently know where targets are, but only rarely carry out a strike.
- markdown 7y ago> Trump was advised that it was now or never if he wanted to make a huge statement He's tweeted about why he wanted to do it: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/382923478157910016 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/38292347815791001... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/255784560904773633 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/25578456090477363... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/141604554855825408 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/14160455485582540...
- taurath 7y agoHis location is not the issue. He traveled nearly openly because to kill him would be a demand for open war.