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6 years ago to the day many people were hysterical when Trump offed Soleimani on his Baghdad field trip. Turned out it brought substantial positive change to th
by varjag 10mo ago
6 years ago to the day many people were hysterical when Trump offed Soleimani on his Baghdad field trip. Turned out it brought substantial positive change to the Middle East.
It may not work out this time but when you start from a terrible rock bottom status quo the chances are already biased.
- woooooo 10mo agoCan you point out the substantial positive change?
- varjag 10mo agoIt impeded the Iranian colonial project considerably. Influence of Iran sponsored militias in Iraq have declined. It limped in Syria as well, which allowed for the fall of Assad regime a year ago.
- woooooo 10mo agoYou realize he was there at Iraq's invitation? The only impact of killing him is that both the Iraqis and whomever took his place is guaranteed to never forget why the job was open. Looking at the middle east right now compared to 2020 I see a much bigger shitshow, including Syria. Having a bunch of people die chaotically doesn't serve anyone's interest, it just creates the next generation of radicals.
- varjag 10mo agoHe was there to coordinate his militias during the ongoing attack on the U.S. embassy. And countless lives have been saved in Syria now that Assad is out.
- woooooo 10mo agoI'd love to see a source that he was there to coordinate an attack on the US embassy. Did the Iraqis invite him for that purpose?
- varjag 9mo agoIraq at the point was not much of a coherent state, and Iran controlled militias (like the one that attacked the embassy) were increasingly running the show. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/soleimani-approved-attack-iraqi-military-base-killed-american/story?id=68056126 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/soleimani-approved-attack-ir...