Josh Rogin: "Right now, we have two separate U.S. govt explanations for assassinating Soleimani."

[Dennis Donovan]

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Josh Rogin ✔ @joshrogin

Right now, we have two separate U.S. government explanations for assassinating Soleimani.

Pentagon: It was meant to deter future Iranian aggression.

Pompeo: "There was an imminent attack taking place" we needed to stop.

Could both be true? I suppose. But it's confusing.

7:46 AM - Jan 3, 2020

Good question - of course, Josh isn't factoring in "pure incompetence".

[Iliyah]

1. The imminent attack will still take place . . .

Like any competent government, there will always be someone who is just as qualify to take his or her place . . .

Again, t-rump, administration, cabinet and the Republican party have fucked up again. . . .

[karynnj]

2. Can anything be both imminent AND taking place?

I think Pompeo knows the meaning of imminent and is intentionally trying to create an equivalence of two different things.

[spanone]

3. From an administration that lies 24/7.

the truth was assassinated three years ago

[safeinOhio]

4. White House:

Return of the Shah and take the oil.

[C_U_L8R]

5. "There's a bear in the woods"

2020 is becoming more like 1984.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. I remember laughing my ass off at that ad...

...I kept waiting for it to shit.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Unfortunately, so did Reagan