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kentuck

(111,111 posts)
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 01:42 PM Apr 28

Remember when Trump assassinated the Iranian "General" with a missile?

...near the end of his Administration, as I recall?

Iran threatened revenge. Who knows? Maybe the present violence in the Gaza and elsewhere can be tied to that assassination?

But, he was not terribly criticized by the Democrats for his actions. I assume they thought it was part of his "official" duties, unlike the attack upon our Capitol, or the fraudulent electoral ballots, or the theft of national secrets?

These were all crimes of a "personal" nature, meant to help Donald Trump stay in power.

Why does the Supreme Court have such a difficult time with this obvious distinction?

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pwb

(11,356 posts)
2. Trumps private meetings do suggest he may have given the go ahead for
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 01:47 PM
Apr 28

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both wars. IMO.

Turbineguy

(37,444 posts)
3. Iran has a dilemma
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 01:50 PM
Apr 28

If they kill trump they do the US a solid. And they can't do that either.

Their best bet is to be patient, hope trump loses and causes his minions to create the bloodbath trump has promised. Or trump wins and finishes destroying America, NATO and everything else.

jalan48

(13,936 posts)
5. I don't think the SCOTUS cares about the law, they care about results that favor their Party and their Owners.
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 01:56 PM
Apr 28

They will parse and rule as needed.

rampartc

(5,465 posts)
6. killing the general
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 01:58 PM
Apr 28

after inviting him to peace talks is the war crime of "perfidy."

trump should be in the hague, where gag orders can be enforced.

TheProle

(2,223 posts)
7. "But, he was not terribly criticized by the Democrats for his actions."
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 02:00 PM
Apr 28

Not my recollection at all. Top Dems acknowledged Soleimani was a bad actor and terrible person, but spoke frankly about it as an escalation.


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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/04/nancy-pelosi-trump-qassem-soleimani-093787

https://irp.fas.org/congress/2020_cr/schumer-iran.html

former9thward

(32,224 posts)
10. Neither of those statements are "terribly" criticism.
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:17 PM
Apr 28

Not even remotely. And they should not be. Soleimani was a butcher and was in Iraq to kill even more Americans. He deserved to go just as Osama bin Laden deserved it. No difference.

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