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cantfixstupid

(23 posts)
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:29 PM Jan 2020

Iraqi prime minister says Qassem Soleimani was in Iraq to 'discuss de-escalating tensions between Ir

Source: Daily Mail

The outgoing Iraqi leader says that Soleimani was supposed to bring him Iran's response to a Saudi proposal for de-escalating regional tensions

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7854971/Soleimani-Iraq-discuss-escalating-tensions-Saudis-killed-PM-says.html



Could this be the so-called “imminent threat” that the wag the dogs were really worried about?
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Iraqi prime minister says Qassem Soleimani was in Iraq to 'discuss de-escalating tensions between Ir (Original Post) cantfixstupid Jan 2020 OP
Not that he was a good guy, but that sounds like murder to me. walkingman Jan 2020 #1
Interesting about the Saudis. debsy Jan 2020 #2
Good point! BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #3
Military Industrial Complex MIC cantfixstupid Jan 2020 #5
Which liar am I supposed to believe? Nt BootinUp Jan 2020 #4
military head dude claims he was planning attacks & they will be giving congress the proof yaesu Jan 2020 #6
Good one ! colorado_ufo Jan 2020 #8
Everyone involved is lying so far Kurt V. Jan 2020 #7
They are trying to end this world warmfeet Jan 2020 #9
Yeah, how come not fooled Jan 2020 #10
Iragi could be lying.... Toorich Jan 2020 #11
We've had an unproven hint that this was a set-up so that we'd know where exactly he was so Karadeniz Jan 2020 #12

debsy

(823 posts)
2. Interesting about the Saudis.
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:55 PM
Jan 2020

I read about this yesterday as well... Didn't the Saudis invite Jamal Khashoggi to come to the embassy in Istanbul to discuss his visa? Is this a pattern? We know how close Kushner and MBS are, right?

 

cantfixstupid

(23 posts)
5. Military Industrial Complex MIC
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:34 PM
Jan 2020

MIC and their Neocon enablers will not allow any POTUS to pull our dollar crooked finger out of the Middle East, period.

yaesu

(9,125 posts)
6. military head dude claims he was planning attacks & they will be giving congress the proof
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:59 PM
Jan 2020

as soon as they make it up, or about Wednesday.

not fooled

(6,624 posts)
10. Yeah, how come
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:38 PM
Jan 2020

every time pompeo's smug face shows up on the teevee, there is no mention of the fact that he is a radical fundie xtianist who believes in Armageddon?

Seems relevant to me.

Karadeniz

(24,732 posts)
12. We've had an unproven hint that this was a set-up so that we'd know where exactly he was so
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 09:17 PM
Jan 2020

He could be eliminated. No one would put such involvement past Saudi Arabia, but I don't think anything's been confirmed.

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