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In reply to the discussion: Is Qasem Soleimani the new Franz Ferdinand? [View all]

Dennis Donovan

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8. The OP wasn't comparing the character of both
Reply to braddy (Reply #5)
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:37 PM
Jan 2020

...rather, the effect a political assassination can have on not only regional stability, but world peace.

This is as big as Sarajevo, IMO.

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Is Qasem Soleimani the new Franz Ferdinand? [View all] sarcasmo Jan 2020 OP
Just thinking how unlikely it is that Trump or his ilk even know who he was and the implications.... hlthe2b Jan 2020 #1
Shit, I hope not....nt 2naSalit Jan 2020 #2
I saw a tweet earlier, that said exactly that. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #3
My tweet :) @BillyHendoe sarcasmo Jan 2020 #10
I thought the same. BigMin28 Jan 2020 #4
Was Franz Ferdinand on the terrorist list and killing 100s or 1000s of Americans? braddy Jan 2020 #5
The OP wasn't comparing the character of both Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #8
Who cares about character? this was a terrorist general killing 100s if not 1000s of Americans and braddy Jan 2020 #22
Ferdinand had little to do with America CanonRay Jan 2020 #9
As an American, killing this terrorist is apt, your comparison makes zero sense. braddy Jan 2020 #17
Just how much more suffering, war, death, refugees, disease, poverty will be worth Thomas Hurt Jan 2020 #15
He was the heir apparent to the Austrian-Hungarian throne. And THAT is the issue with hlthe2b Jan 2020 #16
This was far more effective than taking out Bin Laden, this was a powerful, active and effective braddy Jan 2020 #19
Deserved? Yes. Effective? -- You have no idea what is to come. You are cloaked in naivete' hlthe2b Jan 2020 #21
No, not naive, just the opposite. braddy Jan 2020 #24
Obviously not. hlthe2b Jan 2020 #26
You need to think more deeply about this topic Renew Deal Jan 2020 #18
"World War 3" is trending on twitter... Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #6
It may mean the war that Israel has been trying to provoke for quite a while LiberalArkie Jan 2020 #7
Funny how this could play out for Netanyahu and his struggle to remain in power... Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #12
Israel has wanted this guy for a long time . The US stopped them from assasinating lunasun Jan 2020 #20
We almost took him out in 2007, but the situation was thought poor, and then he slipped away again. braddy Jan 2020 #25
The same could be said for Trump... DAMANgoldberg Jan 2020 #28
Jonathan Alter (Daily Beast) on MSNBC just said what you were thinking.. FM123 Jan 2020 #11
Confirmed. This is a grave situation... n/t Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #13
WWIII would not be in our best interests. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2020 #14
Americans around the planet are in new, grave danger. Hortensis Jan 2020 #23
Yes. roamer65 Jan 2020 #27
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