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54. THIS !!! My understanding is the Iranian they killed was a cabinet level person

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Let me make this pellucidly clear - there is no justification [View all] malaise Jan 2020 OP

What if a foreign military force assassinated an American leader? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #1

That is why we have international law malaise Jan 2020 #3

Exactly!!! IMO it was an act of war. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2020 #7

For which Congress gave no authority malaise Jan 2020 #9

This ass gets away with all kinds of shit and all the GOP senate does is sit on their asses RKP5637 Jan 2020 #11

Which is exactly Putin's plan lunatica Jan 2020 #17

Republicans want the U.S. to be one of Putin's satellites Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #23

And the GOP and tRump are willing to comply all they can. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2020 #36

"all the GOP senate does is sit on their asses" pangaia Jan 2020 #21

... RKP5637 Jan 2020 #35

Well...... Traildogbob Jan 2020 #14

I don't know, I'd have to think about that. James48 Jan 2020 #28

I would consider it an act of war. John Fante Jan 2020 #56

You are 100% correct and it is time for EVERYONE to yell it from the roofs. I am sick and tired walkingman Jan 2020 #2

I don't get it malaise Jan 2020 #4

And to make matters even worse, it appears to many that the Arkansas Granny Jan 2020 #5

pellucidly...Just short of 200,000 posts and you drop pellucidly. Well done. IADEMO2004 Jan 2020 #6

I thought that was rather impressive too! 2naSalit Jan 2020 #15

She did this once before to my knowledge lunatica Jan 2020 #22

+1 KentuckyWoman Jan 2020 #40

Alas, Malaise, if Amerika does it, it's okay. malthaussen Jan 2020 #8

20th and 21st centuries malaise Jan 2020 #10

+1 2naSalit Jan 2020 #13

If they have the vote in the Security Council do you really believe that totodeinhere Jan 2020 #34

I agree, imagine the indignation of taking out our Defense Secretary in a car at the airport. Pepsidog Jan 2020 #12

Imagine if it was Colin Powell or Wesley Clark lunatica Jan 2020 #27

Trump's trying to bait Iran into committing a 9-11 type of attack here in the U.S. IMHO. jalan48 Jan 2020 #16

💯. And guess what? Even if they don't take the bait live love laugh Jan 2020 #46

K&R...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ spanone Jan 2020 #18

What international organization says this was a crime? Kaleva Jan 2020 #19

It wasn't, it was just terribly timed and handled Amishman Jan 2020 #44

I agree with you. Kaleva Jan 2020 #45

How about if we could have taken Hitler out? cwydro Jan 2020 #20

Over in "Editorials and Other Articles" is an example of "Retaliation for events like this) Stuart G Jan 2020 #24

I posted about that slaughter malaise Jan 2020 #30

K+R for pellucidly IronLionZion Jan 2020 #25

"Pellucidly Clear"--at the Supreme Court, the NY Court of Appeals, & Elsewhere ... sl8 Jan 2020 #26

Very cool malaise Jan 2020 #29

K and R...for visibility..nt. Stuart G Jan 2020 #31

Any President that assassinates military leaders should be impeached fescuerescue Jan 2020 #32

Suleimani killing the latest in a long, grim line of US assassination efforts malaise Jan 2020 #38

This brings up an interesting point. If he hadn't already been impeached would he have dared to do totodeinhere Jan 2020 #51

Just wondering. Would you have said the same thing if FDR had assassinated Adolf Hitler? totodeinhere Jan 2020 #33

He didn't malaise Jan 2020 #37

Well I'm glad that at least you have this all figured out. totodeinhere Jan 2020 #52

I'd say it's fine in a formal war like that Bradical79 Jan 2020 #39

I think it's a tough issue and I have grappled with this in my mind many times. totodeinhere Jan 2020 #49

+1, we didn't even want tit for tats during formal wars !! Cause upper level killing wouldn't stop uponit7771 Jan 2020 #55

Thank you so much Malaise!!!!! Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #41

I read that part of the agreement for the US to be in Iraq is that we won't conduct aggressive Karadeniz Jan 2020 #42

Iraq is supposed to be a sovereign nation malaise Jan 2020 #43

Exactly, my dear malaise. Exactly. Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2020 #47

Add this to the Articles of Impeachment, there's still time... /nt philly_bob Jan 2020 #48

The impeachment squeeze has turned Trump into a diabolical maniac. nt oasis Jan 2020 #50

Think OP is more likely true than not, and well said. But, as long as we try Hoyt Jan 2020 #53

THIS !!! My understanding is the Iranian they killed was a cabinet level person uponit7771 Jan 2020 #54

Might i modify that to: PELOSIDLY CLEAR onetexan Jan 2020 #57

Love it malaise Jan 2020 #58