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Do you support Donald Trumps assassination of the Iran General? (I do)

Terrorists must be stopped. Put a line in the sand.
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raysam363 · 31-35, F
Seems like it was mostly college age students upset in the US, and the NIAC was happy. What a world.
WizardOfAahs · 46-50, M
Data please...@raysam363

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1Z62KF

The number of adults who "strongly disapprove" of Trump's actions in Iran - 39% - is up 10 points from the December poll.
raysam363 · 31-35, F
@WizardOfAahs I can only say what I saw. Mostly younger people protesting, while the NIAC (National Iranian American Council) was happy. I'm not all knowing, and I have better things to do that constantly look up Trump and people who dislike him.
WizardOfAahs · 46-50, M
I don’t dislike or like Trump.

The biggest problem this country is facing now isn’t Trump.... it’s the people who judge everything they see by one thing... is it pro Trump or against Trump.

Seems a poor lens for making choices about who’s going to affect your taxes, the deficit, health care, infrastructure... whether the US continues to be the dominant world power.

Think things are bad now... wait until we look like Europe and China is the leading economy.

Hope your “better things to do” includes judging who can lead this country better than Moscow Mitch or everything should be free AOC
@raysam363
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@raysam363 Define happy.

[quote]WASHINGTON DC – In response to reports of Qassem Soleimani’s death as a result of airstrikes in Iraq, NIAC President Jamal Abdi released the following statement:

“The last thing the world needs is yet another disastrous American military adventure in the Middle East. [b]The assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani is a profoundly reckless move[/b] that will be viewed as an act of war in Tehran. The most aggressive hardline elements inside Iran have just been given a massive opening to consolidate influence internally and respond violently externally.

“Iran is a nation of 80 million innocent people, most of whom do not want war and oppose the actions of their own government. Similarly, Iraq is a nation of 38 million who deserve peace after lives filled with war. And the American people have seen enough of wars in the Middle East that have no end, only new beginnings. Yet many thousands of innocents in each country will be the victims of a conflict that will be difficult to confine within any one nation’s borders.

“There is no Congressional authorization for a war with Iran, and the legal authority for this assassination on Iraqi soil is dubious at best. Soleimani himself has blood on his hands, yet that is neither an authorization for a war nor a just cause for starting one. Moreover, there is a fierce nationalist streak in Iranian politics, and Soleimani himself polled as one of the most popular figures within his country.

“We call yet again on leaders in Washington and Tehran to halt the escalation spiral, invite in intermediaries and negotiate their differences before it is too late and a regional war is upon us. There is no singular decision that necessitates a bloody and costly war that will have no victors. Millions across the region are praying and hoping that this reckless assassination does not open pandora’s gate.”[/quote]

Also, just as a bonus...

[quote]
NIAC Statement on Iran’s Decision to Reduce Compliance with Nuclear Deal

In response to reports that Iran would continue to reduce compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) issued the following statement:

“[b]The catastrophic ineptitude of President Trump’s maximum pressure strategy is yet again on full display[/b], this time with Iran’s nuclear program. From the assassination of Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani to now a further reduction in Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement Trump has worked to unravel, this president’s policies have accelerated the prospects of war, the specter of nuclear proliferation, and instability in the region. At every crossroad where a diplomatic offramp was possible, Trump has chosen self-defeating conflict and inexplicable escalation.

“Despite Trump taking the U.S. very nearly to a point of no return, it appears Iran is still keeping open the prospect of saving the nuclear deal that remains the best vehicle to impose limits on Iran’s nuclear program.

“Even as it ceases application of its commitments, and amidst threats from the U.S. president that he may bomb Iranian cultural sites, Iran’s announcement appears to be a deliberate step to ensure that the nuclear agreement can remain at least in life support. While nuclear safeguards have been downgraded with this final step, Iran’s professed willingness to continue providing IAEA nuclear inspectors access to its nuclear sites and its continued implementation of the Additional Protocol suggest that even at this reduced state, the JCPOA is still an option on the table for the international community – and perhaps Trump’s successor – to salvage.”[/quote]