Iran, Iraq, and the attack on Soleimani
My position is that overt, public attacks on the leadership of sovereign nations outside of war is highly questionable both from a legal and effectiveness standpoint, and causes more harm than good. There must be a bright line between war and judicial/legal enforcement. Of course there is a third way – the covert op way – but that’s a different and complex discussion. I certainly won’t argue that Soleimani wasn’t behind a lot of actions that the US views as terrorism (a term I dislike in this case – what we are seeing is asymmetric warfare conducted by a nation-state). If it’s that bad (and and argument could be made it is), collect allies, take it to congress, declare war, follow international law, take action. Here comes the angry rant: In my opinion, in this case any analyst that thought this was a good idea should be fired. You could put the skull of anyone associated with this operation up to your ear, and you would hear the ocean. This was next level dumb. Yes, I’m angry about this because it puts a lot of lives at risk, it violates international law, and compromises the US moral and strategic position both in the region and globally.
The above is from an article published by Enki Research.
Here is a link to the full article.
This year please take time to do the following.
Read articles and learn the policy positions of candidates for office on both sides.
Think. Think about the country and the world you want to leave to your children and grandchildren.
Vote. Get up off your ass and go get registered if you aren’t. When the polls open get off your ass and go vote. Make your voice heard.
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