Iran Quid Forces General Qasem Soleimani Killed In Drone Strike
Qasem Soleimani and his Iraqi deputy, Jamal al-Ibrahimi were both killed in a drone strike today in Baghdad.
Published 5 years ago
The Pentagon has confirmed that Iranian Quid Forces General, Qasem Soleimani has been killed in a drone strike in Baghdad, at the direction of President Donald Trump.
Iraqi state TV and three Iraqi officials say Gen. Qassim Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds force, has been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport. https://t.co/06vLSm8JOq
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2020
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2020
Facing repeated #IRGC attacks the U.S. & @potus exercised admirable restraint while setting clear red lines & the consequences for crossing them#Iran’s Quds Force chose the path of escalation
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) January 3, 2020
They are entirely to blame for bringing about the dangerous moment now before us.
Lots of hot takes on Twitter tonight post this confirmation of the Soleimani assassination. Here’s one from me: the ‘Hillary the Hawk, Donald the Dove’ line from 2016 - endorsed even by some on the left! - was effing insane then and even more insane now.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 3, 2020
God help us all.
“We can’t move the embassy to Jerusalem because bad people will get mad at us.” “We can’t kill Soleimani because bad peoples will get mad at us.” Maybe it’s time to stop having our foreign policy be run by eunuchs.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) January 3, 2020
— Feras Kilani ???? ?????? (@FerasKilaniBBC) January 3, 2020