US Embassy in Iraq Attacked....Marine Force on Site

[sublime1996525]

Lizard spawning chamber??? Hahah

[Broken Wind]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

That's a satire site.
The Babylon Bee - Wikipedia

The sad part is it’s totally believeable with that ****.

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Broken Wind

The sad part is it’s totally believeable with that ****.

I'm sure that makes the people who believed it feel much better, while the people who write that garbage are laughing their asses off at those people.

[higgyburners]

Originally Posted by Raazor

**** those muthafuggers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGPw_LBiRA

[JRD77VET]

Payback?

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https://www.foxnews.com/world/rocket...uries-reported


Baghdad rocket attack kills Iranian military leaders including Gen. Qassim Soleimani, reports say

At least three rockets were fired at Baghdad International Airport Friday killing at least seven people, including Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, according to multiple reports early Friday.

Soleimani is the military mastermind whom Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had deemed equally as dangerous as Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed in a strike by U.S.-led forces in October.

Soleimani was the long-running leader of the elite intelligence wing called Quds Force – which itself has been a designated terror group since 2007, and is estimated to be 20,000 strong. Considered one of the most powerful men in Iran, he was routinely referred to as the “shadow commander” or “spymaster.”

"Soleimani is our leader" had been photographed spray-painted on windows by Iran-backed militiamen at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, three Iraqi officials told The Associated Press. Iraqi TV reported the deaths as well.

How Qassem Soleimani is playing larger role on world stageVideo
Local reporters had suggested that pro-Iran military leaders may have been targeted, but officials have not yet confirmed all of the dead and who may have been behind the attack. An official with an Iran-backed paramilitary group known as the Popular Mobilization Forces told The Associated Press one of the victims was its airport protocol officer, identifying him as Mohammed Reda.

Iraq’s Security Media Cell, which released information regarding Iraqi security, said the three Katyusha rockets landed near the cargo hall.

Iraqi security also said two cars were on fire.

The nighttime attack occurred amid tensions with the U.S. after an Iran-backed militia attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which was targeted Tuesday by angry mobs who were protesting recent U.S. airstrikes.

The two-day siege outside of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad came to an end Wednesday afternoon after dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and their supporters withdrew from the compound.

U.S. EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD FIRE DAMAGE SEEN IN NEW PHOTOS FOLLOWING MILITANTS' ATTACK

The crisis started early Tuesday, when, in an orchestrated assault, hundreds of protesters stormed the embassy compound, one of the most heavily fortified U.S. diplomatic missions in the world.

President Trump, who on Tuesday night vowed that the situation "will not be a Benghazi" -- a pointed reference to the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya on the Obama administration's watch, ordered deployment of about 750 U.S. soldiers to the Middle East.

The embassy attack, one of the worst in recent memory, followed deadly U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed group, the Kataeb Hezbollah. The U.S. military said the airstrikes were retaliation for last week's killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base, which the U.S. blamed on the militia.

Defense Secretary Esper on US response in Middle East: Bold and decisive moveVideo
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reacted on Thursday to the U.S. Embassy attack in Iraq earlier this week, saying that it's time for Iran to start "acting like a normal country.”

“We are there in Iraq working with our Iraqi partners to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Esper said on “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday.


“Through the president's direction, we were able to physically defeat the caliphate that remains physically defeated, if you will," he added. "And now our aim is to deter further Iranian bad behavior that has been going on now for over 40 years. It's time that Iran started acting like a normal country.”

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

Payback?

Maybe. But this could be bad. Very bad.

[boracayjohnny]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

https://babylonbee.com/news/hillary-...embassy-attack

Originally Posted by z06psi

****ing ****.

Originally Posted by sublime1996525

Lizard spawning chamber??? Hahah

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Maybe. But this could be bad. Very bad.

Iranian "warlord" in Iraq. Didn't sound like like the rockets used were of US origin.

Iraq’s Security Media Cell, which released information regarding Iraqi security, said the three Katyusha rockets landed near the cargo hall.

It just might be "convenient" that somebody fired those rockets where he was. The dead folks were in a country other than their own that is known to have unrest.

Some folks just burnt the US Embassy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyusha_rocket_launcher
Soviet built rocket launcher

[Bill]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

Payback?

Probably just some locals upset about an obscure Youtube video.

Seriously, though, I like it. Proportional response for the embassy attack, sends a message that ANYONE can get got, has plausible deniability.

These guys just don't get it....Trump is NOT going to take the bait.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

Iranian "warlord" in Iraq. Didn't sound like like the rockets used were of US origin.



It just might be "convenient" that somebody fired those rockets where he was. The dead folks were in a country other than their own that is known to have unrest.

Some folks just burnt the US Embassy

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Katyusha rocket launcher - Wikipedia

Soviet built rocket launcher

Even if it wasn't us, Iran will assume it was. Do we really want to be sucked into another war in that region?

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Even if it wasn't us, Iran will assume it was. Do we really want to be sucked into another war in that region?

Under this POTUS, war would be measured in months, not years.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Even if it wasn't us, Iran will assume it was. Do we really want to be sucked into another war in that region?

Iran has been a thorn in our side since ball less jimmy carter didn't do anything when they took hostages.

You've had multiple countries using their "war toys" in the region for decades. Can they really assign blame when Soviet rockets were used to knock out one of their guys?

I will admit it's a high stake chess game but who is really behind they moves?

They common folks in Iran are putting pressure on the current leadership. It is entirely possible that the guy just killed was planning a takeover of the current iranian govt. How convenient he was "lost" just a couple days after the attack on the US embassy.

Or, maybe we got a hold of the rocket launcher

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Even if it wasn't us, Iran will assume it was. Do we really want to be sucked into another war in that region?

It was us. Pentagon just confirmed it.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

has plausible deniability.

Not anymore.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Under this POTUS, war would be measured in months, not years.

I hope you're right.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

It was us. Pentagon just confirmed it.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/rocket...uries-reported


Trump orders attack that kills Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, other military officials in Baghdad, Pentagon says

President Trump ordered a game-changing U.S. military attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, among other military officials at Baghdad International Airport early Friday, the Pentagon confirmed.

Soleimani is the military mastermind whom Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had deemed equally as dangerous as Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In October, Baghdadi killed himself during a U.S. raid on a compound in northwest Syria, seven months after the so-called ISIS "caliphate" crumbled as the terrorist group lost its final swath of Syrian territory in March.

In April 2019, the State Department announced Iran was responsible for killing 608 U.S. troops during the Iraq War. Soleimani was the head of the Iranian and Iranian-backed forces carrying out those operations killing American troops. According to the State Department, 17 percent of all deaths of U.S. personnel in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 were orchestrated by Soleimani.

As recent as 2015, a travel ban and United Nations Security Council resolutions had barred Soleimani from leaving Iran.

The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, a source told Fox News.

In all, at least seven people were killed and at least three rockets were fired, officials told The Associated Press.

Hours after the attack was announced, President Trump tweeted a simple image of the American flag.

Soleimani was the long-running leader of the elite intelligence wing called Quds Force – which itself has been a designated terror group since 2007, and is estimated to be 20,000 strong. Considered one of the most powerful men in Iran, he routinely was referred to as its “shadow commander” or “spymaster.”

"Soleimani is our leader" had been photographed spray-painted on windows by Iran-backed militiamen at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

Their deaths are a potential turning point in the Middle East, and are expected to draw severe retaliation from Iran and the forces it backs in the Middle East against Israel and American interests.

An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said al-Muhandis had arrived to the airport in a convoy to receive Soleimani whose plane had arrived from either Lebanon or Syria. The airstrike occurred as soon as he descended from the plane to be greeted by al-Muhandis and his companions, killing them all.

As recent as 2015, a travel ban and United Nations Security Council resolutions had barred Soleimani from leaving Iran.

A senior politician said Soleimani's body was identified by the ring he wore.

The PMF blamed the United States for the attack.

How Qassem Soleimani is playing larger role on world stageVideo
Local reporters had suggested that pro-Iran military leaders may have been targeted, but officials have not yet confirmed all of the dead and who may have been behind the attack. An official with PMF told The Associated Press one of the victims was its airport protocol officer, identifying him as Mohammed Reda.

Iraq’s Security Media Cell, which released information regarding Iraqi security, said the three Katyusha rockets landed near the cargo hall.

Iraqi security also said two cars were on fire.

The nighttime attack occurred amid tensions with the U.S. after an Iran-backed militia attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which was targeted Tuesday by angry mobs who were protesting recent U.S. airstrikes.

The two-day siege outside of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad came to an end Wednesday afternoon after dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and their supporters withdrew from the compound.

U.S. EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD FIRE DAMAGE SEEN IN NEW PHOTOS FOLLOWING MILITANTS' ATTACK

The crisis started early Tuesday, when, in an orchestrated assault, hundreds of protesters stormed the embassy compound, one of the most heavily fortified U.S. diplomatic missions in the world.

President Trump, who on Tuesday night vowed that the situation "will not be a Benghazi" -- a pointed reference to the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya on the Obama administration's watch, ordered deployment of about 750 U.S. soldiers to the Middle East.

The embassy attack, one of the worst in recent memory, followed deadly U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed group, the Kataeb Hezbollah. The U.S. military said the airstrikes were retaliation for last week's killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base, which the U.S. blamed on the militia.

Defense Secretary Esper on US response in Middle East: Bold and decisive moveVideo
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reacted on Thursday to the U.S. Embassy attack in Iraq earlier this week, saying that it's time for Iran to start "acting like a normal country.”

“We are there in Iraq working with our Iraqi partners to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Esper said on “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday.



“Through the president's direction, we were able to physically defeat the caliphate that remains physically defeated, if you will," he added. "And now, our aim is to deter further Iranian bad behavior that has been going on now for over 40 years. It's time that Iran started acting like a normal country.”

Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson, John Roberts, Mike Arroyo and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[Thunder22]

At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Under this POTUS, war would be measured in months, not years.

Iran is not stupid enough to get involved in a conventional war with us.

It would be more their style to bomb a defenseless cruise ship full of innocent Americans in the middle of the ocean six months from now. Or, say, a cyber attack against our power grid here.

[Bill]

Trump's Twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump


Simple, classic, and an ultimate "get some" message for the Mullahs.

[dvarapala]

So much for getting us out of the Middle East.