So in early January of this year we kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani because he was "plotting imminent and sinister attacks" against Americans in the region." The swift strike culminated events unfolding over the course of a week or so. America's reaction was one of shock at taking such a provocative step toward war. Remember the ten…
So in early January of this year we kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani because he was "plotting imminent and sinister attacks" against Americans in the region." The swift strike culminated events unfolding over the course of a week or so. America's reaction was one of shock at taking such a provocative step toward war. Remember the tense reactions when the Ukrainian jetliner was brought down by a missile over Tehran a couple weeks later? (accidentally as it turned out) https://www.npr.org/2020/01/04/793364307/timeline-how-the-u-s-came-to-strike-and-kill-a-top-iranian-general.
Now, having intelligence indicating of similar plots of sinister attacks by a foreign adversary against American forces this is the (non) response we get? While we've long suspected Putin had kompromat on Trump, how on earth does an entire administration get roped into this mess? There is obviously much more to this story, but one thing is clear. We know exactly why Trump demands total fealty from his advisers and inner circle. What we don't know is how he obtains it.
Thank you for reminding us of that prior story...and that serves as a reminder that there is a pretty long (in today's terms) timeline here, and a lot of dots to connect. I'm looking to see how/if this story unfolds further from all corners over the next few hours/days. Sometimes it just takes a very long time for the dots to be connected, and we've seen from the Mueller work that it's darn hard.
So in early January of this year we kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani because he was "plotting imminent and sinister attacks" against Americans in the region." The swift strike culminated events unfolding over the course of a week or so. America's reaction was one of shock at taking such a provocative step toward war. Remember the tense reactions when the Ukrainian jetliner was brought down by a missile over Tehran a couple weeks later? (accidentally as it turned out) https://www.npr.org/2020/01/04/793364307/timeline-how-the-u-s-came-to-strike-and-kill-a-top-iranian-general.
Now, having intelligence indicating of similar plots of sinister attacks by a foreign adversary against American forces this is the (non) response we get? While we've long suspected Putin had kompromat on Trump, how on earth does an entire administration get roped into this mess? There is obviously much more to this story, but one thing is clear. We know exactly why Trump demands total fealty from his advisers and inner circle. What we don't know is how he obtains it.
** I should have said "Americans and many of our allies' reaction..." regarding the killing of Soleimani.
Thank you for reminding us of that prior story...and that serves as a reminder that there is a pretty long (in today's terms) timeline here, and a lot of dots to connect. I'm looking to see how/if this story unfolds further from all corners over the next few hours/days. Sometimes it just takes a very long time for the dots to be connected, and we've seen from the Mueller work that it's darn hard.
Very well stated. I think about your last statement too. Often. "What we don't know is how he obtains it."