Generational Dynamics World View

[John J. Xenakis]

** 02-Jan-2020 World View: US airstrike kills IRGC leader Soleimani

• Gen. Qassim Soleimani (when he was alive)

Gen. Qassim Soleimani, Iran's most important military figure, and head
of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as killed in an
airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport. It is presumed that
it was an American airstrike.

The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a top Iraqi military
figure, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq.

This will be a major shock to the hardline geezers at the top of
Iran's government, who have gotten used to making attacks on Strait of
Hormuz vessels, Saudi Arabia oil refineries, and American bases, and
getting away with them with no response.

So this time there was a response.

This has not yet been confirmed by President Trump or the Pentagon,
but Senator Chris Murphy, the so-called "Mideast expert" on the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, tweeted:

Quote:> "Soleimani was an enemy of the United States, that is
> not a question. The question is this: reports suggest, did
> America just assassinate, without any congressional authorization,
> the second most powerful person in Iran, knowingly setting off a
> potential massive global regional war."

So Murphy, whom I've repeatedly described as the stupidest person in
the Senate, is accusing Trump of knowingly trying to start a world
war. Why do these idiots keep getting quoted? The tweet was quoted
on al-Jazeera with no comment. Al-Jazeera seems to love repeating
stupid quotes from Murphy, apparently to illustrate to the Arab
audience how dumb the Americans are.

Anyway, the attacks on the American embassy in Baghdad fizzled within
a day, but the massive anti-Iran protests in many cities in Iraq are
continuing.

Al-Jazeera is saying that the death of Soleimani will be a major loss
to the IRGC and to Iran, as

Soleimani has led many military actions, especially in Iraq and Syria.
He was also a fighter in Iran's 1979 Great Islamic Revolution civil
war.

The story is developing.

---- Source:

-- Qassim Soleimani / Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis / Iran’s Gen. Soleimani
killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport
https://apnews.com/5597ff0f046a67805cc233d5933a53ed
(AP, 2-Jan-2020)


---- Related:

** 1-Jan-20 World View -- US sends troops to Baghdad to defend embassy from Iranian rioters
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e200101


************** UPDATE 21:30 ET:
Al-Jazeera is reporting that anti-Iran protesters in Baghdad are
celebrating Soleimani's death. This is absolutely no surprise,
except to anti-American idiots.

************** UPDATE 21:50 ET:
The Pentagon has just confirmed the airstrikes.

************** UPDATE 22:03 ET:
Massive celebrations and expressions of joy in Tahrir Square,
Baghdad.


************** UPDATE 22:15 ET:
Soleimani's death is a major shock in Tehran, where he was revered and
considered to be almost invincible. In contrast to Baghdad, people in
Tehran are crying.

************** UPDATE 22:22 ET:
Mike Pregent, a Trump advisor, appearing on the BBC:
- This will give Iraq a chance - the Iraqi military can push
back against the Iran forces.
- One of the options presented to Trump last week was to kill
Soleimani
- The reason the protesters are cheering in Tahrir Square is
that it was Soleimani who approved the killing of peaceful
anti-Iran protesters.