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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks
I don't agree with extra-judicial killings of people, even sketchy generals like Soleimani. But we've yet to see the long-term results of this decision (or even pulling out of the Iran Deal). We've seen plenty of the consequences of the Iraq War, but the US killed Soleimani and what happened? Iran huffed and puffed, rattled their sabers, fired off a couple missiles and that's it. BFD. Will it engender more hatred towards us from a broader segment of the Middle East? Maybe. Is it possible that defanging Iran and its leaders could endear us to some segments of the Middle East? Perhaps. But we don't know the long term results yet.
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Uh... lol.
The way tensions escalate isn't like a movie. We're much more alienated from Iran than we were before, as well as Iraq. Iraq already had a decent amount of Iranian influence but that killing was essentially the equivalent of handing Iraq to them on a silver platter.
As of the Iran deal... They've completely stopped complying and you won't see the real consequences for pulling out until Iran is a nuclear power... Which they will certainly be at this rate.
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How would you propose that we pull out of Northern Syria? Should we stay there until everyone is hunky dory with each other and singing Kumbaya in the name of Yahweh and Allah?
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Uh let's see... Maybe not all at once when Turkey seems mounted to spew over the border unchecked? Are you ****ing serious?