Thread: US carries out ‘precision defensive strikes’ in Iraq and Syria against Iranian-backed

Originally Posted by OhOh

Which maybe was an error on my part.

It was.

Originally Posted by OhOh

I know not what nationality you and your family are, or if they are now, when they were or when they stopped being employed as diplomats and in what countries, if any.

Why would you know this, but all of which has no bearing on our discussion about what diplomats really do and it doesn't vary much between countries.

Originally Posted by OhOh

I suspect very few "diplomats" actually do the "activities" you list.

You suspect incorrectly, and who are you quoting "diplomats" and "activities" and in what context?

Originally Posted by sabang

Does this meet your definition of diplomacy Hat, or is that just the issuing of visas?
To say nothing of the fact that a senior Iraqi General was simultaneously murdered too. This in Iraq- supposedly a US ally where US forces were there by sovereign agreement (but not now).
You can put any gloss you like on it, but this criminal act potentially puts any diplomatic passport holder at risk- because, under a murderous precedent set by the US, diplomatic passports and missions are no longer respected or observed. To say nothing of the greatly enhanced risk of green on green (?) attacks, which makes amerka's dwindling bunch of allies very happy indeed.

I'm not quite sure where we disagree . . . but keep going

Originally Posted by sabang

Sol travelled openly to Iraq on a normal commercial flight from Tehran, under a diplomatic passport in his own name, for an Iraqi sponsored diplomatic meeting to discuss a rapprochement with Saudi Arabia. Does this meet your definition of diplomacy Hat, or is that just the issuing of visas?
To say nothing of the fact that a senior Iraqi General was simultaneously murdered too. This in Iraq- supposedly a US ally where US forces were there by sovereign agreement (but not now).
You can put any gloss you like on it, but this criminal act potentially puts any diplomatic passport holder at risk- because, under a murderous precedent set by the US, diplomatic passports and missions are no longer respected or observed. To say nothing of the greatly enhanced risk of green on green (?) attacks, which makes amerka's dwindling bunch of allies very happy indeed.

I suspect the cover story of him dealing with Saudi Arabia is bullshit.

As for the Iraqi general, he was probably involved in the repeated attacks on US bases that led to this strike in the first place. One of them killed a US contractor on 27th December. The US responded on the 29th. Then came the attack on the embassy.

So the Iraqi general was probably in the pocket of the Iranians. So fuck him.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I suspect the cover story of him dealing with Saudi Arabia is bullshit.

As for the Iraqi general, he was probably involved in the repeated attacks on US bases that led to this strike in the first place. One of them killed a US contractor on 27th December. The US responded on the 29th. Then came the attack on the embassy.

So the Iraqi general was probably in the pocket of the Iranians. So fuck him.

turd bully alert!!!

'No, No America': Iraq protesters demand expulsion of U.S. troops

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of U.S. troops, but the protest mostly dissipated after a few hours despite a cleric’s call for a “million strong” turnout.

Populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr convened the march after the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi paramilitary chief in Baghdad this month.

His eventual decision to hold it away from a separate anti-government protest camp, and away from the U.S. embassy, looked pivotal in keeping the march peaceful.

However two protesters were killed and 25 wounded later in a separate protest. Three French nationals and one Iraqi, working for charity SOS Chretiens d’Orient, also went missing in Baghdad, the NGO said.

Throngs started gathering early on Friday at al-Hurriya Square near Baghdad’s main university. They avoided Tahrir Square, symbol of mass protests against Iraq’s ruling elite.

“We want them all out - America, Israel, and the corrupt politicians in government,” said Raed Abu Zahra, a health worker from southern Samawa, who had come by bus to Baghdad and stayed in Sadr City, a sprawling district controlled by Sadr’s followers.

“We support the anti-government protests in Tahrir Square as well, but understand why Sadr held this protest here so it doesn’t take attention from theirs,” he added.

The protests have shattered nearly two years of relative calm following the 2017 defeat of Islamic State and threaten to send the country back into major civil strife.

Unrest erupted in October with protests against a corrupt ruling elite, including Iran-backed politicians, that have met deadly force from government security forces and pro-Iran paramilitaries that dominate the state.

Washington’s killing this month of Iranian military mastermind Qassem Soleimani added a new dimension to the crisis.

It has temporarily united rival Shi’ite groups in opposition to the presence of U.S. troops - a rallying cry that critics say aims simply to refocus the street and kill the momentum of the anti-establishment protests that challenge their grip on power.

Sadr, who commands a following of millions in vast Baghdad slums, opposes all foreign interference in Iraq but has recently aligned himself more closely with Iran, whose allies have dominated state institutions since a 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Sadr supported anti-government protests when they began in October, but did not publicly urge his followers to join them.

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'No, No America': Iraq protesters demand expulsion of U.S. troops - Reuters

(Reuters say Tens of thousands)

A protest of 3.5 million Iraqis marching, demanding that US troops leave Iraq. The called it the “Million Man March, and almost 4 million showed up, and mainstream media still won’t report on it.



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Originally Posted by Klondyke

A protest of 3.5 million

Originally Posted by Klondyke

almost 4 million showed up

All that in just one sentence . . . but yes, they have the right to demand the US leave their country. Now if he leadership would have the balls to pull through on that . . . but then . . . it's the ME

If the idiot love child is wittering on about the protests, they are demanding both the US AND IRAN leave their country.

Which is a fair call, except the Shi'a that live there will march to the mad mullah drum beat even if they do depart.

Why aren't there;

Any shops being firebombed?

Tear gas being fired?

Paving stones thrown?

Public buildings being set on fire?

Strange. This is after all, a Muslim country, devastated economy, run by religious nutjobs and supported by Russia and China. Who absolutely demand the right to wear g strings, beautify their bodies with tattoos, eat fast food .......


"Somebody" needs to send their snipers/missile toting drones/innocuous virus phials/anthrax envelopes .... in, double quick.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Why aren't there;

Any shops being firebombed?

Tear gas being fired?

Paving stones thrown?

Public buildings being set on fire?

Strange. This is after all, a Muslim country, devastated economy, run by religious nutjobs and supported by Russia and China.

Your anti-Muslim racist rants should be binned

Originally Posted by OhOh

Why aren't there;

Any shops being firebombed?

Tear gas being fired?

Paving stones thrown?

Public buildings being set on fire?

Strange. This is after all, a Muslim country, devastated economy, run by religious nutjobs and supported by Russia and China. Who absolutely demand the right to wear g strings, beautify their bodies with tattoos, eat fast food .......


"Somebody" needs to send their snipers/missile toting drones/innocuous virus phials/anthrax envelopes .... in, double quick.

Don't panic, once they start protesting the government, they will open fire with live rounds again.

^You missed the raised eyebrow icon?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

they will open fire with live rounds again

Haven't all the "snipers" been flown to Germany, for a spot of "R&R" or flown to Libya as "peacekeepers"?

Originally Posted by OhOh

Haven't all the "snipers" been flown to Germany, for a spot of "R&R" or flown to Libya as "peacekeepers"?

Have they? Where do you get your intel?

Originally Posted by OhOh

^You missed the raised eyebrow icon?

Haven't all the "snipers" been flown to Germany, for a spot of "R&R" or flown to Libya as "peacekeepers"?

Perhaps they could be flown in from Ukraine (by the incoming airline, lucky not to fly back), there were many in Kiev during the Maidan coup...

Originally Posted by OhOh

^You missed the raised eyebrow icon?



Haven't all the "snipers" been flown to Germany, for a spot of "R&R" or flown to Libya as "peacekeepers"?

You stupid boy.

It's IRAQI soldiers that have been killing Sunni protesters.

Probably Shi'a ones.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Why aren't there;

Any shops being firebombed?

Tear gas being fired?

Paving stones thrown?

Public buildings being set on fire?

Strange. This is after all, a Muslim country, devastated economy, run by religious nutjobs and supported by Russia and China. Who absolutely demand the right to wear g strings, beautify their bodies with tattoos, eat fast food .......


"Somebody" needs to send their snipers/missile toting drones/innocuous virus phials/anthrax envelopes .... in, double quick.

Don't you hate it when reality bites you on the arse:

Several killed as Iraqi security forces raid protest site | World news | The Guardian

Sure, deflect as usual

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

If the idiot love child is wittering on about the protests, they are demanding both the US AND IRAN leave their country.

Which is a fair call, except the Shi'a that live there will march to the mad mullah drum beat even if they do depart.

Difference that one is obliged to observe the legal order to leave a sovereign nation, while the other not only will not but influenced the demand in order toward pwning the country.

Iran 1, great powers 0.

Originally Posted by jabir

Difference that one is obliged to observe the legal order to leave a sovereign nation, while the other not only will not but influenced the demand in order toward pwning the country.

Iran 1, great powers 0 Iraq -1

FTFY.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Sure, deflect as usual

It's the HoHo mantra: "I've been pwned again, so I'll waffle".

Adding that long forgotten ingredient to the dish, is something of a art. If you'r at all bothered with enhancing the "meal".