Destroying Evil - And Response (4)

  • Friday, January 3, 2020

It didn’t take limp Democrats long to voice their condemnation of Trump’s destruction of the evil General Soleimani. This man had orchestrated terror, massive violence and deaths around that region for 20 years including the recent attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. These leaders of weakness were quick to attack Trump but couldn’t muster the stomach to attack Soleimani in the past. That policy empowered him to move freely about the region entering many nations with no concern. He had just arrived from Lebanon where he had been plotting with Hezbollah to attack Israel.

This is not a war against a sovereign nation, Iran, but an action of anti-terrorism against a violent deadly organization, Qud, which was planning more violence against American contractors, diplomats and military personnel in Iraq. Iran doesn’t want to move troops into Iraq so they use surrogates in Iraq to foment insurrections and terror. This action disrupts that plot.

Silly Democrat analysts and media “experts” have no clue about the Iranians and their potential for deadly violence. Let me remind everyone, Joe Biden, who was first to denounce the destruction of the bloody Soleimani, earlier denounced the state of Texas for changing their law which allowed weapons in churches. If Joe has been in charge, his foolishness would have led to many more deaths in the recent church shooting near Ft Worth. Joe Biden is not only delusional, he’s dangerous. He would be a disaster as president.

Ilhan Omar, in her condemnation of the president, tweeted she will step in to stop Trump. Just how will she do that? And isn’t it interesting she says this when he destroys an Iranian terrorist leader? Isn’t it interesting her comments appear to reveal indifference to what a threat Soleimani was to American military and diplomatic personnel? This thinking by Omar and others is why Congress was not notified before the attack on Soleimani. Who could trust Omar, who is on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with classified intelligence like this?

Omar is not alone in her thinking. There has been strong backlash over MSNBC’s Joy Reid appearing to cheer on terrorists attacking the embassy in Baghdad hoping it would be “Trump’s Benghazi.” The recent attack in Baghdad was in retaliation for the US destroying Hezbollah militants who recently attacked U.S. servicemen in Iraq, killing an American private contractor. Iran supports Hezbollah and that was why Soleimani was in both Lebanon and Iraq.

Whatever Reid’s twisted statement meant it further reveals the radical left’s weakness and what they think of Trump and millions of Americans who voted for him. And they want us to trust them with our security and running the nation?

Ralph Miller

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Excellent points by Mr. Miller on the whacking of the Iranian General by President Trump and the members of our Armed Forces. I would add another to his Hall of Shame. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut severely criticized the President for his actions. Funny just the week before he criticized the President for not reacting to the attack on our Embassy saying no one feared the U.S. anymore. Kind of similar to John Kerry who was, "against the Iraq war before he was for it."

Then Murphy dug his hole a  little deeper and said Trump's actions were equivalent to Iran assassinating our Secretary of Defense. Really Senator, when was the last time a Secretary of State was outside the embassy of a country in another foreign country leading an assault on its walls.

Whatever became of the Democrat party of FDR, Truman, JFK, Sam Nunn and Joe Lieberman, who ironically was succeeded by Murphy.

Douglas Jones
Ooltewah

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I doubt that General Soleimani was of sterling character nor do I think he was a friend/ally of the United States. However, I do wonder about the motive(s) that Trump used in deciding to attack and kill him. While the catalyst for this killing may have been the attack on the American embassy, I seriously wonder if this attack gave Trump an opportunity to draw attention away from the impending impeachment proceedings by providing the world something violent and inflammatory to see.  To focus attention on something in another part of the world (and thus to direct it away from the politician himself and his questionable actions) is an old political trick.   

As an American citizen and veteran, I do strongly object to this administration's putting the lives of thousands of young American servicemen and servicewomen at risk by escalating tensions in the Mid-east.  Such a tactic is especially heinous if the intent is to delay the appropriate impeachment process that follows questionable behavior on the part of an American politician. 

Tim McDonald

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These are some thought-provoking letters of reasoning that concerns our national security and well-being. Sometimes in the mirror we see what we want to see.

In regard to Mr. McDonald’s comments about President Trump possibly drawing attention away from impeachment by striking at Soleimani and Iran’s extended terror network, I see no political trick here. President Trump did what administrations before him were too timid to do after the U. S. had suffered the results of Iran’s terror. Was he to wait while Soleimani’s terrorists attacked and killed more innocent victims? Wait until whenever the political stunt of impeachment has blown away or ended?

At least if not more, the administration took out a leader of terror who apparently was planning more terror attacks. What I do see is an opposing party out to damage and bring down a president at any costs and by any method. The real trick is how the Democrats have corruptly, lied, twisted and dangled impeachment out to damage this setting president. Questionable behavior really focuses then on the democrats. Have no doubt the liberal Democrats really want to extinguish or wipe out the 2016 voters choice.

Gerald Presley

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I am not sure when Mr. McDonald wrote his comment regarding the rationale for killing General Solemenei in Baghdad, but given Sec. Pompeo's statement that the general was in Iraq to coordinate, with his Iraqi allies, further attacks on the embassy and other friendly sites, I believe the drone strike was completely warranted. If anyone has paid attention to the Iranians over the last 40 years, it is evident that they have been continually at war with the U.S. and General Solemenei has been the primary architect of their attacks throughout the world.  He got what he deserved.

Prior to recent attacks, President Trump had acted with restraint toward Iran's provocations in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere, however, the recent missile and embassy attacks by Iranian backed factions combined with the intelligence that further attacks were imminent required a measured response.  By giving the Iranians and their allies a bloody nose with the promise of further responses to continued attacks, Mr. Trump has given the mullahs a clear indication of his resolve.  Nobody wants a hot war with Iran, but it's their decision as to how to respond.  I believe that the Iranian leaders will back off rather than risk further damage to their fragile hold on power.

The assertion that this current action is meant to be a distraction from impeachment is beyond ludicrous. The Democrats still cannot get over Hillary's defeat and impeachment is just one more feeble attempt to overturn the election and remove the most effective leader this country has seen since Reagan.  Regarding questionable behavior on the part of an American politician, I am assuming that the reference is probably in regard to Adam Schiff.

Jim Nelson

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