{"id":37235,"date":"2020-01-02T18:55:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T02:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/?p=37235"},"modified":"2020-01-02T18:55:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T02:55:24","slug":"trump-threat-iran-killing-iranian-cmdr-airstrike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/trump-threat-iran-killing-iranian-cmdr-airstrike\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Follows Through on 2018 Threat to Iran, Killing Top Iranian Commander in Airstrike!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>US Military launched an airstrike in Baghdad that killed Iranian commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/exclusive-quds-force-commander-soleimani-visited-moscow-met-russian-leaders-in-defiance-of-sanctions\">Qasem Soleimani<\/a> who <u>WAS<\/u> head of the Iranian IRGC\u2019s elite Quds Force. (What was he doing in Baghdad!? Causing trouble thats what.) Soleimani reported directly to the Ayatollah, he ran the militia and terror operations around the world being responsible for 1000&#8217;s of deaths including American troops.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/137KWQ7dM2E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In 2018 President Trump issued a threat to Iranian President Rhouhani:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE &amp; DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1021234525626609666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8230;.Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1212121026072592384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This airstrike against one considered a big fish was clearly in response to the recent attack by Iranian militants in Iraq against the the US Embassy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Multiple reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraq<\/a> say that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGC<\/a> Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy Commander of Hashd al-Shaabi were killed tonight at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Baghdad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Baghdad<\/a> Airport, during the US drone strike. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Pw4KIGXHk\">pic.twitter.com\/0Pw4KIGXHk<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ahmad Batebi (@radiojibi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/radiojibi\/status\/1212909293021913092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s good news for those who enjoy peace like these Iraqis&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">4:30 AM (IQ time): Iraqi protesters at Baghdad\u2019s Tahrir Square are celebrating the death of Qassem Solaimani in a US airstrike. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fw5BmQm2yX\">pic.twitter.com\/Fw5BmQm2yX<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Baxtiyar Goran (@BaxtiyarGoran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaxtiyarGoran\/status\/1212922048323948544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>not everyone is happy about this news, one being fmr LIAR and obama advisor Ben Rhodes&#8230;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congress has to assert itself and determine exactly what our Iran policy is. Did we mean to do this? Do we have any plan for what comes next? What is the legal basis for all this?<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brhodes\/status\/1212919316288552960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump may have just started a war with no congressional debate. I really hope the worst case scenario doesn\u2019t happen but everything about this situation suggests serious escalation to come.<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brhodes\/status\/1212916078751424512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>then we have Sen Chris Murphy&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Soleimani was an enemy of the United States. That\u2019s not a question.The question is this &#8211; as reports suggest, did America just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the second most powerful person in Iran, knowingly setting off a potential massive regional war?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1212913952436445185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN of course is weighing-in in their own &#8220;unique&#8221; way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JjyytnMnkJQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and the Washington Post of course put this monster on a pedestal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-37236\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WaPo-praises-Soleimani.png?resize=382%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WaPo-praises-Soleimani.png?w=751 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WaPo-praises-Soleimani.png?resize=287%2C300 287w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WaPo-praises-Soleimani.png?resize=640%2C670 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a MASSIVE victory for the US and our allies. But with fire comes fire, so US Forces are on full alert, the White House is prepared for any and all responses by the Iranians. They try anything Trump will blow them off the face of the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; US Military launched an airstrike in Baghdad that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani who WAS head of the Iranian IRGC\u2019s elite Quds Force. (What was he doing in Baghdad!? Causing trouble thats what.) 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