Iranian General Killed by US Attack

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Wyrdness said:

Darwinianevolution said:

The US does not want war at any costs. No nation does. War is a last resort, and it would only do it if it is really be pushed into it. That doesn't mean they won't use the threat of it as a deterrent. The United States does not want another conflict, they'd rather take out the elements that are a threat to it directly, thus the drone attack instead of an invasion. Iran does not want war, they'd rather look "strong" in front of their population without risking the regime's existence in a war against the US. If the US knew that Solemini's death would have 100% caused a war with Iran, do you think they'd still had gone through with it? The same with Iran, if they knew the missile launches would've started a war with the US 100% guaranteed, would they have launched them? Both countries threatened each other with war, but neither one really wants it. And they are perfectly capable of saying the other's actions are acts of war while not really responding with actual war. If noone escalates this further, the bloodless missile attack and the extra sanctions are going to be the end of this.

And about Iraq's request to the US to remove the troops. Can you please link an article about it? I've been looking about Iraq's reaction and I've been unable to find that fact.

Seizing oil tankers is not Iran trying to look strong it's them actually doing something strong and the reason no one supports the action as all the oil passes through their region and that impacts economy and trade hard this is why Iran can't be fully sanctioned as they legally can block all oil. The US hardly knew about the attack on Solemini, Trump and a small group authorized it with out letting anyone know why do you think he's getting so much heat for it even from his own people this is why he's backing down

As for Iraq:

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/iraq-asks-foreign-troops-to-leave-trump-threatens-iran-with-retaliation-120010600125_1.html

The US not knowing the operation about Solemini is understandable. When chasing a terrorist, you don't announce it to the public beforehand, that's just warning him and giving him time to run and hide. This being a secret project close to the upper echelons of the US' military is natural, especially considering it happened on international soil. And about Trump getting flack... let's be honest, it's Trump we're talking about. Whether you think it's warranted or not, he's been getting heat for everything he's done even before he got elected. He could bring world peace and somehow get as much flack as if he had started WWIII.

The one thing I find interesting about this is Iraq asking the coalition's forces to leave. This is just me, but I feel this is just a momentary request (they can just ask for it and delay the exit enough to let it slide after everyone forgets about it). After all, there is no lost love between Iraq and Iran, and the fact that Soleimini was organizing terrorist cells within their country has certainly done nothing to make them feel more secure. Asking the US to take their forces away from their country seems only reasonable in a very superficial level, but Iraq is not a stable country, and wasn't really capable of fending off the many forces that participated in the civil war of 2014 without external aid, and I'm sure they realize it.