***UPDATED to include Tweets by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez(D-NY)***
The Washington Post had said that the militias attacking the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad were “mourners” — and now they really are.
Awwww! Did the poor, little mastermind of terror get himself killed for attacking a U.S. Embassy, planning a bomb in Washington D.C that was thwarted, and being a general pain in the ass causing hundreds of American deaths since 2003?
You’re damned right, he did!
I’d normally say that none but his fleas would mourn him, but apparently there are some people who will miss the oxygen burglar who was just toasted at the President’s order.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards spokesman Ramadan Sharif breaks down on live TV over the news that Soleimani was killed.
https://twitter.com/Imamofpeace/status/1213029078179053568?s=20
Sharif isn’t alone in mourning, though. The leftists in Congress, their sycophants in the Media(D), and lunkhead Hollywood elites suffering from serious cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome™ will all be mourning the death of a man who was the mastermind of attacks on Americans in the Middle East and even plotting to bomb Americans in the nation’s capital.
Honestly, how sincere are Sharif’s tears anyway? It’s easy to cry when you’ve got a gun to your head. Not showing proper deference to the death of Soleimani could mean some real problems in Iran…
But that’s not the case with Americans who are twisting themselves into knots to condemn killing a brutal, vicious terrorist.
We expect the nuttiness from the pretty people in Hollywood who make their fortune on lines that other people write for them, but it’s egregious for elected officials and so-called journalists to be so damned ignorant.
Of course, with ignorant people, it can be expected.
Naturally, criticism of the attack killing Soleimani came from three members of “The Squad”:
We cannot stay silent as this lawless President recklessly moves us closer to yet another unnecessary war that puts innocent lives at risk at home & across the globe. Congress alone has the authority to declare war, & we must reclaim our responsibility & say no to war with Iran.
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 3, 2020
So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction?
Real question is, will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? I know I will. https://t.co/Fj9TMossEW
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 3, 2020
We are outraged the president would assassinate a foreign official, possibly setting off another war without Congressional authorization and has zero plan to deal with the consequences.
But of course you know that. https://t.co/GzfdKilV4t
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 3, 2020
The Occupant was JUST impeached for abuse of power for political gain & now he is leading us to the brink of war because he believes it will help his re-election. We are sick of endless wars. Congress has the sole authority to declare war and we must deescalate. #NoWarWithIran
— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) January 3, 2020
AOC was a bit late to the hate-on-Trump party, but she got there eventually.
Last night the President engaged in what is widely being recognized as an act of war against Iran, one that now risks the lives of millions of innocent people.
Now is the moment to prevent war & protect innocent people – the question for many is how, publicly & Congressionally:
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 3, 2020
I’m sorry… what?
It’s not an “act of war” to kill a guy who was conducting a proxy war on foreign soil and was suddenly in Baghdad shortly after the Iranian militia attacked the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, (which may have been done with his orchestration,) and was a known terror mastermind.
But what does AOC know about foreign policy, anyway?
[NARRATOR: About as much as she knows about domestic policy which, clearly, is not a damned thing.]War advocates start off saying “we all want peace, but…” or “it’s too late…” & frame a pro-peace agenda as naïve to realpolitik.
Don’t give into this gaslighting. The same folks selling us Iraq and selling us this latest provocation of violence. We cannot repeat this cycle.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 3, 2020
2. Reintroduce & vote on @RepRoKhanna’s bipartisan NDAA amendment, which blocks $ offensive action to Iran.
This amendment passed the House w/ bipartisan support not long ago, and was later gutted in negotiations. We can bring it back as a standalone bill.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 3, 2020
Good gracious! President Trump doesn’t want war with Iran. Nor does Iran want war with the United States. It would be colossally stupid for a country that doesn’t even have nukes (despite Barry’s ass-kissing of Iran with his “deal,”) to pick a fight with the World’s Military Superpower. The Iranian regime just likes to flex its might by stirring up trouble in the Middle East and make plans to try to kill innocent civilians outside their borders if they can manage it.
And it’s pretty rich that AOC wants Congress to assert its authority over military conflict when the previous administration didn’t give two craps about getting Congressional approval for getting themselves entangled in foreign wars.
*cough* Libya *cough*
Also, President Trump seems to be what I call the “Big Stick Theory” of foreign policy — strengthen the military and hope to God that you don’t have to deploy troops. He’s not the warmonger that the left declares him to be.
Even Speaker Pelosi was upset about the U.S. military “targeting high-level military officials” and “killing Iranian Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani” because it might put Americans at risk.
The Trump Admin has conducted strikes in Iraq targeting high-level Iranian military officials and killing Iranian Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani without an AUMF against Iran. Further, this action was taken without the consultation of the Congress.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 3, 2020
Do you know what also puts them at risk? Not killing Soleimani.
Here’s a writer for the New York Times tweeting a video of “General” Soleimani reciting poetry while talking about his dearly departed friends and how difficult it is to be left behind. #NoLongerAnIssue
Rare personal video of Gen. Suleimani reciting poetry shared by a source in #Iran. About friends departing & him being left behind.#قاسم_سليماني pic.twitter.com/vUX4LrkMQY
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) January 3, 2020
Leftwing reporter who wrote for The Intercept, Vice, and Salon explained that this was killing a hero, dammit!
The US (or israel or whoever did it, we still don’t know) assassinating Qasem Soleimani & PMF leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is shocking. These guys defeated ISIS. Shock value is the equivalent of Iran taking out Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Captain America all in one. https://t.co/BrGRlMt2fI
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) January 3, 2020
CBS This Morning called Soleimani a “war hero” and a “revered figure.”
The Pentagon says its drone strike targeting Qassem Soleimani was aimed at deterring future attacks by Iran. But there are fears that simmering tensions between the U.S. and Iran could turn explosive. @HollyMAWilliams has more from Iraq. pic.twitter.com/Q8O8XSLUZ0
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) January 3, 2020
When you mourn the death of a terrorist with the blood of hundreds of Americans on his hands, perhaps you should reassess your political beliefs.
