ON THE ASSASSINATION BUREAUS OF IRAQ AND IRAN AND BOMBS AWAY
Back in the good old days when republicans, other then people like Gingrich and the rest of his precursor of MAGA associates, were thoughtful, intelligent NORMAL PEOPLE and dedicated to the rule of law the same as democrats. And in relationships good and bad with other countries reliable and consistent and dignified.
Oh those were the good old days for people who were NOT crazy with anger and hatred and wacko conspiracy theories and against the representative authority of the party in power.
Some of us will never live to see a return to having a country that half of the world population does not think of as let’s say substandard to be very kind and gentle.
To make a long story short, Bush #1 was in the cross hairs of Saadam who tried to assassinate him. It was not classified it was made public but big explosive headlines THERE WERE NOT. I could never understand why it was a small one off story.
I wondered why wasn’t there a very significant reaction like bombs away.
Now, there has been an attempt to kill Trump by Iran ( BTW there has been 3 major attempts by 3 separate parties over 60 days ) and it did get press but again it was a one off story with no big explosive headlines.
Biden did not retaliate in mass but he did issues a forceful statement that if Trump was killed it would be taken as declaration of war. And war is what happened to Iraq.
So 2 questions. Why would 2 countries try to kill a president knowing that if they succeeded their country would get destroyed especially since they did not have nukes? You can say what you want untrue as it would be about Biden but there has been retaliation against the hooties and major military assistance to Israel including placing destroyers near Israel to thwart Iran and others and use of the defensive and offensive weapons. There was no hesitation to send our destroyers into the region immediately after war was threatened more then once.
Many people said that when Bush #2 went to war with Iraq that the attempt on his father was part of his motivation. That was never acknowledged
BUT if it was I always thought that it was a very legitimate reason.
If we were not in an election cycle I would have supported a massive response to the attempt and I am certain that Biden would have done it because he is an institutionalist loyal to our values and obligations.
It would have been seen an invitation to massive war with a ferocity not seen since WW2.
Believe it or not if Trump decides to level a massive crippling decapitating response to the attempt I would fully support it.
Both attempts were not from Lee Harvey Oswald types. They were attempts by government assigned killers.
So I say bombs away.
11/10/2024 8:55 AM (edited)