We don't ordinarily publish on Sunday, but this important dimension is missing from many U.S. discussions of the crisis.
The strikes on #Soleimani and Iran-backed militia are also killing members of the Iraqi state, writes Crispin Smith.
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justsecurity.org/67917/united-s…
The strikes on #Soleimani and Iran-backed militia are also killing members of the Iraqi state, writes Crispin Smith.
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justsecurity.org/67917/united-s…
2. Read how Crispin Smith dissects a paragraph in the most recent NYT report. 👇
It was good of the Times to address the issue in part (a rare reference to it), but this is buried in the 30th paragraph, and does not get at the heart of the problem that Crispin's article raises.
It was good of the Times to address the issue in part (a rare reference to it), but this is buried in the 30th paragraph, and does not get at the heart of the problem that Crispin's article raises.
Here’s the link to the New York Times report and the excerpt about U.S. decision making in lethal operation that killed #Muhandis along with #Soleimani
nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/…
(@helenecooper @EricSchmittNYT @maggieNYT @rcallimachi reporting)
nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/…
(@helenecooper @EricSchmittNYT @maggieNYT @rcallimachi reporting)
