How Dangerous is the Situation Between the U.S. and #Iran?
I joined @vali_nasr and @MicheleDDunne for a debate over Trump's decision to kill #IRGC-QF Cmdr Qasem #Soleimani, the fallout, and what will likely come next. Full episode video at the link:
I joined @vali_nasr and @MicheleDDunne for a debate over Trump's decision to kill #IRGC-QF Cmdr Qasem #Soleimani, the fallout, and what will likely come next. Full episode video at the link:
@vali_nasr @MicheleDDunne The idea that the US lacked justification for taking out #Soleimani is bonkers. It's not even a matter of how imminent an attack is; it's all the American blood already on his hands. I explain 👇
#Iran #Iraq
#Iran #Iraq
@vali_nasr @MicheleDDunne As I explain, "we're at a point right now where most mainstream media in the US and the talking points among leading Democrats - including presidential candidates - are more pro-Iranian regime than the Iranian people are." #Iran #Iraq #Soleimani 👇
@vali_nasr @MicheleDDunne The most important message the regime in #Tehran can take away from Trump's words, actions, and positioning of US forces is that America will no longer allow #Iran to attack the US and its allies with impunity. It presents a decision point for the regime.
@vali_nasr @MicheleDDunne For Vali Nasr, the protest movements directed against the regime in #Iran and #Iraq are of no significance. Predictably, his answer for what US should do is give the regime more goodies & blindly hope for a change in their behavior. Obama already tried & failed with that approach
@vali_nasr @MicheleDDunne Equally tired is the cartoonish nonsense that #Soleimani was some general in an army. Terrorists are defined by their actions, not the uniform they wear. The suggestion that he was beloved by most #Iranians is grotesque. #IraniansDetestSoleimani #Iran
