What an important scoop (by @John_Hudson @missy_ryan @jdawsey1)
1. Raises question if "the mission was designed to cripple the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Crops or solely to prevent an imminent attack"
2. More huge concern did this without Congress's approval
1. Raises question if "the mission was designed to cripple the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Crops or solely to prevent an imminent attack"
2. More huge concern did this without Congress's approval
@John_Hudson @missy_ryan @jdawsey1 2. This sounds like the mission was not due to an imminent attack (unless the official strangely omitted important conditions on the targeting):
"The official said Shahlai may be targeted in the future"
"The official said Shahlai may be targeted in the future"
3. Also such a good point by @MaloneySuzanne about the #Shahlai operation:
"This suggests a mission with a longer planning horizon and a larger objective, and it really does call into question why there was an attempt to explain this publicly on the basis of an imminent threat."
"This suggests a mission with a longer planning horizon and a larger objective, and it really does call into question why there was an attempt to explain this publicly on the basis of an imminent threat."
