On January 2, 2020 Major General Qassem Soleimani, leader of the foreign wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes were killed in Iraq when the convoy they were traveling in was struck on a road near Baghdad International Airport. U.S. President Donald Trump announced he ordered the attack after U.S. intelligence agencies learned that that General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq. Iran’s foreign minister called the attack and act of terrorism and Ayatollah Khamenei promised “harsh revenge.” NATO offered support for the U.S. and stated that NATO member countries had been alarmed about Iran’s support for ISIS and its activities in the Middle East.
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@8D5Z5W34yrs4Y
I do not have enough information to say.
Deleted4yrs4Y
I am uneducated on this topic.
@8MGBV4L4yrs4Y
@8CNM93J4yrs4Y
No, acts of war should not be performed without a formal declaration of war.
@8L3V8Q74yrs4Y
I think of it as a warning we didn't want to start anything they did.
@7RY8M9X4yrs4Y
I don't support it but I do think it was beneficial
@75KRFBJ4yrs4Y
Not in theory, as the strike was illegal since it was not approved by U.S. Congress; however, yes in action, because Iran continues to destabilize the Middle East and has begun hostilities towards the U.S.
@8C5DPWM5yrs5Y
I do not support killing of any human being. However, if someone is planning to kill other human beings and diplomacy won’t work, then death should be put on the table. But death should be a last resort.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, the strike was illegal since it was not first approved by Congress and it could have unnecessarily started another war in the Middle East.
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, the strike was illegal since it was not first approved by Congress, and it could have unnecessarily started another war in the Middle East.
@8DLKVWT4yrs4Y
What they do is not fair, but we shouldn't have done that
@8F5PKLS4yrs4Y
No, use diplomacy and humanitarian aid instead.
@8GPLR5X4yrs4Y
I do not fully support the decision, but I understand why it was made
@8JDKJK84yrs4Y
I don't have information to make a true decision instead I am leaning to neutral
@8JGSKD54yrs4Y
yes, but war should still be avoided to the best of our country's abilities
@8JN8BGC4yrs4Y
Yes, but I believe it should have been carried out better. There was almost a World War Three.
@kaparker4yrs4Y
Yes, not all out war but we need to dismantle terrorist organizations in the Middle East while avoiding war as much as possible
@8P4J7994yrs4Y
I get why it happened I just believe other things could have happened first
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