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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says missiles did not aim to kill US troops
2020-01-13
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday it did not aim to kill US troops when it fired a wave of missiles last week at Iraqi bases hosting American forces.
So you were aiming for Iraqis? How clever of you, to be sure.
"They were expendable"
"Our aim was not really to kill enemy soldiers. That was not important," the Guards’ commander, Hossein Salami, told parliament, referring to last Wednesday’s missile operation launched to avenge the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani
 and Iraqi top commander Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes in Baghdad on January 3.

On Sunday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
...the actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...
 said that regional conditions require closer contacts between regional countries, according to his official website.

Khamenei, in apparent reference to United States, said those who "came to the region from across the world" oppose cooperation among regional countries.
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Posted by:Fred

#8  why there weren't any anti-aircraft/missile defenses

Conspirators would say the event was a negotiated face-saving reprisal.
Much like the 2001 attack on an empty Pentagon wing under construction.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-01-13 14:15  

#7  Most of the missiles hit An Assad so Iranian words are as worthless as usual. Thing I don't understand is why there weren't any anti-aircraft/missile defenses at those bases?
Posted by: Elmique Uloluck7261   2020-01-13 13:25  

#6  "I meant to do that! I was aiming to miss!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2020-01-13 09:05  

#5  Salami. "Ginsu" missle. A perfect match.
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-01-13 08:43  

#4  Iranian Commander Bragged of Unilateral Authority to Shoot Down Planes
Posted by: Frank G   2020-01-13 08:36  

#3  "Our aim was not really to kill enemy soldiers. That was not important,"

No penetration.
Just an airburst.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-01-13 04:48  

#2  /\ It is difficult for me to believe that the Iranians did not know about the Ukrainian plane, it's schedule, destination, and who was aboard.

Unless I've missed something, there does not appear to be any Iranian political or military personnel on board the flight. Not one.

BBC Article, partial listing of victims.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-01-13 02:06  

#1  If the Ukrainian plane shoot down was intentional this statement would be factually correct.

Had there been US casualties the political damage inflicted on the Trump administration would have been mitigated somewhat.

Trump is being blamed by nominally non-moonbat Western elites even now.

If the US had retaliated it is not inconceivable that Trump would have been forced to resign or removed over this. In any case he would have been neutered vis-a-vis Iran.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2020-01-13 01:57  

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