President Trump ordered the killing of the powerful commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, in a drone strike on the Baghdad International Airport early Friday, American officials said.
General Suleimani’s death was confirmed by official Iranian media.
“General Suleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “General Suleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more.”
“This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans,” the statement added. “The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world.”
The killing of General Suleimani was a major blow for Iran and a major escalation of President Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, which began with economic sanctions but has steadily moved into the military arena.
The strikes followed a warning on Thursday afternoon from Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, who said the United States military would pre-emptively strike Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria if there were signs the paramilitary groups were planning more attacks against American bases and personnel in the region.
“If we get word of attacks, we will take pre-emptive action as well to protect American forces, protect American lives,” Mr. Esper said. “The game has changed.”
In Iran, state television interrupted its programing to announce General Suleimani’s death.
The news anchor recited the Islamic prayer for the dead — “From God we came and to God we return” — beside a picture of General Suleimani.
American officials consider General Suleimani, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers during the Iraq War and hostile Iranian activities throughout the Middle East.
Credit: The New York Times
How long before this is considered an abuse of power? Asking for the part of the nation who actually cares about this nation.
Go to sleep.
Bill Murray I hope I just read that wrong or taking it wrong cause u r one stupid motherfucker! Cause I would personally take a ride up to Kearney and who ur motherfucking ass
Bill Murray lol oh so you don’t care about American diplomats and or service men and women?!
Bill lol your really sad, nice name , but far from funny
Michael Newnom wow, violent are we? And it’s Kearny..
Bill Murray Sir, you are ignorant.
Bill Murray Get ready Dumbass. They are coming for Trump. Asshole comment. Get ready to Fight.
Bill Murray read the war powers act kiddo
Desiree Domer yes especially to stupid comments!
Bill Murray really? Back to mommies basement cupcake..
Michael Newnom need a ride?
Bill Murray that was sarcasm, right?? At least thats how I took it and if so, theres a bunch of people that dont get it? ????
Haha people don’t understand sarcasm.
Jer Konkus there’s a lot of people that don’t get it.
Bill Murray pretty sure he was being sarcastic that dems were gonna use this to impeach him…..
Michael Newnom your a violent person. Threatening to beat someone on Facebook. Could get you arrested.
Interesting. CNN is already started with the story. Congress is mad because they weren’t notified of this. You all mad now?
I think everyone took my comment wrong now that I read the comments again. Just to be clear, I support Trump, our service men and women, law enforcement ect… I was calling out Dems in their BS. And as you can see I was correct in my thinking. Trump is not allowed to fart in the wrong direction without getting Dem action towards him. It’s sickening what they are doing to this country. Hope that clears things up.
And it sucks you can’t reply to people directly. ????????
Bill Murray if they truly care about our nation then we need to stop the bully terrorist! Way to go Trump.
Sure you will Michael.
I care about the troops Not contractors who go on to serve special interests nor diplomats who cannot even get a speeding ticket. Just the troops
Bill see what happens when fools jump to conclusions or assume to know?
That asshole had plans on atacking USA and you have at fuckery to ask if this is abusing his powers? He killed 2 terroist!! World Terroist smh ,
David, read my comment above please.
Scott, I don’t blame anyone for not seeing the sarcasm. This was my fault in wording and I am big enough to a knowledge and apologize for that. I am 100% behind trumps decision. I need to change my original statement because more people won’t bother to actually read the comments.
Bill Murray Trump is sickening. What he’s doing to our country.
Bout time
Guess we know what the last thing that came out of his mouth was….
Mark Rios his intestines.
A president who will not take shit
James Higgins Funny … Under what Presidency was Bin Laden captured?
Ralph Caridad duh that scum bag and 40 wives is living large on private island .. you think he is dead??
Ralph Caridad Benghazi???
Benghazi what did Obama do… we know nothing ………..
Ralph Caridad that was the ONLY good thing Obuma did in his 8 years
Ralph Caridad bin laden? Lol old news
James Higgins are you talking about Mr. heel spurs. Trump is a chicken he’s a punk bitch. My three year old grandson can kick ass better then drumpy could. You’re proud of but this piece of shit in the White House who is that caused our soldiers to die because he’s a fucking idiot and a liar. Please wake up world. Let’s talk about his chicken shit sons.
They Will send our children into war but his kids won’t go but they love to kill innocent animals. Trump is a punk just like his kids. If war comes they would hide under a rock.
Maria Stanley ????!!!
Maria Stanley everyone is celebrating now but when those Iranians start blowing shit up over here in retaliation than here comes the Oh God why???
Maria Stanley
Maria Stanley wow! Do you speak like that in front of your little grandchildren?
Jer Konkus Benghazi is a dead issue
Millie Olivo those ?meaning all?
Sandy Mac learn to spell. No U in Obama
Ralph Caridad was he realy captured? Smh
Maria Stanley Hilary had are troops killed !!! Wtf are u talking about? Trump has done better then ANY !!! Leader since Regan n thats Facts …you dont like it leave the country well help you and your tough 3 year old grandson pack
Trump 2020
Good. Hes dead
Well done. ????????
Everyone is curious…”Why Now”??? Because Trump is in a bad mood cuz hes being Impeached.
Actually he hasn’t been impeached, the document has to be filed with the senate. Pelosi is clutching those papers tighter than the Botox on her face. Until they’re sent to senate, congress did nothing but take a vote.
Your really ignorant, last prez would have sent billions to these dirtbags , pres trump sends a message , go back to watching the fake news As usual
Esther Colando your definitely special.
Why Now? Didnt thwy attack the U.S. embassy in Iraq
Ok Democrats are stupid know the laws. He is not impeached to the senate gets the case. Shit know the laws
Actually his is impeached. It’s like being indicted. The Senate is the next step to convict or exonerate him
Once again know America laws. He is not impeached to the senate getting the case. That is America law
Esther Colando or because they attacked a US embassy but uhh ok
Esther Colando just a thought. Maybe it’s cause they just attacked an embassy. But hey common sense is hard I know.
Esther Colando they just attacked us. Hello wake up
Gary George Glatt correct!
lmao. So many ignorant Americans don’t understand how Impeachment works. He is impeached. The house voted he’s impeached. It’s the job of the senate to decide to remove him from office but yes he is impeached. Just how Bill Clinton was impeached
Yawn
Josh Pecoraro yea no ????????????
Esther Colando dumbest comment of the day. Bravo????????????????????????????????????????
Scott no one attacked you or me. An embassy where we should not be at.
Trump IS impeached just like Clinton was. If the senate run by a traitor bitch named McConnell actually votes yes. Trump is gone and then we have a non Christian gay zapper as POTUS. Now do we really want that pos in the WH?
Cristine Schrantz Porter I’m not gonna go there only cuz we have a mutual friend but sometimes. For your benefit, it’s better to remain silent. Asshole
Cristine Schrantz Porter Dumb Comment? I’m not the loser supporting ur cult leader.
Christy Genchi Actually. Yes he has
Joseph Todaro ur cult leader mat not be around alot later cuz he acts without thinking it through. Iran want him now!
Antoinette Eisenhower Gentile I know.
Esther Colando your comment was ridiculous.
Cristine Porter which one?
Esther Colando Thanks for acknowledging and knowing that your some kind of special regarding your comment.
1 less.. #keepamericagreat
May he rot in hell
MAGA
Congrats on World War 3
Desiree Domer yeah, it was Trumps fault that they attacked the embassy ????????♂️????????♂️????????♂️
Fuck her and the Democrats
Desiree Domer let’s hope, I’m not saving you
Desiree Domer
Thank you president Trump
No bengazi
Really?
What a shit show. More innocent people are going to die and we’re sending our young generation to another stupid war.
Tommy Ganzenmuller agree
We should’ve just let this monster keep killing more American soldiers and other innocent people smh
I laugh at comments like this, if you don’t want to serve the country and you don’t want to take the risk that goes along with it than don’t volunteer to enlist it’s so simple. You act like there is a draft and the young are being forced, hilarious.
‘He was a terrorist’…yea, ok, conceded…but you can’t bomb a fucking airport and kill a foreign official without a war happening.
So we should allow him to plan killings of our men
Christy Genchi The military has missed recruitment numbers for years now. There isn’t a draft yet
He killed over 600 military members you should be punched in the head
Tommy Ganzenmuller please just shut the fuck up already you whiny little prick grow a pair of balls these people hate us and our way of life maybe you should join the Iranian army
That’s because this young generation you talk about has no patriotism and no balls. Standing for something bigger than yourself went from country to stupid shit. I admire our military and military families who give the biggest sacrifice, I do not admire this generation of idiots who block roads and scream bullshit in city streets.
Christy Genchi Then go sign up then.
Robert Desanti Whoa, watch out guys. A real internet tough guy is here.
Asthma I wanted to in 2007 and couldn’t.
Tommy Ganzenmuller I don’t want us to go to war either but sometimes you have to punch the bully in the eye to stop the years of harassment.
Tommy Ganzenmuller good job beta
Tommy Ganzenmuller So we just allow them to attack our Embassy? Without any response? You’re a special kind of traitor huh…
Tommy Ganzenmuller you should think before you speak
Tommy Ganzenmuller says the guys generation who eats tidepods and has no idea what gender they’re.
Tommy Ganzenmuller everything about you smells of stupid.
Our recruitment #s were done because of the Obama era.
He had the hugest decline in reinlistments because of the abuse and lack of funding towards our military.
Its about time we pushed back and stopped being a pansy such as yourself.
You only dislike what was done because it was Trump.
Get over it.
Trump 2020.
Tommy we r not at war noob
Carlos. No one has to enlist. The selective service is a joke cuz the draft will never come back
John Praznic men n women
Tommy Ganzenmuller there will never be an involuntary draft again
Robert Desanti all Iranians hate us? All?
Tommy Ganzenmuller lmfao. They are enlisting you daft head , you fool must think there’s a draft
Scott A Barnes first off those pussies don’t have the balls to go to war with us. They’ll do sneak attacks
Tommy Ganzenmuller exactly.
#TRUMP2020
TRUMP 2020 and that’s why he is our president
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/04/04/iran-killed-more-us-troops-in-iraq-than-previously-known-pentagon-says/
Isn’t this a right wing page? Just curious?
We just celebrated Christmas and it looks like we will never have peace on earth. What a shame.
Finally a President who doesn’t take sh@t! Thank you
Clueless! This is a disaster. Iran is a package deal with Russia and China. Turn off Fox and find out how serious this is for Americans around the World. If you think that idiot in the WH thought of anything beyond this action, you aren’t paying attention. I’m frightened for all the service members and US citizens being told to get out of Iraq immediately ????
Should he have just sent millions of $$ to Iran like the assclown obama did on his last days? Get a clue……
Patrick Brennan Not responding to my post. Just regurgitated TRUMP/Fox talking points. “But her emails!” will be next?
Patrick Brennan not worth it this ones a goner
Debi Ann only idiot I see here is you.
You tell us to turn off fox while you are drunk off the CNN koolaid.
Stick to cleaning toilets my dear.
Debi Ann its not talking points dink, its the truth.
If you dont like Trump now you are going to hate him in 4 more years.
Hey Canada is always a good option for you.
Buh bye we wont miss you.
Debi Ann
If he hadn’t acted you would complain about that too. Easy to criticize after the fact
Debi Ann why are liberals the only ones who mention fox? Oh and James comey told us about her emails no worries
Debi Ann Are you serious? Russia and China aren’t going to do shit. China needs us to buy their shitty goods. Russia won’t be seen as supporting an attack on an American embassy. (US soil) This is chess, not checkers.
Debi Ann no the Benghazi folks will come out
Carlos Martinho how do you know she watches CNN. Bro that’s a lil creepy
Matt De not to argue but conservatives are usually the the first to claim a person watches CNN or MSNBC as if they know or can prove it. It’s happened in this thread
Debi Ann
Bomb the shit out of them
Chris Golden all of them? Just trying to understand the post
Whoever needs it
easy for you to say, are you in the military? if you are – i apologize
Trump 2020
Trump 2020 ❤️????????????????❤️
God Bless the USA !
Go Trump ????????????????????
God bless America.
For every slow person here who is asking why and hes starting a war blah blah blah. They just attacked a US embassy and unlike Hillary and Obama, trump sent troops to help and with in 48 hours that fighting stopped and this is what they get for attacking us. End of story, go back to eating your tidepods
Scott Therrien tidepods? Bro that was like two or three years ago. Ya need a. Up to date “insult”. Hillary never had the power to send troops in and why include her n obMa in this?
Scott A Barnes the SOS (Hillary) and Obama most certainly had the power
Matt De not likely and what embassies of our were attacked in 8 yrs of Obama?
Scott A Barnes um Benghazi… hello?
Trump 2020
I dont get why they dont bring in like 500 bean bag rifles and shoot them all.
Eye for an eye rock for a rock lol.
And that is how it’s done!!!
Bomb them all and let God sort em out.
Danny Scarpati all Iranians? Even the innocent ones like women n kids? Just wow
Scott A Barnes
Scott A Barnes oh, you must be the life of the party with that sense of humor.
Danny Scarpati well you did say to kill/bomb all of them. Just clarifying it
That’s the way to get it done!!! Trump 2020????????????????????????
Chuck Cumella like HE did it. Someone else ordered it. He is taking the credit like he always does
Scott A Barnes
Scott A Barnes for crying out loud. Obama gave a grandiose speech immediately after Bin Laden was killed. His VP then publicly ousted SEAL Team 6.
Cristine Schrantz Porter Obama is not the topic and is a non-comparison. Better to have a speech than shit tweeting.
Scott A Barnes someone else planned it and presented it to him, he gave the final order, same as when Obama”got” bin Laden. No President does anything more than give permission to those actually responsible
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Gary San Angelo Omar actually tweeted this out. Sleeper cells in our government.
Cristine Schrantz Porter
Cristine Porter what if this causes another world war. Let’s say. Will you go fight?
Gary San Angelo yup totally not a bullshit nor baseless meme. But do continue wedging the divide
Scott A Barnes the the hyperbolic reaction by Democrats for everything this President does or does not do is that he’ll start WWIII. Inaction and appeasement is not the answer. When Americans are killed by terrorists, and our sovereignty is threatened, we must retaliate.
Ruh roh.
“Top fan.”
How does it feel to be a page tool?
Fake ass page to #bebest?
Kevin Karlick and what is fake about a page I’ve had since 08 there goof?! Because I said “ruh roh”? Good to know your opinion mattered, uh when?
Kevin Karlick and you are who again? Calling MY page fake?! Lol
Thank you DT
Judge,Jury & Executioner
Jason Werking yup the TROOPS did a great job killing a sociopath
Scott A Barnes stop crying at every single comment. You’re embarrassing yourself
Every president does some good, some bad in decision making. This is good, deal with it.
Stacey Soden not every. Try again. No one ever cries when a fool claims they are. Read that post and respond with actual sense. I praised liking a sociopath but did you skip that part?
Stacey Humbert Soden thank you!! It’s going to be a tough 5 years for Scott.
Scott A Barnes obviously you haven’t paid attention over the last 19 years lol
Jason Werking 10 months. If god really exists
Jason Werking nah, I don’t watch partisan news channels. But go raiders
Michael Ping try eleven months if there is a god
Scott A Barnes Pentagon reports are not partisan news channels. But Las Vegas Raiders Just win baby!!!!
Scott A Barnes
Jason Werking that’s next season right?
Michael Ping how unoriginal
That wasn’t supposed to be supportive lol
Outstanding sir. Great job mr president
Complete fake news…it’s just election time for a impeached POS Trump..most everyone didn’t even know that this general exsisted…let’s hear all the experts comment ????????????
Too bad Obama gave Iran $150 billion now used to fund attacks on Americans
Too bad were about to kill hundreds of people including Americans just so Americans can play politics… again..karma is coming…wear a helmet
This man was a guest in the White House and in the Oval Office with Obama!!!!!! just in case you forgot
The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.
Good. The last thing we needed was a replay of 1979 and American hostages held for over a year.
Way to go Mr. President!
Can’t wait till they get him
Thank you Mr. President for doing an excellent job in America’s Best Interest.
Glad he follows the check and balances that he obviously didn’t learn about in political science. #FuckYourFuhrer
Nice! Pretty sure killing people guarantees you a place in hell.. enjoy that stay Trump…you deserve it you POS ????
Christopher Popeye Nichols you’re so unamerican . Move
Mike Merola I’m a patriot…try to move me..????
Good men who stand by while bad men spread their chaos are the ones who are truely evil. Trump did the right thing
Christopher Popeye Nichols
Christopher Popeye Nichols How about this your the POS move the hell out of this country if you hate our President go spew your hate in Iran and see where that gets you ????
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Many comments are in support of his action.
..I wonder if you will be just as supportive if and when the body nags come home….
Ops…Body Bags!!!!
Top Fans are douche bags. Prove me wrong…
Stop fighting amongst your selves … we have enough people out there hating Americans for this to continue to keep this divide among us to continue.