nikcers
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Do you have a medical condition? My reply was to your false statement that Solemani was - your own words -
" He was supreme commander. A much higher rank than general. He was commander in chief."
He was the most senior commander, the most influential commander whose nickname was shadow commander who just happened to threaten the United States on behalf of their leader.
It is said he was the second most powerful person in the regime due to his influence.
Calling him simply a general if you don't know how their system works is misleading.
“The U.S. president … made some idiotic comments on Twitter. It is beneath the dignity of the president of the great Islamic country of Iran to respond, so I will respond, as a soldier of our great nation. You threaten us with a measure that the world has not seen before. First of all, it has been over a year since Trump became U.S. president, but that man’s rhetoric is still that of a casino, of a bar. He talks to the world in the style of a bartender or a casino manager.”
Then came the threat.
“Mr. Trump, the gambler! […] You are well aware of our power and capabilities in the region. You know how powerful we are in asymmetrical warfare. Come, we are waiting for you. We are the real men on the scene, as far as you are concerned. You know that a war would mean the loss of all your capabilities. You may start the war, but we will be the ones to determine its end.”
-Qassem Soleimani.

Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s Unique Regional Strategy - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Abstract: In recent years, Iran has projected its power across the Middle East, from Lebanon and Syria to Iraq and Yemen. One of the keys to its success has been a unique strategy of blending militant and state power, built in part on the model of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The acknowledged principal...
