Reckless Theocracy
An Iranian lawmaker, Ahmad Hamzeh declared a bounty on President Trump’s head Tuesday during a speech to parliament in Tehran. Ahmad Hamzeh said: “On behalf of the people of Kerman province, we will pay a $3 million reward in cash to whoever kills Trump”. The city of Kerman was the hometown of Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike on Jan. 3.
To you Ahmad Hamzeh. I’ll make it clear for your mangy rug-faced, death-seeking, theocratic terrorist ass. One of our most inexpensive missiles killed your beloved Suleimani. It didn’t cost $3 million. No,… it only cost us $117,000, and your best general was incinerated with great precision. You stupid Persians just don’t get it do you,… you are controlled by your emotions because of your theocracy, not rationality. You don’t have a people that have a government; you have a government religion that uses a people. If you don’t know the difference your doomed to the same fate as Suleimani because Iran’s theocratic notions, and emotions will always cause you to do irrational, moronic things. See below for information about the $117,000 Hellfire Missile (I call it the heartbreaker).
Ahmad Hamzeh wrote a book called “In the Path of Hizbullah”. In that book Hamzeh opines that Hezbollah emerged because of 4 key Middle Eastern events starting in 1943. They allegedly are: Identity Crisis and Persecution, Structural Imbalance, Military Defeat, and Demonstration Effect (Iran’s Islamic Revolution). In my opinion I believe he is only partly correct. He loves his theocracy, and Hezbollah but the same events are true for ISIS, PLO, and all the variant Middle East terrorist organizations. In fact, these events began long before 1943 but Hamzeh won’t speak of it because they want all Middle Eastern nations to come over to the dark side,… Fundamentalist Shia Muslim Identity (yea, I said it).
The Real History:
Oil was discovered in the Middle East in 1908 (think French Foreign Legion in Algeria, England’s push for Middle Eastern oil grab, and decline of the Ottoman Empire from 1876-1908). In 1908 an Ottoman faction called the “Young Turks” revolted for reforms. Foreign relations under the “Young Turks” led to disaster because they backed Germany in WW1 (and later during WW2). As part of the proposed Peace Settlement, Britain annexed Cyprus, and claimed Egypt as a protectorate. By 1920 the “Treaty of Sèvres” divided much of the Middle East into various regions we now know as Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Algeria, Bosnia, Serbia, Cyprus, the Balkans, etc. This division was based on how the entire region could be divided amongst the winning foreign powers France, Russia, Italy, Britain, etc. The divided regions were divided by map lines and not tribal factions (Shia, Sunni, Christian, etc.). This led to cascading conflicts in the entire region from Bosnia to Oman. These cascading events are the root of every conflict that has erupted from 1908 until present. And it all started with crude oil.
In 1927 oil was discovered in Iraq. In 1933 oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia. In 1938 the Mullahs backed Germany again. In 1943 autonomous regions such as Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq were given Independence. In 1948 Israel was granted Statehood in Palestine from Britain. In 1951 the largest oil deposit was found in Saudi Arabia. In 1973 there was an oil embargo (Nov. 1973-May 1974). In 1975 Terrorists attacked Saudi oil ministers. In 1978 the U.S. backed Shah of Iran was overthrown and began the Iran Revolution. In 1979 Saddam Hussein became Iraq’s 5th president under the Ba’ath Socialist Party, and Iran kidnapped 52 U.S. hostages during an embassy takeover. In 1980 the U.S. backed Iraq began an 8 year war with Iran (and won). In 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves. In 1991 The U.S. led coalition forces caused Saddam Hussein to retreat back to Iraq (igniting dozens of oil wells in the process). In 2001 Saudi Arabian terrorists attacked the world trade center destroying the Twin Towers, and igniting a decades-long war in the Middle East that rages on to this day. Again,… it all started with crude oil.
The AGM-114 Hellfire is an air-to-surface missile (ASM) first developed for anti-armor use, but later models were developed for precision drone strikes against other target types, and have been used in a number of targeted killings of high-profile individuals (like Suleimani). The cost is $117,000. It was originally developed under the name Heliborne, Laser, Fire and Forget Missile, which led to the colloquial name “Hellfire” ultimately becoming the missile’s formal name. It has multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike ability, and can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms, including the Predator drone. The Hellfire missile is the primary 100-pound (45 kg) class air-to-ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other nations. (courtesy, Wikipedia)