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Jan 8, 2020 22 min

Weekly Dispatch Special Report - Qassem Soleimani

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HAPPY NEW YEAR and WELCOME TO THE..ok enough with all CAPS, welcome back to the first episode of the Weekly Dispatch for 2020. This week in the wake of the US strike on Qasem Soleimani and resulting Iranian missile attack, we want to do a brief segment on who MG Soleimani was, what impact he had on Iranian activity in Iraq and across the Middle East, and why the US ultimately decided in authorizing the strike, resulting in his death. In other words...2020 is going to be interesting. :54 who was Qassem Soleimani 3:21 Initial Iranian Response 7:11 Iraq and Fallout 9:12 Global Response 10:00 Iranian Mourning and President Rouhani's Response 11:27 US Response to Iranian Anger 12:30 Iran Missile Attack 14:02 President Trump’s Press Conference and Response Key Questions 15:28 “Why Now” 17:00 Is the US Safer? 17:50 What will sanctions look like with EU support? 18:42 How will this affect the elections and impending impeachment trial?

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