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Introduction – March 16, 2021

There’s good reason to believe that Iran signalled in advance that it was about to strike the U.S. base in Iraq. No doubt the Iranian leadership felt compelled to retaliate for the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani just days before.

However, although Iran felt compelled to retaliate it wanted to avoid the situation escalating uncontrollably.

If Iran hadn’t signalled an attack was imminent hundreds of U.S. service personnel would have been caught in the open and killed, or at least severely injured. Giving advance warning not only gave them time to take shelter and spared their lives, it also meant that the U.S. wasn’t compelled into declaring war on Iran.

In effect, the Iranian attack was a measured, calculated response to the U.S. murder of General Soleimani. More importantly, it was also a clear illustration Iran’s ability to strike the U.S. military in the region should they decide to do so.

The message was clear and that’s why Trump didn’t respond. Ed.

New video shows US forces getting hammered by a barrage of Iranian missiles after Trump had a top general killed

  • The US military released new footage of the Iranian missile attack on US troops on January 8, 2020.
  • The footage, shot by a drone, shows the missiles hammering Al Asad Air Base.
  • The US service members who were on the ground thought they were going to die.

Business Insider – March 1, 2021

The US has released previously unseen video footage of the Iranian missile attack on US and coalition forces in Iraq last year — retaliation for the death of a top Iranian general.

A drone recorded the attack as a barrage of Iranian short-range ballistic missiles carrying 1,000- to 2,000-pound munitions rained down on Al Asad Air Base on January 8, 2020.

The never-before-seen footage of the attack was obtained and aired by “60 Minutes” on Sunday.

US Central Command released a longer, more detailed video on Monday.

 

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