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Have any of our "allies" made any (Original Post) avebury Jan 2020 OP
France said it made the world less safe SCantiGOP Jan 2020 #1
A few. SQUEE Jan 2020 #2
UK condemned it and said it's not in their interests to get involved. OliverQ Jan 2020 #3

SQUEE

(1,315 posts)
2. A few.
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:19 PM
Jan 2020

"The British government is urging caution, saying "``further conflict is in none of our interests.``"

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab stated that the UK has "always recognised the aggressive threat posed by the Iranian Quds force led by Qasem Soleimani.``

The statement does not explicitly endorse or condemn the actions of the U.S., a major British ally.

Germany says the situation in the Middle East has reached ``"a dangerous escalation point'' and that conflicts in the region can only be resolved diplomatically.

German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer characterised the U.S. move as ``a reaction to a "whole series of military provocations for which Iran bears responsibility,'' pointing to attacks on tankers and a Saudi oil facility."

https://www.euronews.com/2020/01/03/a-declaration-of-war-and-an-escalation-the-world-reacts-to-soleimani-killing

Netanyahu has supported it apparently... no surprise, but no official word from Israel.

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
3. UK condemned it and said it's not in their interests to get involved.
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 07:26 PM
Jan 2020

France criticized the escalation. Germany may have somewhat supported getting rid of this guy, but warns about the consequence of escalation.

Israel is of course praising it.

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