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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenior US officials say there is widespread opposition within Admin to targeting cultural sites
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/05/politics/iranian-cultural-sites-us-strikes-donald-trump/index.html
By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent
Updated 3:42 PM ET, Sun January 5, 2020
Washington (CNN) Two senior US officials on Sunday described widespread opposition within the administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran should the United States launch retaliatory strikes against Tehran, despite President Donald Trump saying a day before that such sites are among dozens the US has identified as potential targets.
"Nothing rallies people like the deliberate destruction of beloved cultural sites. Whether ISIS's destruction of religious monuments or the burning of the Leuven Library in WWI, history shows targeting locations giving civilization meaning is not only immoral but self-defeating," one of the officials told CNN.
"The Persian people hold a deeply influential and beautiful history of poetry, logic, art and science. Iran's leaders do not live up to that history. But America would be better served by leaders who embrace Persian culture, not threaten to destroy it," they added.
"Consistent with laws and norms of armed conflict, we would respect Iranian culture," the second senior US official said.
Another official who formerly worked in both the Trump and Obama administrations told CNN: "As a matter of principle, we as a nation and as a military do not attack the culture sites of any adversary."
Additionally, several sources tell CNN there are no indications at this time that the US would strike cultural sites in Iran.
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By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent
Updated 3:42 PM ET, Sun January 5, 2020
Washington (CNN) Two senior US officials on Sunday described widespread opposition within the administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran should the United States launch retaliatory strikes against Tehran, despite President Donald Trump saying a day before that such sites are among dozens the US has identified as potential targets.
"Nothing rallies people like the deliberate destruction of beloved cultural sites. Whether ISIS's destruction of religious monuments or the burning of the Leuven Library in WWI, history shows targeting locations giving civilization meaning is not only immoral but self-defeating," one of the officials told CNN.
"The Persian people hold a deeply influential and beautiful history of poetry, logic, art and science. Iran's leaders do not live up to that history. But America would be better served by leaders who embrace Persian culture, not threaten to destroy it," they added.
"Consistent with laws and norms of armed conflict, we would respect Iranian culture," the second senior US official said.
Another official who formerly worked in both the Trump and Obama administrations told CNN: "As a matter of principle, we as a nation and as a military do not attack the culture sites of any adversary."
Additionally, several sources tell CNN there are no indications at this time that the US would strike cultural sites in Iran.
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...but the C in C is still crazypants. What if he insists?
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Senior US officials say there is widespread opposition within Admin to targeting cultural sites (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jan 2020
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keithbvadu2
(36,938 posts)1. Then they must not be 'patriots'. (Sarcasm thingie goes here)
Then they must not be 'patriots'.
(Sarcasm thingie goes here)
What would Jared think about bombing the Western Wall?
Cartoonist
(7,323 posts)2. They have an excuse ready.
They had WMD in that mosque.
Coventina
(27,172 posts)3. It is total depravity that this is even up for debate.
pansypoo53219
(21,000 posts)4. what happens when a bad landlord gets elected. a shit for brains amateur.
Takket
(21,635 posts)5. Congress needs to issue supeonas to the white house and military
to ask which 52 cultural sites we are targeting
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,251 posts)6. Dotard don't care