WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday the United States wants to de-escalate tensions with Iran, but the country is ready to finish any war that could be started.
The U.S. drone strike on Friday that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani has sharply escalated tensions with Iran, raising fears of all-out conflict. Washington says it killed Soleimani in self-defense, aiming to disrupt his plans to attack U.S. personnel and interests. “The threat was being orchestrated by Soleimani,” Esper said. “I think it was only a matter of days, certainly no more than weeks” before an attack.
You better first finish wars started by the US, then turn to the once started by Iran.
They scared and start loosing after 100 of years...
Can't believe they've chickened out. This was gonna be a season finale
America is just a war machine they make so much money out of war they are always looking for the next target
Why America,,, interested to another countries issues
I don’t think so.
US is being treated as Iraqi's valets by Iran right now EsperDoD, you never know, it may well be the investigation on Soleimani assassination have shown Iraqis were more than instrumental in it.
Would the United States Of America give peace a chance in the world, the same blood runs in the veins of humanity, causing commotions in almost every continent of the world should stop. Live in peace in your continent and allow others to do so in theirs.
HOW TO START A WAR: 'Kill/ bombard a general.' Pathetic.
Good one
A picture tells a thousand words: he looks like a demoralized lobbyist~ in over his head taking arrows for his blustering idiot of a boss. Does not inspire confidence!
He killed a guy because he wants people to stop talking about impeachment.
OMG HEAVEN HELP US
KayBurley The US is incapable of finishing wars...Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan...
Such a naive statement. Defense Secretary Esper needs to look to the East at Afghanistan where we’ve been looking to finish that war for 18 years.
Is that a joke? When was the last war we finished?
I can rememeber regarding the Iraq war, when Bush on TV said 'wev'e won' without thinking long term and the ramifications of not securing borders. Similar with Trump & now this idiot. Always the big mouths, especially since they are over 7,000 miles away.
Hard_revenge
Funny 🤣
You're still fighting farmers in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Yemen. .....now you want another war with Iran.
Go and tell to your boss
Corrupt liars.They are bad.
How?
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hey US You Started We Will End It This is just the beginning... Trump HardRevenge
nikki_nnf
Trump You are a virus for this world's peace. To all American friends, please take action and remove this wrong man from presidency of United states. Even if this man is good for USA, know that the power of your country will be a threat to all humanity sometime soon. Peace & love
Leave the Middle East or it will be your landfill. Get lost. IranAttacks عين_الأسد سنتقم انتقام_سخت
You better be
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OMG...
It's the beginning
alankurd1370
حالا زوده مِستر، ما هنوز انتقام خون سردارمون رو نگرفتیم.
Liars. You deserve the worst
God Bless USA, our Soldiers and the President Trump....🙏👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
hannaneniazi 😂😂 خودشونو خیس کردن
Hey US, you started we will end it 😁😁🤣🤣🤣
کجا بودین حالا انتقام_سخت
You started it... We will end it... hard_revange IranAttacks
hannaneniazi 😂😂😂😂
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If there is a war, the Iranian Mullahs should be defeated completely, so they won’t be coming back in 5 or 10 years with new terrorism campaigns.
Bo Salem Translate thes letters if you please
Nooooooooooooooooooooo NoWarWithlran
America will lose its military muscles in the region, sooner they mess up with Iranian FORCES. FACTS!!!!
Good
One day old tweet?
How reassuring!
I think he's reading one of Trump's tweets on the monitor.
SoleimaniFuneral ww3 war
Need to finish the others first.....
Only war ww3
Who started the aggression?
Instead of financing wars abroad, please make use of taxpayer's money for the welfare of your people. Let Israel, Saudis, Iran solve their problems bilaterally. No need to poke everywhere!
More than ready
Seems they’re getting exactly what they wanted, continuing the endless conflict(s).
We, people of the region are ready to stand with Iran to end this American terrorism and send it out of middle east
We are STILL in Iraq. We are STILL in Afghanistan. We were embarrassed in Vietnam. Korea is still half communist and still technically at war. We haven't had a good track record of 'finishing' wars since 1945 and that was 75 years ago. LEARN YOUR LESSONS.
EsperDoD Can you guys finish the wars were already in at some point?
As Twitter users, we can do something! Sign the petition to suspend therealDonaldTrump's account and then REPORT it to Twitter for abuse! nowarwithiran lockhimupontwitter wagthehippoPOTUS
From Wikipedia: 'Before joining the Department of Defense, Esper was vice president of government relations at Raytheon, a major U.S. defense contractor.[3] During his time at Raytheon, Esper was recognized as a top corporate lobbyist by The Hill in 2015[4] and 2016.[5]'
Just don't turn it into Trumps Vietnam
I hope for peace in whole Middle West.
TributeProjects Is he the Acting Secretary of Defense ? I can't remember
And we all muslims are also unite and ready to finish america and israel at any rate.💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
all is well!
War is not solution . To any situation. When whole world will understand.
Who started it?
NOPE
Well they should really reconsider
Gotta drive that Lockheed stock price up, up, up.
That’s what they said in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Look how that turned out
Sure, as long as realDonaldTrump doesn't have any skin in the game. Its not like any of his family serves in the military. Its not like he ever served, Bonespurs. coward.
Dont play victim we all have watched you take this path of conflict; sadly it was not the only option. May CREATOR give Iranians strength to overcome your bullying Amen! Your irrelevance is coming in due time!
It’s over. Time to move on.
How about we finish the other two first?
Just put it on realDonaldTrump's tab, right? Or will this one 'pay for itself,' too? Will we win 'in days or weeks' again? ENOUGH WagTheDog2020
Who's this guy?
They're already looking for a way out.
Smoke and mirrors....
really?😄
Feck the usa
Who dis he used to work for again I forget.
The Taliban laugh.
so to guarantee the removal the impeachment against him and a reflection.
Dear Americans This is Iran map You can strike at any where you like JUST DON'T STRIKE IN IRAQ realDonaldTrump SecPompeo
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Trump's Iraq action has been a great success already - haven't heard about impeachment on NPR for a while now.
When did the US last finish a war
China YAIPHAREE...
Oh great! And how many lives lost, how many years at war, and how many billions to be spent when America needs healthcare, housing, jobs, infrastructure repairs, etc.! NoWarWithIran
Great. A new d^ck-measuring contest sponsored by US taxpayers and blood of American and Middle Eastern families. Was one of these wars ever finished? Last week? 1918? I fantasize about a reboot of K street, Congress, the Pentagon... but we should start with the West Wing.
alex_bgm Чи всрались. Русню бохтесь ірак теж
Mark Esper pickup a gun and finish the job for us lol!!
Fuck Mark Esper.
We are going broke fighting these wars!
China and Russia love this!
EsperDoD realDonaldTrump Mr Esper- This administration can’t even properly write a letter and stick to it. Do you REALLY think we are going to believe you about a war
They went first, right?
IRAN CALLS YOUR BLUF.
You have not finished the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and now you are starting a new one with Iran? That’s idiotic!
We haven't finished a war since 1945
Yeah, how are you going to finish it?
These kind of wars remain unfinished...
Do it, Iranian leaders doesn’t understand any language other than fierce response
عاجل: رسمياً الحرس الثوري الإيراني يتبنى الهجوم الصاروخي ضد القوات الأمريكية في العراق ويقول ان الهجمات ستستمر .
Bloody idiots!
What happened to they didn't kill Soleimani to start a war but prevent one? Everyone enabling this narcissistic 💩is guilty of any bloodshed.
Good lock with that
This person worked for Raytheon before taking this position. Everyone should be aware of this.
The only war they finished was the Stars Wars trilogy.
Naguará... Alpargata time.
Why not post his quote instead of fanning the flames? “We are not looking to start a war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one,” he said. “What we’d like to see is the situation de-escalated.”
Guess now here’s your chance. Hope you are all happy
Just like they did in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya...oh, wait.
Keep sending “draft” texts.
As a person studying Iran, I doubt so. Just fighting with all the 80 million people with same mindset, willing to die, in forests, caves, deserts, mountains in such large country will be hard, not to count many other possibilities and facts. The state can be defeated, people not.
Its all over.
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