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@WrightLSmith

PhD candidate @MitPoliSci + @MIT_SSP, study war, multi-front dilemmas, military operations. Also movie geek, cat parent. Tweets mine + periodically deleted.
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Wright Smith @WrightLSmith
Which may be true, but may be an effort to paint U.S. an aggressor in case of war. Statements from U.S. and Iran are seeking multiple ends: demonstrate resolve, signal diplomatic positions, conceal intentions to act, and win global support, and can’t just be taken at face value.
Ryan Grim Verified account @ryangrim Feb 24
Iran signaling loudly that a deal is achievable
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Another pathway for this to escalate is the closer we get to a certainty the United States is going to strike, the stronger the incentives for Iran to launch a preemptive attack to get as many missiles off and cause as much damage as it can before the launchers are suppressed.
Nicole Grajewski Verified account @NicoleGrajewski Feb 22
Launchers in the west are likely oriented towards Israel while the south is for U.S. assets.
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This is heartbreaking. Mazen’s description of the regime’s torture and abuse, especially from the New Yorker article below, is haunting. I hope he can rest in peace, and justice for him and all Syrians who suffered at the hands of Assad’s cronies is found. newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…
www.newyorker.com Exposing Assad’s War Crimes The top-secret documents that tie the Syrian regime to mass torture and killings.
Samer Daboul @samerdaboul6 Dec 9, 2024
Today, the body of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada was found. He was tortured in 2012 before his release and departure from Syria. Mazen disappeared in 2020 after being coerced by the Syrian regime’s embassy in Berlin to return to Syria.
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After 13 years of war, Assad didn’t even tell his loyalists he was fleeing the country.

wsj.com/livecoverage/s…
www.wsj.com Assad Didn’t Inform Cabinet, Military Before Fleeing, Syrian Officials Say President Bashar al-Assad kept his cabinet in the dark about his plan to leave the country early Sunday local time, Syrian security officials said. Many of those loyal to him in the military were...
Wright Smith @WrightLSmith
I still have the letter I sent my Congressman in 2013 supporting action against Assad. To paraphrase a friend, the Syrian Civil War shaped my worldview and there are few things I wanted to happen in world affairs more than to see the regime fall. I hope what comes next is better.