Well, Trump thought he was being cute when he designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (of which the Quds is part of) a terrorist organization. A much easier sell to say you're killing terrorists rather than killing another nation's servicemen.
Why other US presidents did not do this? Because they knew there will be retaliation which will cost many American people's lives. It is a trade off. If one care American people's lives, he would not do this until it is absolutely necessary.I mean if one cares most the American's interests,not his personal interests, he would not take that option.
The U.S labeled them terrorist org long before Trump was in office.....The U.S also isn't the only country that views them as a Terrorist org. The way some of you let your disdain of Trump (warranted or not) eliminate your ability to be objective is pretty pathetic.
Hopefully there is more going on than we are aware of, it's easy to be arm chair critic, but we don't know the full picture and never will, there acting on intelligence we likely aren't aware of, not that intelligence is much use most of the time, but hey, tricky old world. So USA will blow them up for a bit remove leaders. Then Revolution, so mass death and mayhem. Then ISIS will move in and reform. Then we'll have to blow up ISIS Same old really!!
No 1 cares, when, you can't label a axies countrys servicemen a terrorist just cause it suites you, they have to actually commit terrorist acts in other countries against civilians and as they plainly haven't done that, it's a BS title. If it's said there planning to, then that's speculation, not evidence. 1 Alledged rocket attack I see, killing American Contractor, evidence = Zero, could easily be false flag, blue on blue!
In April 2019, the U.S. made the decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a foreign military, as a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department under an immigration statute and their maximum pressure campaign.[101] This designation was done over the opposition of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense (DoD).[102][103][104] Prior to that, they were not a "terrorist organization" but were sanctioned for providing "material support" to terrorist organizations. Much like the US funds a ton of separatists groups designated terrorist organizations by other nations.
inb4 leaks of "Trump said he needed a distraction from impeachment so he said find me a target!". I mean he's already bragging to his club goers of pre-emptive military action.
He's not concerned abut removal. He knows he's going to lose the 2020 election so he wants to make his case for autocrat--that we must maintain the status quo during wartime. He will not leave office voluntarily as he will be arrested on State charges the moment he leaves office.