ATLANTA – State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville) today announced that the Georgia House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 882 on Thursday, January 16, 2020, which urges the American people to support Commander-in-Chief, President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Armed Forces and intelligence agencies on a recent military operation that resulted in the death of Qasem Soleimani.
“As an Army Intelligence Officer for 23 years with multiple deployments in support of the Global War on Terror, I have seen firsthand the death and destruction delivered at the hands of the terrorist Qasem Soleimani,” said Rep. Bonner. “His death brings a small measure of justice to the hundreds of Americans killed over the years by Soleimani and sends a powerful message to those that would seek to cause us harm.”
House Resolution 882 encourages citizens to support President Trump’s recent decision to carry out the military operation, and the resolution commends the president’s efforts to prevent potential terrorist attacks against the U.S.
Qasem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. airstrike on Friday, January 3, 2020, at an airport in Baghdad, Iraq. Soleimani was an Iranian military commander of its Quds Force, which is a division of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Soleimani was directly responsible for the death of over 600 Americans and causing the loss of limbs for thousands of American service members. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.
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Representative Josh Bonner represents the citizens of District 72, which includes portions of Coweta and Fayette counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2016, and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee and Vice Chairman of the Working Group on Creative Arts & Entertainment. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, Economic Development & Tourism, Human Relations & Aging, Interstate Cooperation and Industry and Labor committees.
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