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Sounds like Trump has entered the "I killed Soleimani and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" zone.
Did Trump Stand to Gain by Ordering Soleimani's Death? He Thought So
Again, it's backfiring.
John Stoehr
50 min
https://stoehr.substack.com/p/did-trump-stand-to-gain-by-ordering
The allegation that Soleimani was planning an offensive against Americans is turning out to be malarkey. That he deserved death isn’t reason enough. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama chose not to target him. They feared what might happen.
With Soleimani dead, ISIS is set for a comeback. Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad will regain lost strength. Iran says it will restart nuclear weapons development. Iraqi politicians are pushing for US troops to exit, leaving Kurdish allies to face threats of genocide.
Was one man worth all this? No.
It remains to be seen if the Senate moves ahead with a fair impeachment trial. But whether it does is unlikely to stop the House from returning to its interrogative posture. Trump just gave the House Democrats, especially Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, another reason to hold public hearings. He gave them a reason to tell another story before the 2020 election—about a president so desperate to distract us from his impeachment trial he ordered a man killed, possibly starting a war.
Again, it's backfiring.
John Stoehr
50 min
https://stoehr.substack.com/p/did-trump-stand-to-gain-by-ordering
The allegation that Soleimani was planning an offensive against Americans is turning out to be malarkey. That he deserved death isn’t reason enough. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama chose not to target him. They feared what might happen.
With Soleimani dead, ISIS is set for a comeback. Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad will regain lost strength. Iran says it will restart nuclear weapons development. Iraqi politicians are pushing for US troops to exit, leaving Kurdish allies to face threats of genocide.
Was one man worth all this? No.
It remains to be seen if the Senate moves ahead with a fair impeachment trial. But whether it does is unlikely to stop the House from returning to its interrogative posture. Trump just gave the House Democrats, especially Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, another reason to hold public hearings. He gave them a reason to tell another story before the 2020 election—about a president so desperate to distract us from his impeachment trial he ordered a man killed, possibly starting a war.
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