Remember when there was a movie about a president in political trouble starting a war in the Middle East? https://t.co/p8RPaVSkVU— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) January 3, 2020
How bad is it? This bad:"Their deaths are a potential turning point in the Middle East and are expected to draw severe retaliation from Iran and the forces it backs in the Middle East against Israel and American interests." https://t.co/jwE3pw2bCG— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) January 3, 2020
IF TRUE (HUGE IF). This would likely mean all out conflict between US forces and Iranian supported Shia militia in Iraq https://t.co/q3Bky2wNLX— Ilan Goldenberg (@ilangoldenberg) January 3, 2020
2. I can't understate how major this is. Not just a moment in US-Iran relations, but a major global event. People comparing this to killing Osama Bin Laden don't know what they're talking about. This is way more significant. Equivalent to another country killing US Vice-President— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 3, 2020
Soleimani was an enemy of the United States. That’s not a question.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 3, 2020
The question is this - as reports suggest, did America just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the second most powerful person in Iran, knowingly setting off a potential massive regional war?
Again, how bad?We have a national security advisor who speaks of “Chairman Un,” and reports to a president who can’t think straight. https://t.co/OG9NJeJ2ze— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 3, 2020
There will be a debate over the recklessness of this act, but a Middle East official told me tonight that this is the single most significant event in the Middle East since the US invaded Iraq. https://t.co/q3rGSzizjo— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 3, 2020
This is the sort of consequence an impulsive narcissistic sociopath wouldn’t consider in making an important foreign policy decision. https://t.co/jR5gVa7qC5— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 3, 2020
Pretty much where I am.Oh yeah. https://t.co/mDKgzlr96k— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 3, 2020
Yeah, it really would be.It would be nice right around now to have a president of the United States whom you could assume makes important foreign policy decisions on the basis of thoughtful consideration of America’s national interest, and not impulses based on perceptions of his personal self-interest.— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 3, 2020
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