Consequences

So predictably the President’s fans are rallying around President Donald Trump. They think that the targeted assassination of a high-level government official of a foreign country is standing up to terrorism. These same exact people would be screaming bloody murder if a foreign government targeted the Vice-President, The Secretary of a Defense or the head of the CIA. Qasem Soleimani could be read as either of these three or perhaps all three.

The consequences of this strategic mistake have started. Iraq wants American troops out of the country, their country. I need to place emphasis on this because some Americans do not realize this.

Coordination in the fight against the Islamic State is now suspended. The Iraqis want to tighten their relationship with both China and Russia. (All roads once again, lead to Moscow.)

We are now living in a nation that is holding its breath. Why? Iran has vowed to respond to the assassination. Let me clarify this because Those suffering from cult-like behavior do not understand this. There is a world of difference between this and the hit on Osama Bin Ladin. For starters that hit was authorized by the war resolution after 911 and the United Nations. Also, bin Ladin did not lead a large agency within a nation-state. In other words, the differences are fundamental and legal.

We also are dealing with warnings of a cyber attack. And the Iranians do not hold complete operational control of many proxies. And a threat from the president to target cultural sites, a war crime under the…