7 Big Things To Think About Now That We've Terminated Suleimani
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7 Big Things To Think About Now That We’ve Terminated A Top Iranian General
thefederalist.com/2020/01/03/7-big-things-to-think-about-now-that-weve-terminated-a-top-iranian-general/
[in pertinent part]
The decision to kill Qassem Suleimani when we did and in the context we did is jaw-dropping for a few reasons. Suleimani’s significance was massive and taking him out now will have far greater effects than when the United States killed Osama bin Laden.
Killing OBL was righteous, and the decision to send U.S. special operators into Pakistan to conduct the kill operation was President Barack Obama’s greatest and most honorable moment of his presidency, but by that time, bin Laden was mostly an operational has-been.
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