Whathappenedlastnightwasjust a slapinthefaceforhim.
Theassassinationpromotesunityin a dividedcountry, andnowIranhasmoretimeforitsspecialty, unconventionalwarfare, usingproxiesandallieshereinBaghdad, themorninghadnothingforIraqiswhowantIraniansandAmericanstoleavethemalone.
ThebatterOrganization, a politicalpartybasedon a proIranianmilitia, gatheredtomourntheassassinationsandcondemnedtheUSrefusaltopulltheirtroopsoutofIraq.
He's optedformoreeconomicsanctionsagainstTehran, a deescalationandtherewas a calltoforAmerica's Europeanallies, includingBritain, tofinallyabandontheIraniannucleardealnegotiatedbytheObamaadministration.
TheymustnowbreakawayfromtheremnantsoftheIrandealor J C.
P.
Away.
Andwemustallworktogethertowardmaking a dealwithIranthatmakestheworld a saferandmorepeacefulplace.
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In a surprisevisitfromDonaldTrumptotheAlAsadairbaseinwesternIraq, oneofthetargetsforlastnight's Iranianattack, thePentagonreceivedwhatoneofficialcalledmultiplehourswarningfromsatellitesandcommunicationintercepts.
Plentyoftimefortroopstotakeshelterinbunkers.
They'replayingdownreportsofgetting a tipofffromtheIraqigovernment's onthatIranwasdeliberatelytryingtomissintheOvalOffice 24 hoursago, thepresidentwasthreateningstrong U.
Thisis a foreignpolicyvictory, dramaticallyweakeningtheIranianregimebyassassinatingitssecondmostpowerfulfigurewithoutembroiling U S forcesinanotherprotractedMiddleEastconflict.
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