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In reply to the discussion: If you want to have a good idea of how the Iranians will react [View all]Bradical79
(4,490 posts)The main topic has been both the intellegence and legality of killing him (under U.S. and international law). Also, whether there was an immanent threat of attacks he was involved in. He didn't consult Democratic leadership, so it's even less clear than usual how this decision happened.
From a practical standpoint, no one is safer after his killing, we increased the number of troops that are still there as part of a war that we started illegally, fighting against ISIS ground to a halt, our European allies are even more unhappy with us, and brought ourselves closer to major war that would likely cause hundreds of thousands of innocents to die.
Oh, and our "allies" that support this are a nation that had a U.S. journalist brutally murdered, while also being a major sponser of terrorism themselves, and another that is leading an ethnic cleansing campaign.