Killing Suleimani: The US and Iran
I was interviewed by a local paper regarding the killing of Iranian General Suleimani. Below are their questions and my answers. I haven’t seen the paper yet. 1. What was your first reaction when you heard the news of the airstrike yesterday? I wasn’t surprised. President Trump had been very patient with Iranian provocations. He is not trigger happy as some of his detractors think. He clearly warned the Iranians that if they kill Americans, they will face a heavy retaliation. They kept on attacking American targets through proxies. After the attack that injured and killed Americans, he decided to kill General Suleimani, a man who has been involved in the death of hundreds of Americans. As to his foreign policy, President Trump deserves more credit than he is given. 2. What is your opinion of the air strikes that resulted in the death of the Iranian general? The Iranians forced America’s hands. There were a number of provocations. The last was attacking the American embas...