1/6/20: Reverberations from Mr. Trump’s decision to take out Iranian General Soleimani with a drone strike continue to shake the Middle East. Crowds for his funeral in Iran are massive. The fervor for revenge is manifest.
There can be no telling where repercussions will begin or where they will end. General Hossein Dehghani, a top Iranian military adviser, tells CNN that his country will strike back at U.S. military sites in the region. The Iranian Foreign Minister says Iran will no longer be bound by restrictions set forth in the 2015 deal. They will restart their nuclear weapons program.
President Trump hits the caps button and tweets: “IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!”
That may be true.
Iran doesn’t have one now because the 2015 deal was working.
So we’re right back where we were all along.
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FOR NOW, all the talk of blood and gore may be a blessing for Mr. Trump,
distracting us from talk of impeachment. John Bolton, his former National
Security Adviser, has said he is prepared to testify during any Senate
impeachment trial. Having considered his duties as a citizen, Bolton notifies
Senate Leader McConnell that he will appear as a witness if subpoenaed. (See:
1/10/20.)
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