By Bob Williams, Stevensville
Lots of people think our President is lacking mental ability. Interestingly, there’s an alliance of business and social change groups that find him easy to work with.
MBS and MBZ have found it easy to do business with our President.
The 20-year dictator of what is now the Russian Federation finds it easy to work with our President.
Our President radically purged experienced DOS officials and replaced some with party loyalists. Those actions accomplished the co-opting of our State Department.
Our Secretary of State became one of the parties subverting USA military and foreign policy in Ukraine.
That person, and reportedly our Secretary of Defense, have chosen to support a political assassination that triggered predictable responses. Our troops are now in danger of counter attack. While Daesh regroups, Iraq moves to expel US forces, and may ally even more with the theocratic dynasty controling Iran.
Did our military brass tell our President that an assassination of General Soleimani would be illegal, and certain to have consequences injurious to USA national security, therefore follow tradition and consult with leaders of both political parties? That way less blame attaches to you, and your political party!
Congressional leaders of both parties protect relationships with our allies alarmed ever since the USA withdrew from the non-nuclear pact with Iran, and later withdrew from Syria. Allies watching how MBS and MBZ and Israel, will separately, or jointly, intervene in an already unstable Middle East.
And what indeed are the other options authorities stated to our President?
Did our military leaders flat out tell President Trump that an assassination of Soleimani was the least desirable option?
Did authorities fail to sufficiently inform President Trump, that by US Law, US response to counter attacks must be proportional?
Please follow fact based news. On 1/5/20, the Washington Post published a startling article reporting evidence that our Secretaries of Defense, and State, are long-time friends. And that months ago, DOS Secretary Pompeo may have urged President Trump to assassinate General Soleimani, the second most powerful person in Iran. On 1/5/20, Iran announced it was increasing its inventory of low enriched fissile uranium.
By the way, there are many USA Military bases alongside the Eastern, and Western, borders of Iran.