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Is Trump’s Decision To “Take Out” Top Iranian General Really That Much Of A Surprise?

It’s completely consistent with his gang boss-like approach to the Presidency

And Iran’s top military commander Qasem Soleimani was in Iraq — not supposed to be his turf — with the purpose of wreaking havoc. But that’s not that big a surprise either, considering he’s had huge influence in Iraq for decades now, and was responsible for many of those roadside bombs that killed and maimed so many American soldiers.

And Soleimani first made a name for himself in an incredibly bloody war with Iraq in the 80s that ended in a stalemate. So why not use Iraq’s weakened state especially with waning interest and engagement by the U.S., and a U.S. President who boasts he never wanted to be there in the first place, to finish the job? Especially if you also want to drive Trump crazy.

Is this a bold and incisive move on Trump’s part? And one that was, in fact, long overdue? Or an act of utter recklessness? And maybe desperation? We heard several people we know who don’t even follow politics or world events hardly at all using the word “crazy” today to describe it. But really, it’s too early to tell.

Trump saying he did it “to stop a war”, not start one. But why then is he ordering…