With missile strike, Trump opts for escalation killing Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani
Jan. 3, 2020 That record ended abruptly early Friday when a U.S. missile slammed into a small convoy near Baghdad International Airport. The explosion instantly killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani , the powerful and ruthless commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force. It also shattered what had been a tenet of U.S. policy for Republican and Democratic administrations: a careful avoidance of the kinds of direct confrontations that might escalate into war with Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/with-missile-strike-trump-opts-for-escalation-and-a-swing-at-a-hornets-nest/2020/01/03/cc642e2e-2e6c-11ea-bcd4-24597950008f_story.html?utm_campaign=post_most&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1