Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian Major General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and since 1998 commander of its Quds Force, a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations, has been killed. He was in charge of an international terrorist organization and was implicated in the assassination attempt on a Saudi ambassador on U.S. soil. He was one of the most feared terrorist leaders on the planet.
According to the Department of Defense, “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. He was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months – including the attack on December 27th – culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel. General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week. This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world.”
There is little doubt about Soleimani’s extreme record of human rights violations. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, not a hawk by any means, tweeted: “Soleimani was a murderer, responsible for the deaths of thousands, including hundreds of Americans.”
Despite widespread agreement that Soleimani’s record of horrendous human rights violations in the past and his leading and key role in planning future crimes against humanity and against Americans in particular, leading Democrats are taking a stand against the President’s action. Warren’s tweet concludes: “But this reckless move escalates the situation with Iran and increases the likelihood of more deaths and new Middle East conflict. Our priority must be to avoid another costly war.”
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Democrat President Andrew Yang issued a similar statement: “War with Iran is the last thing we need and is not the will of the American people. We should be acting to deescalate tensions and protect our people in the region.”
Democrat leaders are, according to some analysts, tone deaf on terrorism issues. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama acted shamefully in response to the attack on the U.S. facility in Benghazi, even resorting to lying to the American people about its origins and the Administration’s failure to engage in protective measures.
A 2017 National Review analysis noted: “…as voters continued to amplify their anxiety around the threats they felt terrorism posed, Democratic politicians seemed to be tone deaf. Voters last summer — even those supporting nominee Hillary Clinton — suggested they wanted to hear more during the upcoming presidential debates about what the candidates would do to keep America safe from terrorism. More, in fact, than about any other single topic, including economic growth, gun policy, health care, or climate change.”
Soleimani’s death was necessitated by his plans to engage in future acts of terrorism in general and Americans in particular. A long Congressional debate or serious of consultations would have given him the time to avoid his fate. Apparently, that doesn’t concern Democrat leaders.
Photo: Iranian President expresses condolences at the death of his chief terrorist