VDH: Restoring Deterrence Will Prevent Endless Wars Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, On January 3, 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, killing Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani had a long record of waging surrogate wars against Americans, especially during the Iraq conflict and its aftermath. After the Trump cancellation of the Iran Deal, followed by U.S. sanctions, Soleimani reportedly stepped up violence against regional American bases—most of which Trump himself ironically wished to remove. A few days later, Iran staged a performance-art retaliatory strike against Americans in Iraq and Syria, assuming Trump had… — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More
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