'President Trump just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox.' 2020 Democrats warn the U.S. killing of Qassim Soleimani could prompt a violent backlash.
Democratic presidential candidates warned Thursday that the killing of Iranian General Qassim Soleimani could prompt a violent escalation in the Middle East, and that Iran is likely to respond in turn.
"President Trump just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox," former Vice President Joe Biden said in a statement released hours after reports of the strike broke. "We could be on the brink of a major conflict across the Middle East. I hope the Administration has thought through the second- and third-order consequences of the path they have chosen."Sen.
Sen. Cory Booker said Soleimani "is a person with American blood on his hands. He's plotted, planned and executed attacks on American citizens, American soldiers. He's been doing much to destabilize that region, destabilize Iraq." He added, "This has been a deteriorating situation: A president that does not have a clear-eyed larger strategy to not only bring stabilization to the area but make Americans more safe."Author and entrepreneur Marianne Williamson tweeted that the killing "was one of the most reckless irresponsible actions ever directed by a US President."
Soleimani was the leader of Iran's elite Quds force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which the Trump administration views as a terrorist organization. The Pentagon said President Donald Trump ordered the strike and that Soleimani "was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region."
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