The Trump administration is making increasingly frantic attempts to justify the killing of Iranian General Qasem Suleimani... at the same time, the fierce dispute over impeachment is intensifying | Analysis by stcollinson
Lawmakers back from their holiday break will wade into the twin controversies rocking the United States abroad and at home on Tuesday, with Trump continuing to whip up the political storm.Global aftershocks from the targeted killing of Iranian General Qasem Suleimani and signs of a chaotic national security process after a farcical episode Monday over the future of US troops in Iraq are undermining White House claims of a strategic win over Iran.
"I see only military escalation from here. I see no way out."But Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said there was no reason to doubt Soleimani's intent."I've seen words like, 'Oh, the intelligence is razor thin,'"Miller told reporters."I will stand by the intelligence I saw, that it was compelling, it was imminent, and it was very, very clear in scale, scope.
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