Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials who participated in the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani face Iranian death threats. President Trump's decision to withdraw lifetime protection from these officials raises serious concerns about their safety and the potential for a dangerous escalation.
Protecting former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others facing Iran ian death threats was way off-base — and the president should reverse that dangerous call at once. Trump 's decision to withdraw lifetime protection from Pompeo and other officials who participated in the killing of Iran ian Gen. Qassem Suleimani in January 2020 raises serious concerns. While the operation was a significant strategic victory for Trump in his first term, it also generated strong animosity from Iran .
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton and ex-Pompeo aide Brian Hook have also been threatened by the Iranian regime for their roles in the Soleimani operation. Pompeo and (especially) Bolton have publicly expressed grievances against Trump, but this doesn't change the fact that they were acting on his orders and in the best interests of the nation. Trump's decision to terminate their lifetime protection exposes a dangerous lack of understanding of the gravity of the situation. It suggests a national-security team making policy while fearing they won't get protection if they do something that earns them a spot on Tehran's target list? Trump waved off the issue by insisting, “You can’t have for the rest of your life,” but nothing suggests the threat has lessened — or that Trump was even fully briefed on the situation before pulling the protection. He should understand better than anyone how important adequate protection is when you're being targeted.The instinct to get even runs deep in MAGA-world, but any salivating adviser telling Trump this makes sense is a fool: Should any of these people suffer an attack, the president will get blamed — and rightly so.
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