Orwell would be proud
As to an actual future threat posed by the Iranian general, Pompeo was mealy mouthed. He could not point to a ticking-time-bomb scenario, as Trump had on January 3rd, describing looming “attacks on American diplomats and military personnel,” and insisting the U.S. had “caught him in the act.” Instead, Pompeo described a generalized threat that potentially — not definitely — put U.S. interests at risk.
Despite undermining the administration’s justification for the assassination with his doublespeak, Pompeo concluded that the president had an “entirely legal” and “appropriate” basis for ordering the drone strike on the second most powerful figure in the government of Iran, an act of war for which the Iranian government has vowed harsh retribution. “It was the right decision,” Pompeo said. “We got it right.
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