Originally Posted by
raycarey
both the bush and obama administrations knew it would be a reckless escalation to try and kill soleimani. so knowledgeable people with cooler heads acted diplomatically....and when necessary with force via proxies. if you have evidence that indicates the contrary, post it.
if another country killed the US secretary of defense with a drone fired missile, the US would swiftly declare war...and i'm not just referring to the president acting unilaterally....i'm saying that congress would authorize it in a bipartisan vote....and the US public by and large would support it.
this action by the US was way over the top, and you can bet that the iranians are going to view this as an act of war and respond with a further escalation.