Rand Paul: Trump 'got bad advice' on killing of Soleimani
Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulRand Paul: Trump ‘got bad advice’ on killing of Soleimani Schumer: Senate must vote on resolution limiting Trump on Iran Congress to clash over Trump’s war powers MORE (R-Ky.) said Monday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump offers Australian PM assistance in fighting widespread fires Trump administration officials begin drafting potential Iraq sanctions after Trump threat: report Pence to focus on US Iran policy in speech MORE “got bad advice” on his decision to kill top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a strike last week.
Paul said on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” that “it’s now a certainty” there will be more attacks on Americans in revenge for Soleimani’s killing, as the general’s replacement is a “hard-liner.” The Kentucky senator also mourned the loss of a chance for diplomacy with Iran.
“This is sad,” he said. “I mean, the death of Soleimani, I think, is the death of diplomacy with Iran. I don’t see an off-ramp. I don’t see a way out of this.”
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The Kentucky senator suggested former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonRand Paul: Trump ‘got bad advice’ on killing of Soleimani Trump risks nuclear crisis in Iran Bolton shakes up impeachment debate MORE was behind the efforts to kill Soleimani and said Trump received “bad advice.”
He also said he considers killing the general an act of war that requires permission of Congress.
Paul responded to a Washington Post report that Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoPence to focus on US Iran policy in speech Rand Paul: Trump ‘got bad advice’ on killing of Soleimani Trump strike torpedoes US-Iraq relationship MORE came up with the idea to kill Soleimani, saying he didn’t want to question his intentions but wished the administration had considered the consequences.
“You would have to be brain dead to believe that we tear up the agreement, we put an embargo on you and we kill your major general, and they’re just going to crawl back to the table and say, ‘What do you want, America?'” he said.
He added that even though “nothing justifies their military action,” it would be “predictable.”
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—@RandPaul: “I think killing a country’s major general is an act of war. I don’t think you can get away with saying it’s imminent” pic.twitter.com/VcRVsbesRH
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 6, 2020
Iran has responded to the killing by saying it will enact revenge against the U.S. Trump has said he has chosen 52 Iranian sites to strike should Iran retaliate, with the number chosen to represent the 52 hostages in the country in 1979.
Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineRand Paul: Trump ‘got bad advice’ on killing of Soleimani Overnight Defense: Washington returns to Iran crisis | Defense chief denies US troops leaving Iraq | House sets vote on Iran war powers | Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial Schumer: Senate must vote on resolution limiting Trump on Iran MORE (D-Va.) proposed a war powers resolution mandating Trump remove troops from Iran if he does not obtain approval from Congress. Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiFacebook to issue rules banning deepfakes: report Rand Paul: Trump ‘got bad advice’ on killing of Soleimani Bolton shakes up impeachment debate MORE (D-Calif.) said the House would vote on a similar resolution.
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