I am very nervous that there was no serious long-term judgment here on costs/benefits. Soleimani was a thug, and the world is a better place now that he is gone. But I worry tremendously about the long-term blowback and its cost, both for the US and for the region.

I am very nervous that there was no serious long-term judgment here on costs/benefits. Soleimani was a thug, and the world is a better place now that he is gone. But I worry tremendously about the long-term blowback and its cost, both for the US and for the region. https://t.co/yD9V64VkeV

— Dan Byman (@dbyman) January 3, 2020