The real question is whether eliminating him — and doing so in this way — leaves America safer and whether the Trump administration considered the serious consequences of this operation.
Soleimani was targeted in a series of tit-for-tat escalations in the wake of Trump's abandonment of the Iran deal for his failed "maximum pressure" strategy.
Only this morning, for example, did the State Department instruct all Americans to leave Iraq immediately.
Soleimani's network has demonstrated the capability to retaliate globally.
The Trump administration has offered nothing to suggest that Americans are safer and plenty that suggests otherwise.