Thread by @natsecaction

No one should mourn Qasem Soleimani, but the question isn't whether he deserved his fate.

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.

It was Trump's own recklessness and feckless strategy that needlessly brought us to this point.

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.

The administration appears to lack any strategy to protect American personnel and interests and mitigate against further escalation.

Only this morning, for example, did the State Department instruct all Americans to leave Iraq immediately.

We don't yet know what considerations Trump took into account before pursuing this option, but the potential repercussions are profound.

Soleimani's network has demonstrated the capability to retaliate globally.

Trump's foreign policy track record, his chaotic approach, and his hollowed-out national security and foreign policy teams suggest the administration isn't capable of preparing for the potential fallout.

What's required now is a full accounting from the administration regarding its calculations and the steps it has taken to protect Americans around the world.

The Trump administration has offered nothing to suggest that Americans are safer and plenty that suggests otherwise.