the writer here, Stephen Hadley, makes $305K/yr as a director at Raytheon, which built the Multi-Spectral Targeting System for the MQ-9 Reaper drone that killed Soleimani. None of this is disclosed in his "drones actually open the door for diplomacy" take. washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-s… 
he is merely said by WaPo to be "a national security adviser during the George W. Bush administration". Hum. whats he been up to since? It may be relevant to his column insisting the US remain in Iraq forever.
Hadley is also a principle at RiceHadleyGates whose clients include ExxonMobil which has significant oil interest in Iraq and very much needs the US military to stay and protect its operation. markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/ne…
these retired Serious National Security Experts are not neutral observers, they're cheap PR men who have millions invested in maintaining US presence overseas, both in the war and energy sectors.
Hadley simultaneously holds directorships at both Raytheon and the US govt-funded "United States Institute of Peace" which should tell you everything you need about the NatSec "Human Rights" grift
Hadley was also on @camanpour PBS where he’s simply referred to as “Former US NatSec Advisor”. No mention his company makes drone that killed Soleimani or his firm’s private oil clients in Iraq. He accepts Trump WH premise of an “imminent attack” from Iran pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-…
