Which war did you want to prevent, exactly?

[nairiporter]

Trump tweeted that his actions in Iraq were meant to prevent war. Al Quds was responsible for amping up disruptive activities throughout the region, the rationale goes. Soleimani himself was personally responsible for hundreds of American deaths. So he had to go. But is this really the way to prevent war in the short and long run?

The fact of the matter is, it is too hard to predict the repercussions from this preemptive strike. Trump's unpredictable, unilateral, whimsical manner of doing politics, also doesn't help much. His actions found everyone surprised, from ally to foe. Which is why America's allies to not hurry to applaud the act (save for Israel of course). It is clear that Iran will react in some way, since a foreign nation has sanctioned and performed the assassination of a high-ranking member of the Iranian government. Anyone would react.

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