The War Nerd: Iran's Qassam Soleimani Was a Great General, One of the Very Few Our Era Will See

The War Nerd: Iran's Qassam Soleimani Was a Great General, One of the Very Few Our Era Will See

Astonishing stupidity. No matter how hard you try to think like an Atlantic-Council zombie, it’s impossible to see any scenario where this works well for the US.


You kill the man after he’s won his great victory, after his strategies are in place, part of the institution, just in time to make him a mobilizing figure and gild his image forever–and while he’s a guest of what little is left of what was supposed to be your puppet government.


It’s an uncanny feeling, seeing your own country lose its mind.