According to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump made the right call regarding Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, and America is safer as a result. Trouble is, Pompeo's definition of imminent is no more correct than Trump's. For instance, merriam-webster.com suggests imminent as a synonym for the phrase around the corner.
NBC News reported today that Mr. Trump requested and received intelligence on taking out Soleimani as early as June of 2019. Whatever conditions might have been placed on that advice, January 2020 is hardly around the corner from June 2019.
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