General Soleimani Needed to Die

January 3, 2020 11:11p

General Soleimani needed to die. And President Trump's order to kill him was appropriate and lawful. Yet Democrats have criticized the attack as illegal, and the activists posing as journalists in the so-called "news" media have eagerly amplified Democrat lies.

For instance, it is widely reported that Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted that "America just assassinated" Soleimani "without any congressional authorization." That statement is an absolute lie.

Soleimani was in command of the Quds Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is recognized as a terrorist organization under U.S. law. He was Iran's top terrorist.

Both houses of Congress authorized the use of military force against terrorists on September 14, 2001. That authorization (Public Law 107-40) has no expiration date. But don't take my word for it. Read it yourself at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-107publ40/pdf/PLAW-107publ40.pdf

I immediately knew Murphy's tweet was a deliberate lie. Why didn't the press? Actually, the press did know it was false. But they reported it anyway knowing it would hurt Trump because most people are too ignorant to know the truth and would lap up the lie as if it's the nectar of the gods.

To be clear, Murphy did tweet it, so this is not an example of fake news. But it is an example of dishonest propaganda masquerading as news. And it's disgusting.