Rice: Trump may face the most serious national security decision during his presidential term

Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the US President’s decision to assassinate General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis put the two countries on a dangerous escalation track that would cause a large-scale war.

Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice warned the American people of preparing for a war with Iran, at a time “the chances of an outbreak are higher than what we saw decades ago.”

In an article published by the New York Times, Rice pointed out that “President Trump’s decision to assassinate Qasim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is a strategic decision that was not justified despite his justification in the context of self-defense, and contributed to putting the two countries on a dangerous escalation that would cause a patch Extensive war. “

It also made it clear that “it is unlikely that the US administration made efforts to discuss the matter within the leadership frameworks or took the necessary measures to protect the American military and diplomatic missions.” Accordingly, “American citizens, military forces and commercial exchanges throughout the Middle East have become within the range of Iranian missile strikes and terrorist cells, extending from Afghanistan, Europe, Africa, and Latin America, and even within the American territories where sleeper terrorist cells may be active.”

In parallel, the chancellor criticized President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal “and ignored the advice of his national security team and a number of allies, despite Iran’s full commitment to it, which established the current escalation stage, in light of the failure of his administration to achieve any of its goals.”

And she added that “the current administration’s policy of exerting the most severe economic pressure on Iran did not compel Tehran to surrender, on the contrary it motivated it to undertake a number of military moves against Western and Arab targets, and strengthened its destabilizing activities in the region.”

Rice also concluded by saying that “given the increased potential for Iranian reprisals, it will be difficult for the United States to take measures to reduce tension and avoid an outbreak of all-out conflict.” And she stressed that “the next step is in the hands of Iran in front of the failure of the United States to deter it for a moment, even in light of the deployment of 14,000 additional soldiers in the Gulf region.”

“Then President Trump will face the most serious national security decision during his presidential term. More power carries the risk of a conflict sliding and rolling toward a full-fledged military confrontation, but if it fails, it motivates Iran to attack.”