Pompeo has forged a close friendship with Mossad Director Yossi Cohen. The men have spoken in depth about Iran and it's proxy forces. In a prescient interview in October, Cohen said Soleimani “knows perfectly well that his elimination is not impossible.”
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Some key factors in the Soleimani decision: Pompeo and Esper, West Point classmates, were in "lockstep" going into the Dec. 29 Mar-a-Lago meeting. Both supported the move. Pence also supported, but did not attend the meeting.
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Changes at the Pentagon were also a factor, says a senior official. “Taking out Soleimani would not have happened under Mattis. Mattis was opposed to all of this. It’s not a hit on Mattis, it’s just his predisposition. Milley and Esper are different."
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Pompeo's bureaucratic win comes with grave risks. Here's the checklist. Latest story w/
@jdawsey1@shaneharris and@DanLamothe https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/killing-of-soleimani-follows-long-push-from-pompeo-for-aggressive-action-against-iran-but-airstrike-brings-serious-risks/2020/01/05/092a8e00-2f7d-11ea-be79-83e793dbcaef_story.html …pic.twitter.com/mc7cOrUS3F
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Important to note that Esper is a former Raytheon lobbyist. The defense contracting company's stock soared on Friday in the aftermath of the strike.
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Someone said his exit bonus from Raytheon is based on profit, not verified but makes me wonder
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Mike Pompeo is a bad fit for Secretary of State...and frankly is unqualified for the job anyway. A near total unknown before Trump plucked him from obscurity in 2016. Secretary of State is America's top diplomat, but it seems Pompeo is a simply John Bolton sans the moustache.pic.twitter.com/ZzKkJjda53
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He's a West Point/Harvard Law grad, an army officer, worked as a defense contractor and partner in Koch industries and was elected to 3 terms in the House, where he served on the Intelligence Committee. And Energy. I loathe the guy, but he wasn't "plucked from obscurity."
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So is Pompeo the new Cheney pulling the strings?
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until he's fired at random
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