Rep. Chip RoyCompte certifié

Iranian Gen. Qassim #Suleimani was evil incarnate. He was a known terrorist, an enemy of the United States, had the blood of Americans on his hands, was actively plotting further attacks on Americans, and deserved his fate.

Suleimani’s death is an important + powerful statement that America will always defend herself and her interests through defensive, and when necessary, pre-emptive actions. We will not be cowed by Iran, nor will we let acts of war committed against our citizens go unpunished.

To those Democrats hand-wringing about the president's authority, he was not only correct to take him out as a response to Suleimani and Iran’s continued targeting of Americans and our national interests, he was legally empowered to do so as Commander-in-Chief.

In addition to killing Americans in the past, Suleimani was arrogantly, provocatively, and actively planning future attacks on Americans and our allies. He was a key player in the development of the terrorist group, Hezbollah.

He was the mastermind of many brutal attacks against one of the our most important allies, Israel. Suleimani led a robust operation to recruit and train militia fighters to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Even the Obama administration designated him a terrorist in 2011