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Can you point out the substantial positive change?

It impeded the Iranian colonial project considerably. Influence of Iran sponsored militias in Iraq have declined. It limped in Syria as well, which allowed for the fall of Assad regime a year ago.

You realize he was there at Iraq's invitation? The only impact of killing him is that both the Iraqis and whomever took his place is guaranteed to never forget why the job was open.

Looking at the middle east right now compared to 2020 I see a much bigger shitshow, including Syria. Having a bunch of people die chaotically doesn't serve anyone's interest, it just creates the next generation of radicals.

He was there to coordinate his militias during the ongoing attack on the U.S. embassy.

And countless lives have been saved in Syria now that Assad is out.

I'd love to see a source that he was there to coordinate an attack on the US embassy. Did the Iraqis invite him for that purpose?

Iraq at the point was not much of a coherent state, and Iran controlled militias (like the one that attacked the embassy) were increasingly running the show.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/soleimani-approved-attack-ir...

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