MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin: Soleimani Was 'Complicated,' U.S. Government Not Credible
By Alex Christy | January 4, 2020 6:56 AM EST
In the aftermath of the strike that took out Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps top general Qasem Soleimani on Friday, MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin managed to question the legality of the strike, portray Soleimani has a "complicated" man, and to question the government's assessment of the threat he posed.
In the first of multiple Friday appearances, Mohyeldin joined MSNBC Live host Stephanie Ruhle who asked him to compare Soleimani with Osama Bin Laden. After pointing out some differences between the two, mainly that Soleimani worked for Iran and Bin Laden was a non-state actor, Mohyeldin argued that his state affiliation made him a complicated individual. "He led the paramilitary forces that were carrying out some of the these attacks against American forces and killing them, but at the same time, just to give you a sense of how complex and complicated of a man he was. He also led those same paramilitary forces to fight against ISIS ... So, he's a person who led forces against America and also against America's enemies including ISIS and Al-Qaeda."
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