Leaders React To Killing Of Iranian General

Global powers are warning that the world has just become a more dangerous place after the U.S. killed Iran’s top general.

China, Russia and France, all permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, took a dim view of the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport early Friday that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani. 

But Britain and Germany also suggested that Iran shared blame for provoking the targeted killing that dramatically ratcheted up tensions in the Mideast. A German government spokeswoman says the U.S. strike is “a reaction to a whole series of military provocations for which Iran bears responsibility."

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement regarding an operation that killed Iranian General and terrorist Qassem Soleimani. 

"This is very simple: General Soleimani is dead because he was an evil bastard who murdered Americans. The President made the brave and right call, and Americans should be proud of our servicemembers who got the job done.

"Tehran is on edge - the mullahs have already slaughtered at least a thousand innocent Iranians - and before they lash out further they should know that the U.S. military can bring any and all of these IRGC butchers to their knees."

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon issued this statement:

“Iran is the number one [sic] exporter of terror. If this is true, his demise was many years in coming.”

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst: "Qassem Soleimani orchestrated heinous and reckless actions, including the slaughter of Americans, for far too long. Now, at the direction of President Trump, he has been brought to justice before he could could kill even more Americans. I applaud the work of U.S. military personnel in carrying out this mission. America, and our world, is safer because of Soleimani’s death.”

Dan Swanson, News Director of B103 FM, contributed to this report