Making Deterrence Great Again

General David Petraeus knows America's enemies. The former CIA director tells Die Weltwoche that the elimination of Iranian General Soleimani was more significant than the killing of Al Qaeda mastermind Bin Laden or ISIS leader Baghdadi. The war-hardened strategist explains how taking out Soleimani may have helped re-establish deterrence. He discusses the future of armed conflict and the situation in the Mideast and suggests, "This may well be the time to put forward a proposal that would bring Iran back to the table.”

In a move that stunned the world, US President Donald Trump eliminated Iran’s most feared and brutal military leader, General Qassem Soleimani. As the drone strike dust settled on a Baghdad runway, politicians and pundits blasted the American president, issuing wildly dire predictions that the pathologically loose cannon had just ignited World War Three.

Making Deterrence Great Again

In the midst of the hysteria, I contact four-star General Dav ...