General Qasem Soleimani should have been eliminated many years ago as the powerful commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed and wounded thousands of Americans and was plotting to kill many more, US President Donald Trump said. General Soleimani was killed when a drone fired missiles into a convoy that was leaving the Baghdad International Airport early on Friday.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/general-soleimani-should-have-been-eliminated-many-years-ago-donald-trump/articleshow/73088269.cms