Trump's Iran mess is getting worse. Here's Adam Schiff's idea on what to do about it. [View all]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/06/adam-schiff-time-open-hearings-trumps-iran-mess/

By Greg Sargent

Opinion writer

Jan. 6, 2020 at 10:18 a.m. EST

The deliberations that went into President Trump’s decision to assassinate Iranian general Qasem Soleimani are looking more slapdash and reckless by the hour. What we’re now seeing will require House Democrats to make a serious and sustained effort to get to the bottom of it all.

And guess what: We may soon get just such an effort.

Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, told me in an interview that he wants to see the House hold open hearings on multiple aspects of this spiraling situation.

“I think there should be open hearings on this subject,” Schiff told me. “The president has put us on a path where we may be at war with Iran. That requires the Congress to fully engage.”

Here’s the latest. New reporting has revealed deep internal skepticism over the intelligence underpinning the assassination’s stated rationale. Iran just announced it will no longer abide by restrictions in the Iran nuclear agreement, revealing the profound folly of Trump’s withdrawal from the deal, given that Iran had previously been complying with it.

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Hell yes!