2020 presidential candidates react to killing of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani – USA TODAY

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WASHINGTON – As news that President Donald Trump ordered the killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani spread, the Democratic candidates vying to defeat him in 2020 were quick to react. 

The Defense Department said it conducted the attack at Trump’s direction as a “defensive action” against Soleimani, who it said was planning further attacks on American diplomats and service members. 

Soleimani is an extremely influential figure inside Iran, heading Iran’s elite Quds Force, part of the country’s hard-line paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Former vice president Joe Biden said in a statement that “No American will mourn Qassem Soleimani’s passing. He deserved to be brought to justice for his crimes against American troops and thousands of innocents throughout the region. He supported terror and sowed chaos. None of that negates the fact that this is a hugely escalatory move in an already dangerous region.”

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