Iranian General Qassem Soleimani does not deserve our tears. Those belong to the thousands of American soldiers and contractors who have been killed in the last two decades of pointless wars across the Middle East — and to the thousands more who will die if Washington D.C. pushes our nation into a disastrous war with Iran.

When America was attacked on 9/11, Americans shipped off to Afghanistan with a clear mission: to bring to justice Osama Bin Laden and all those who conspired to murder three thousand innocent Americans. Today, thanks to the bravery and sacrifice of our soldiers, Bin Laden is dead and every co-conspirator rots in the ground or a prison cell.