Trump's order to kill Iran's top general has sparked a catastrophe of his own making and left him globally isolated

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• Less than a week after President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed Iran's top general, the US is facing a mess largely of its own creation. 
• The strike, which took place in Baghdad, has united Iraqis and Iranians against the US. 
• Meanwhile, Trump is virtually friendless on the global stage.
• And though Trump pledged to pull the US out of the Middle East and end "stupid endless wars," the US is now sending thousands of more troops to the region.
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In the four days since President Donald Trump ordered a strike that killed Iran's most important military leader, the provocative move has already created a huge mess for American interests — with Iran vowing reprisals and leaving the nuclear deal as more US troops head to the tense region.

Trump, who took a break from golfing to order the deadly strike while at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, said the strike was meant to "stop a war." But fears of a new conflict have only gone up in the days since, as Iran has vowed to avenge the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani — the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) elite Quds force.

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