Was attack by Soleimani 'imminent' before U.S. killed him? Pompeo dodges the question
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Trump’s order to launch a drone strike that killed Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
“The American people have the evidence right in front of their eyes,” he told CNN’s “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper. “We don't have to guess about what Soleimani was up to. We know what he did on December 27th. He killed an American. And we know what he's done for years and years and years, killed hundreds of Americans.
“If the Iranian leadership makes a bad decision — we hope that they won’t —but when they do, America will respond.”Story continues“It’s very clear the world’s a safer place today. Qassem Soleimani no longer walks the planet,” Pompeo told George Stephanopoulos on the ABC News program “This Week,” adding that Trump “made the right decision to stop Qassem Soleimani.” Trump on Friday said he gave the order “to stop a war,” not start one.
“Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites , some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!” Trump said.
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