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Report Video IssueSecretary Pompeo: Soleimani Targeted Because of an "Imminent Threat"
2020-01-10T10:51:44-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/794/20200110105226013_hd.jpgSecretary of State Pompeo defends the decision to target Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad, saying, there was an imminent threat and that American lives were at risk. "We had specific information on an imminent threat and those included attacks on U.S. embassies. Period, full stop," the secretary says, adding that he and others would have been "culpably negligent" not to recommend the strike.
Secretary of State Pompeo defends the decision to target Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad, saying, there was an … read more
Secretary of State Pompeo defends the decision to target Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad, saying, there was an imminent threat and that American lives were at risk. "We had specific information on an imminent threat and those included attacks on U.S. embassies. Period, full stop," the secretary says, adding that he and others would have been "culpably negligent" not to recommend the strike. close