HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY IN THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. >> LET ME TURN TO IRAN, A BIG
>> LET ME TURN TO IRAN, A BIG ISSUE, AS YOU KNOW.
ISSUE, AS YOU KNOW. "THE NEW YORK TIMES" WAS WRITING
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" WAS WRITING UP THE EVOLUTIONS AND THE SHIFTS
UP THE EVOLUTIONS AND THE SHIFTS WE’VE HEARD FROM THE WHITE
WE’VE HEARD FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, MANY DIFFERENT
HOUSE, MANY DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN
ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN PRESSED ABOUT THE USE OF
PRESSED ABOUT THE USE OF INTELLIGENCE AND TRUTHFULNESS ON
INTELLIGENCE AND TRUTHFULNESS ON THIS SERIOUS MATTER OF WHEN AND
THIS SERIOUS MATTER OF WHEN AND HOW AMERICAN FORCE IS DEPLOYED.
HOW AMERICAN FORCE IS DEPLOYED. READING FROM THE TIMES, IT TALKS
READING FROM THE TIMES, IT TALKS ABOUT THE SHIFTING EXPLANATION.
ABOUT THE SHIFTING EXPLANATION. QUOTE, THEY HAD TO KILL HIM
QUOTE, THEY HAD TO KILL HIM BECAUSE HE WAS PLANNING AN
BECAUSE HE WAS PLANNING AN IMMINENT ATTACK.
IMMINENT ATTACK. HOW IMMINENT THEY COULD NOT SAY.
HOW IMMINENT THEY COULD NOT SAY. WHERE THEY COULD NOT SAY.
WHERE THEY COULD NOT SAY. WHEN THEY COULD NOT SAY.
WHEN THEY COULD NOT SAY. AND REALLY, IT WAS MORE ABOUT
AND REALLY, IT WAS MORE ABOUT WHAT HE HAD ALREADY DONE OR
WHAT HE HAD ALREADY DONE OR ACTUALLY TO STOP HIM FROM
ACTUALLY TO STOP HIM FROM HITTING AN EMBASSY OR FOUR
HITTING AN EMBASSY OR FOUR EMBASSIES OR NOT.
EMBASSIES OR NOT. FOR TEN DAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
FOR TEN DAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS TEAM HAVE STRUGGLED TO
HIS TEAM HAVE STRUGGLED TO DESCRIBE THE REASONING BEHIND
DESCRIBE THE REASONING BEHIND THE DECISION TO LAUNCH A DRONE
THE DECISION TO LAUNCH A DRONE STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL QASSEM
STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL QASSEM SOLEIMANI, THE COMMANDER OF
SOLEIMANI, THE COMMANDER OF IRAN’S SECURITY FORCES,
IRAN’S SECURITY FORCES, PROPELLING THE TWO NATIONS TO
PROPELLING THE TWO NATIONS TO THE BRINK OF WAR.
THE BRINK OF WAR. >>> ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE
>>> ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM THIS
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION REGARDING WHAT
ADMINISTRATION REGARDING WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND WHY THEY
THEY WERE DOING AND WHY THEY WERE DOING IT?
WERE DOING IT? >> WELL, FIRST, I’M NOT
>> WELL, FIRST, I’M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I’VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THAT
I’VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THAT INTELLIGENCE REPORT.
INTELLIGENCE REPORT. I’VE LOOKED AT THAT INTELLIGENCE
I’VE LOOKED AT THAT INTELLIGENCE AND I’M COMFORTABLE GIVEN THE
AND I’M COMFORTABLE GIVEN THE TRACK RECORD OF SOLEIMANI AND
TRACK RECORD OF SOLEIMANI AND HIS FUTURE ACTIVITY THAT WAS
HIS FUTURE ACTIVITY THAT WAS CLEAR TO ME BASED ON WHAT I SAW
CLEAR TO ME BASED ON WHAT I SAW THAT THE IMMINENT RISK, TWO
THAT THE IMMINENT RISK, TWO AMERICAN INTERESTS, MILITARY MEN
AMERICAN INTERESTS, MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN IN PARTICULAR, WERE
AND WOMEN IN PARTICULAR, WERE THERE.
THERE. >> CAN YOU SPEAK, SIR -- SO WHAT
>> CAN YOU SPEAK, SIR -- SO WHAT WAS THE SPECIFIC IMMINENT RISK
WAS THE SPECIFIC IMMINENT RISK IN YOUR VIEW?
IN YOUR VIEW? >> WELL, THIS IS THE ACTUAL
>> WELL, THIS IS THE ACTUAL SECOND POINT BECAUSE AS WE DEAL
SECOND POINT BECAUSE AS WE DEAL WITH INTELLIGENCE MATTERS --
WITH INTELLIGENCE MATTERS -- REMEMBER, THIS IS REAL-TIME
REMEMBER, THIS IS REAL-TIME INTELLIGENCE, NOT AS IF THE
INTELLIGENCE, NOT AS IF THE ASSETS, THE SOURCE OF
ASSETS, THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS NULL AND VOID
INFORMATION IS NULL AND VOID BECAUSE SOLEIMANI HAS BEEN
BECAUSE SOLEIMANI HAS BEEN KILLED.
KILLED. THERE ARE RULES WE CAN’T
THERE ARE RULES WE CAN’T DISCLOSE THOSE DETAILS TO THE
DISCLOSE THOSE DETAILS TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE REAL
PUBLIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE REAL AMERICANS, YOU HAVE REAL
AMERICANS, YOU HAVE REAL AMERICAN ALLIES, REAL AMERICAN
AMERICAN ALLIES, REAL AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE SOURCES PUT AT RISK
INTELLIGENCE SOURCES PUT AT RISK IF WE PUT THAT TO THE PUBLIC
IF WE PUT THAT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. >> THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ARGUMENT
>> THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ARGUMENT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT REVEALING
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT REVEALING THOSE DETAILS ON FOX NEWS.
THOSE DETAILS ON FOX NEWS. >> WELL, I THINK BECAUSE OF ALL
>> WELL, I THINK BECAUSE OF ALL THE PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING THAT
THE PRESSURE AND EVERYTHING THAT FOLKS WERE PUTTING THIS CONCERN
FOLKS WERE PUTTING THIS CONCERN ABOUT LACK OF TRUST AND WANTING
ABOUT LACK OF TRUST AND WANTING THIS INFORMATION, I THINK THE
THIS INFORMATION, I THINK THE PRESIDENT WAS OVERLY CANDID AND
PRESIDENT WAS OVERLY CANDID AND WAS VERY FORTHRIGHT IN HIS
WAS VERY FORTHRIGHT IN HIS IMPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF
IMPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTELLIGENCE THAT THESE
THE INTELLIGENCE THAT THESE ATTACKS WERE IMMINENT.
ATTACKS WERE IMMINENT. AND I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT
AND I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT THAT THE INFORMATION THAT’S BEEN
THAT THE INFORMATION THAT’S BEEN PRESENTED TO ME, I AM VERY
