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Trio of top US leaders brief Trump on Iraqi attack that left US contractor dead, several others wounded

Top leaders headed to Florida to brief Pres. trump about air strikes against and IranIan backed militia group in Iraq.Mike Pompeo Mark Esper and Gen Milley delivered the briefing at Mar a Lago ballroom. Pompeo: “We will not stand for the Islamic Republic of Iran to take actions that put American men and women in jeopardy.” Iran has warned there may be ”consequences.” The attack that took place against the Iraqi facility threatened American forces. This has been going on now for weeks and weeks and weeks. This wasn't the first set of attacks against this particular Iraqi facility and others where there were American lives at risk. And today what we did is take a decisive response that makes clear what President Trump has said for months and months and months, which is that we will not stand for the Islamic Republic of Iran to take actions that put American men and women in jeopardy. We will always honor that commitment to take decisive actions when that takes plac...