Trump & Pompeo say the Soleimani strike was intended to head off imminent attack, but the DoD statement didn’t say imminent. And this report says the strike was approved after last week’s KH attack & JSOC was just waiting for a clean shot.

Trump & Pompeo say the Soleimani strike was intended to head off imminent attack, but the DoD statement didn’t say imminent. And this report says the strike was approved after last week’s KH attack & JSOC was just waiting for a clean shot. https://t.co/2RUQ13sho2 via @NYTimes

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