Ever since U.S. drones took out Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 2, there have been undefined claims that the action halted some “imminent attack” that was a danger to hundreds, if not thousands of Americans. However, despite multiple appearances by Mike Pompeo, a press briefing held by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and a seemingly stoned speech delivered by Donald Trump, no details on what this imminent threat might be were provided. On Wednesday, Pompeo responded to questions about the threat by pointing to things that had happened in the past, suggesting that that anyone looking for “imminence” should look at a rocket attack that took place on Dec. 27.....
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/1/9/1910466/-Trump-claims-that-assassinated-Iranian-general-was-planning-to-blow-up-U-S-embassy
