The New York Times reports the President abruptly called off military strikes against Iran on Thursday night after previously approving them
President Donald Trump said Friday that he called off the attack on Iran just as the US was"cocked & loaded" to strike because he decided there would be too many deaths for a proportionate response to the downing of a US drone earlier this week.
"We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General," Trump tweeted."10 minutes before the strike I stopped it."Causing so many casualties, he added, would not have been"proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone.
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