Pence credited the lack of American casualties to preparedness, not Iran's ability to orchestrate the attack to avoid deaths.
The lack of casualties during Iran's recent missile strike wasn't for a lack of trying, according to Vice President Mike Pence, who denied they deliberately missed.
However, Pence told Guthrie that intelligence supported the belief that Iran wasn't"shooting to miss," as theArmy General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took a similar position as Pence. He toldon Wednesday that his"personal assessment" of the situation was that the missile strike was intended to cause structural damage, destroy vehicles, equipment and aircraft, and kill personnel.
Pence claimed America's actions, not Iran's, were responsible for all personnel being safe after the attack. Those actions included the"excellent work" of the military on the ground, President Donald Trump's order for force protection, measures that were taken, and intelligence.
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