The 2012 attack which left four Americans dead in Libya reportedly 'loomed large' with President Donald Trump while he was making the decision to kill top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
in Tehran in response to the shooting down of the drone were leaked to the press and also made him seem weak, officials toldThe killing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force commander during an airstrike in the Iraqi capital Baghdad followed rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, in part spurred by Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018.
The president allegedly felt further decisive action could help cement his reputation following the quick response to the on January 31, 2019, as well as the airstrikes launched against fighters loyal to Shiite Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah after a U.S. civilian defense contractor was killed during a rocket attack in Kirkuk.on a U.S. consulate in Libya which killed four Americans, including then-Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith.
The attack was initially described as a protest before later proven to be a terrorist incident. It has long been used as an example of Obama failing to treat terrorism as a real threat during his time in the White House. According to Sen. Lindsey Graham, Benghazi had"loomed large" in the president's mind when deciding on a response to Iran, reportsTrump has spoken publicly about his reasons for launching the airstrike to kill Soleimani, claiming the military commander was"Soleimani was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military personnel but we caught him in the act and terminated him," Trump told reporters."We took action last night to stop a war.
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