american troops? the strikes that we have taken in the past have definitely had an impact on degrading and disrupting the activities of some of these groups. clearly they have decided to keep conducting those attacks and now it s had lethal consequences for american troops and so we will weigh an additional set of options before us, the president will make his decision to respond appropriately. the attacks need to stop. does the president have all the legal authority he believes he needs to respond to these attacks? yes. what is the legal basis? constitution, commander in chief, self-defense of our troops. president has the authority to take the action he needs to protect our troops and our facilities overseas under article 2. thanks. the president faces a great deal of political pressure here at home with the republicans, for example, calling for direct strikes on iran. does the president feel that pressure and how much does that pressure weigh on his decision-ma
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The standoff between Israel and Iran could threaten to put U.S. troops in an already chaotic Middle East at heightened risk, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran on Tuesday vowed to respond to an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran s Consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus the previous day and killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals and a member of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.