initial attack while on the flight to ottawa, where then the pentagon presented him. response options on air force one is where he ultimately authorized that territory strike. now when we saw the president biden just a few hours later on friday, standing next to prime minister justin trudeau at the press conference, we were learning in real time about a third attack by the iranian backed proxies. now president biden at the top of his remarks at the press conference, he addressed the first attack and he did so quite forcefully. take a listen. to make no mistake. the united states does not does not emphasize seek conflict with iran, but be prepared for us track forcefully protect our people. now in addition to that statement, the president offered his heart felt condolences to the american contractor that was killed in the other american service members that were wounded, but it s notable here that throughout the day on friday what we heard from us