Has asked his cabinet not to comment on the situation so were not going to hit any official comment coming from the israelis but there may well be a statement from the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also we are hearing was briefed on the strike either as it was taking place or just immediately afterwards so israel definitely in the loop with the u. S. When it comes to this situation but what israel does next is going to be reactive according to what happens within the region most analysts suggesting that really whats going. On i want to also for the israeli public and in the press there what their reaction has been i mean initially this morning we saw reaction to king from iran saying that you know israel was part of this attack alongside the u. S. Well israel has always been seen as the u. S. Is junior partner when it comes to the region so clearly those comments on a surprise to anybody and if you look at social media and if you look at the Television Channels and they are rolling
Influence across the region killed as he left the airport in back that along with others including the 2nd in command of the Popular Mobilization forces ever met the hundreds weve been hearing in the last few minutes from the iraqi president urging for calm and restraint and unity and in the in the hours leading up to this weve been hearing from various political leaders including the Prime Minister saying that a is this was a violation be this cannot be condoned in any way shape or form weve also heard from various political factions in iraq only how the and im ready and also the leader of the sudras bloc a book that al assads are saying that this is going to be to putting their forces on alert to some commanders calling them their their their forces on the ground their fighters on the ground valuing them telling them to be ready saying that this is the beginning of a great victory that was promised to them alluding to the ideological fight that they have been having with the United S
The protesters here in lebanon they have not been as focused on trying to lessen the iranian influence as say it is the case in any talks i mean thats something you hear from a lot of the protesters in Tahrir Square in baghdad and other parts of it off where i was several weeks ago here in lebanon on the protesters mainly have been talking about trying to come together as a country and really get a government that works for the lebanese people a government made of technocrats they want to in corruption and this is something where now you have this complication thats really going to impact the formation of a government because it has but let is a huge political player in lebanon because they are going to have to agree to whomever the Prime Minister designate assumes will be his cabinet so this just really is just really causes more complications at a time when the lebanese are tired they want to get a functioning government and they want the country to be in much better shape economical
Then we hear from barbara lee, a member of the appropriations and budget committees. And that 00 a. M. , our guest is Katie Bo Williams, defense one l security correspondent. Host it is the washington journal for january 8. For our first halfhour, we will get your reaction to irans Missile Launch targeting an iraqi base housing u. S. Troops. At this hour, no reported casualties. Later in the program, we will hear from legislators about this event and what it means for those in congress. This first halfhour, we will hear from you. Here is how you call with your thoughts, 2027488000 for democrats. Republicans, 2027488001. And independents, 2027488002. If you are an iraq war veteran and want to offer your perspective, call us at 2027488003. You can also use that line if you want to text us your thoughts this morning. Include your name, city, and state and you can post on twitter at cspanwj and our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. The National Post out of canada reporting it was the i
Isis in iraq and syria. We have new video now that has been released by Iranian State tv it reportedly shows missiles hitting the al assad air base. This video has not been independently confirmed. Iranian state tv said tonight operations name was quote martyr soleimani that of course meant to avenge the surprise us attack last week that killed the iranian general in the second most powerful person in that country. Qassem soleimani and tonight local leaders are reacting to the strikes. Congresswoman barbara lee just put out a statement saying in part. This cycle of violence can quickly spiral out of control and escalate into trumps full blown war with iran make no mistake. Trump chose reckless military action over diplomacy. And this is the result all parties should immediately halt the violence and trump should work with our allies to find a path to de escalate and congressman Eric Swalwell from the east bay as well tweeted quote pray for americas troops and personnel serving in iraq,