about ready to go. no, but they would have been pretty soon, and things would have happened to a point where you couldn t turn back. they came and said sir, we re ready to go. we d like a decision. i said i want to know something before you go. how many people would be killed. in this case, iranians. i said how many people are going to be killed. sir, i d like to get back to you on that. great people, these generals. they said came back and said sir, approximately 150. and i thought about it for a second. i said you know what? they shot down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it. and here we are sitting with 150 dead people that would have taken place probably within a half hour after i said go ahead. and i didn t like it. i didn t think it was i didn t think it was proportionate. and tonight both the washington post and new york times published new reports within minutes of ooch other
sir, approximately 150. and i thought about it for a second. i said you know what? they shot down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it. and here we are sitting with 150 dead people that would have taken place probably within a half hour after i said go ahead. and i didn t like it. i didn t think it was i didn t think it was proportionate. and tonight both the washington post and new york times published new reports within minutes of ooch other that shed some light on the president s decision. the washington post reports, quote, trump s initial public response was a tweet at 10:15 a.m. declaring iran made a very big mistake. later he gave the green light for the pentagon to prepare for strikes after he was informed it would take military officials several hours to get things in place. he was briefed before giving the approval, officials said. about casualties.
trust there. b, regardless of what you think of their politics, if you look at their credibility and their histories are really respected in this town. this is going to be a tough year and i think that combination of skills and the fact they know ooch other is a real positive. he s been very friendly with mueller over the years. their wives are good friends. that s presumably going to help him in the confirmation process. perhaps. you know, remember, donald trump thought jeff sessions did a terrible job as attorney general because he did the right thing in recusing himself from the russia investigation. so donald trump has no understanding that the attorney general is supposed to work for the people, not as his personal lawyer. barr s unctioning of that distinctidi that distinction, he s done it before. his insistence that he ll preserve that distinction is critical to this fros. the hearings start tomorrow before the senate judiciary committee. what do you anticipate?
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a british navy ship called hms echo is now in the area where the chinese ship detected two audio signals. the echo is equipped with a state-of-the-art sonar that can map the ocean floor. as you know, two pinger detectors picked up sound within 350 nautical miles of ooch other. the hmo heck co-in the general vicinity of where the chinese patrol ship detected the pinging sounds on friday and saturday. the goal is to try to find that sound again and either confirm or rule out that it is from the black boxes belonging to flight 370. now, keep in mind this area is different from where the australian ship, the ocean shield detected pinging sounds on two separate occasions. the first one for two hours, the