Presence in that country. Iraqs Foreign Ministry is also complaining to the united nations, calling on the u. N. Security council to condemn thursdays bombings by the u. S. That killed soleimani and nine others. Meanwhile, soleimanis body returned to his home country of iran today. Thousands of mourners filled the streets, and outrage was also felt in irans parliament. Lawmakers were seen chanting, death to america, during a session in tehran. Iranian officials are telling cnn that they are planning a response to the u. S. Against military sites. This as President Trump is warning against any iranian retaliation. In a series of tweets, President Trump revealed that the u. S. Is prepared to target 52 iranian sites, some of which hold cultural significance. The warning comes as his administration faces questions here in the u. S. About the timing of the attack on soleimani, and if trump was planning or, rather, if soleimani was planning an imminent attack himself, which the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo did not answer completely this morning when he spoke to cnns state of the union. If youre an american in the region, days and weeks, this is not something thats relevant. We have to prepare. We have to be ready. We took a bad guy off the battlefield. We made the right decision. There is less risk today to American Forces in the region as a result of that tack. Im proud of the action the president took, and our execution by our military was phenomenal, and the work that was done by our diplomats in the reasonable to prepare and work diplomatically in the region has been powerful, important and effective. Cnn White House CorrespondentJeremy Diamond is in south florida where President Trump is wrapping up his vacation there. Jeremy, what else is this administration saying about the sequence of events and the justification . Reporter well, fredricka, secretary of state mike pompeo was the messenger this morning. He went on all five major sunday news programs, and he certainly was not walking back President Trumps threat to iran issued last night in a threepart tweet, including the president s threat to bomb iranian cultural sites. Heres the secretary of state on cnn this morning. President trump has been resolute. We will continue to be. We will defend america and the strikes we took over this past week, including killing the terrorist soleimani. We will continue to take if we need to. If we need to defend american institutions, we will do so. What President Trump said last night was consistent with what weve said all along. If iran thought they could act with impunity, we would take strikes to iran proper. We told the regime that wouldnt be the case. We took these leaders who orchestrated these actions. President trumps tweet last night was clear that we will continue to that. The American People should know we will always defend them and we will do it consistent with the american law and constitution. Weve done it before and we will do it again. With all due respect, because of President Trumps threat on Iranian Cultural Centers of interest would not be in accordance within International Law. So which is it . Ive been with President Trump through the entire Strategic Planning process related to our entire campaign. Diplomatic, economic and military. Weve built an enormous coalition to push back against iran and its regime. The American People should know that we will not waver. We will be bold to protect our interest and we will do so consistent with the rule of law. President trumps tweet doesnt deviate from that one iota. Reporter now, fredricka, two senior officials are telling our colleague jim sciutto that there is deep opposition to bombing cultural sites in iran, and as jake noted there, it would be a violation to International Law that the United States has signed onto. Foreign u. S. Officials have been speaking out, pointing out that the u. S. Military would not recommend bombing those sites unless there is danger to us at those sites which doesnt appear to be the case so far. The secretary of state certainly not walking back that statement but also not directly addressing the question of whether or not the United States would be willing to target those sites. Either way, though, these are the president s words. And when we see the president speak out, whether it is on twitter or in person, he is talking as the commander in chief of the United States, and so you do have to take quite seriously the red line that he is, indeed, setting here when he says that if iran does attack americans or american interests in the region that the United States will, indeed, strike back with a very specific threat here. So we will see whether or not the president enforces that red line if, indeed, iran does strike out. Meanwhile, though, this is already provoking quite a bit of consternation among democrats on capitol hill, especially after the Trump Administration formally issued that to congress after that strike that took out the iranian general, Qasem Soleimani. We heard from the House Speaker nancy pelosi as well as the top democratic leader, adam schiff. It raised some serious concern about whether or not the threat was imminent in the way that the administration described that required them to take this action against soleimani, and also, of course, questions about whether or not this action puts the u. S. At more risk and whether its setting up the u. S. And iran on the path to war. Fred . And pompeo, while he made his rounds on the sunday talk shows, said that members of congress would be getting more information about the events that led up to that killing sometime this week. Jeremy diamond, thank you so much. So what did lead up to all of this . We well, just a little more than a week ago, a rocket attack by an iranbacked militia killed a u. S. Civilian contractor and wounded several u. S. And Iraqi Military personnel. The u. S. Retaliated little more than a week ago, bombing military sites in iraq. Then tiraq attacked the u. S. Embassy in baghdad and then the president ordered the attack on soleimani. So here we are. Congressm the congressman is here. Thank you for being here with us today. Thank you, fredricka. So were hearing it was a good thing to kill soleimani, but the white house is also telling us that we have to watch their actions. Pulling out of the iran deal hasnt made us rich in uranium, theyre talking about kicking out american troops. That is not making us safer and is not helping the interests in that region. National security adviser under the Obama Administration wrote an oped in the New York Times saying americans would be wriz to brace for war with iran. She says, and im quoting now, in deciding to eliminate general soleimani, mr. Trump and his team argue that they were acting in selfdefense to thwart imminent attacks on iraq and the region. This may be true as general soleimani was a ruthless murderer and terrorist with much american blood on his hands, unfortunately, its hard to place confidence in the reputation of an administration that lies almost daily about matters large and small, and even in this critical instance, failed to brief, much less consult, bipartisan leaders in congress. So, congressman, do you worry about the credibility of this white house despite the documented things that we just, you know, laid out, the things that we know of publicly which led up to soleimanis death . Absolutely. This is a president thats been prone to at best exaggerated statements, misleading statements and oftentimes very false statements. So he stated that there were imminent threats. Well, he should expect congress to ask tough questions and how this resulted. The leaders of the congress were not consulted on this. And when the press consulted cnn about whether eliminating soleimani eliminates the threat, he would only say, we are prepared to respond to whatever iran delivers. How do you decipher that . That answer is not going to hold when we bring them into classified signatures. Were going to want those answers and theyre not going to be able to respond to these things. The president has to go to congress to get that authorization, to get the war powers act. Iran has said it will have harsh revenge to the u. S. In this strike to kill soleimani. In your view, should the u. S. Be bracing for a war of some sort . We should certainly be preparing to protect our men and women, our troops that are out there are our assets, individuals and interests. That said, iran should proceed with caution. Lets look for ways to deescalate this situation that seems to go in the wrong direction. On the issue of u. S. Troops presence, 5,000 troops roughly in iraq, and Iraqs Parliament is making some progress in potentially removing or requesting or demanding the u. S. Pull out. What are the dangers you see there . And is it that simple . Can that country just simply invite the u. S. Out . You know, the agreements that are in place right now allow u. S. Troops to stay there. It does seem like the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Parliament is taking steps to change the terms of those agreements. I think, again, advice to the iraqis would be to proceed cautiously. I understand there is some anger towards the United States, but we saw what happened with isis and some destabilization within the country in prior years, so, again, if everyone can take a step back, lets look for ways to deescalate the situation. Lets think about ways to start a conversation. Im glad our european allies are also trying to start this conversation to deescalate tensions. And congressman, secretary of state pompeo also said, while on the surnday talk shows, members of congress would be briefed this week. As a member of the Foreign Affairs committee, what do you hope to learn . What questions do you want answered . We want to know exactly what the imminent threat was, how this decision was made, who made this decision, and hes not going to be able to duck those questions. President trump is not going to be able to duck those questions. Congressman ami bera, thank you so much. Thank you. Stomp co coming up, more than 3,000 military families now facing the impacts of a Family Member being deployed to the middle east. Live reaction from fort bragg, next. Plus, breaking news out of pennsylvania. At least five people dead and 60 injured in a mass pileup on the pennsylvania turnpike. We have details. The experts at Safelite Autoglass came right to me. Tech hi, im adrian. Man thanks for coming. With service i could trust. Right, girl . Singers safelite repair, safelite replace. 12. 99 all you can eat now with boneless wings. Only at applebees. Americans come to lendingtree. Com to compare and save on loans, credit cards and more but with the new lending tree app you can see your full financial health, monitor your credit score, see your cash flow and find out how you can cut your monthly bills. Download it now to see how much you can save. Welcome bang. Iraqs Parliament Voting to withdraw all u. S. Troops, including soldiers, from that country. The vote is not binding on the american government, but its clear they are reacting to the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Arwa, how important is todays vote . Reporter fairly significant on all levels, fredricka. Courtship was achieved in parliament but only by the representation that was there from the countries shia blocks. The sunnis and the kurds sat this one out, and i think that shows you just how divisive the foreign troop, the u. S. Troop presence is in this country, especially in light of the targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani and the parliamentary leader. The parliament did take this vote. It is nonbinding, but this is what the caretaker Prime Minister said just before that vote took place. Translator it will be difficult for Foreign Forces to protect themselves from strikes that come from inside or outside iraq, and it will be difficult for iraqi forces to protect after a recent incident and not to resort to peaceful and political solutions. Therefore, it is in the interest of both iraq and the u. S. To end foreign troop presence in iraq. Reporter a lot of what hes saying there, fredricka, goes to the very core of the biggest matter here, and that is iraq turning into an even bigger, more violent proxy battlefield between the u. S. And iran. From the Iraqi Governments calculus, it is presumably easier to ask the u. S. And other Foreign Forces to leave than to try to untangle themselves from irans tentacles which extend quite far into the military and political apparatus. Now, the other big question is, what happens next . Does the Prime Minister, given he is a caretaker Prime Minister, then have the authority to turn around and ask Coalition Forces to leave . What kind of a timeline would this happen in . Would there be the possibility of leaving any forces behind in perhaps an even more limited role, and what impact will this have on trying to calm down the tensions and the various threats that current shia groups are making when it comes to taking it upon themselves to perhaps try to force the americans out . This is a very unique situation that this country is in. The government right now trying to navigate it, and we are also trying to better understand it. All right. Arwa damon, thank you so much there out of baghdad. Right now, more than 3,000 u. S. Servicemembers are deploying to the middle east, and many of them, they dont know when theyll be back to the u. S. Yesterday multiple aircrafts were seen leaving fort bragg in North Carolina as tensions between the u. S. And iran continue to escalate. Natasha chen joining me from fort bragg, the home of the 81st airborne. What are you learning . What are they thinking and feeling . Reporter fred, this is a very sudden turn of events, and we do want to point out that from what weve heard, a lot of the spouses and Family Members of those deploying have been encouraged not to post about it on social media or to speak publicly about it for security reasons. But we have been talking to a volunteer organization who is in touch with these families, and what were hearing is that some of these folks are going through deployments for the first time. And so there is a lot of fear and unknown questions, particularly because, as you said, they dont know how long this is going to last, and while they all know that this is what they signed up for, that they have been prepared, it is Something Else altogether to get that notice right at the end of the holidays, around new years, and to not know what to expect, especially for those firsttimers. So here is my conversation with Sabrina Johannes who is the executive director of a group called deployed love. They initially started out as just a group taking holiday pictures for families, and now shes finding herself having to coordinate some social activity to help these families in this moment. Heres what she said. Theyre obviously reaching out saying, im really scared, i dont know what to expect thats coming up. You get some training along the way, but you never know what to expect when its a quick turnaround and theyre not going to hear from their spouse for a few days while theyre in transition, and so a lot is just, were scared and we need someone there to talk to. Reporter so you hear her talk a lot about that fear of the unknown for some of those families who have not been through this before, so they are relying heavily on families who have experienced deployments before. Another interesting observation of hers is that this time around, theyre getting contacted by a lot of parents of soldiers, asking for information, looking for answers to their questions, because this has been such a sudden move, and because extended family may not be as in the loop for fort bragg and exactly whats going on here. Theyve actually started reaching out to groups like deployed love to look for some of those answers, too. A lot of families around the country just bracing themselves for whats next, fred. 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