That the strike he ordered, quote, saved a lot of lives. As the president and his administration is now pressed, where is the evidence they spoke of before of an imminent attack . Jon karl is standing by live at the white house. And all of this playing out tonight at those two bases in iraq housing the u. S. Military. Just hours before it all happened, iraqs Prime Minister signaling he wanted u. S. Troops out. Pointing to a letter from the u. S. Military in the last 24 hours, saying the u. S. Was, in fact, leaving iraq. Tonight, President Trump saying that is not the case, the pentagon saying the letter was a mistake. Team coverage of the crisis with iran, a special edition of world news tonight begins now. Good evening as we come on the air in the west tonight with breaking news in the escalating crisis with iran. Tonight, u. S. Officials confirming iran has fired more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles targeting the u. S. Military. The missiles fired from inside iran, aimed at u. S. Mil
One thing i want to say is there has been an inclusive form of government which is the sunnis in the north and that is one part of the problem that lets park that for a moment. Lets turn to the iraqi army. Trained by the americans fully equipped brought up to their Numerical Strength very strong and gets fled at the first sign of trouble. Are we being naive in believing that you can meld different tribes, different cultures given the 600 year culture of the region region into one force and expect them to take home an opposition for which a large part of their own army is recruiting . First i dont agree with your introduction and description. Do you think the army did while . No im saying they are not as strong as you are suggesting that they were. This was back in june before they drop their guns and ran. Im saying when they did drop the guns they were full strength, wellequipped and trained by the americans and equipped over period of years and yet when the first sign of trouble they
Keep it right here for huckabee next. Tonight on huckabee, crisis in iraq as radicals take more ground, u. S. Launches air strikes. While an unthinkable Terror Threat could cripple major cities. We go inside the war room with top military minds. Then from christian persecutions in iraq to the israelihamas conflict, we have a huckabee exclusive. Plus, a deadly epidemic. Fear and panic spreading worldwide. But whats the real truth behind this deadly disease . Answers on. And later, the little rockers with special guest james perten. Ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much. And welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. Harry reid has turned the u. S. Senate into the roach motel. Bills go in, but they never come out. While the president loves to demonize the house republicans, fact is, theyve passed 357 bills that went to the senate and disappeared faster than incriminating emails from lois lerner, you know, the rogue
Iraqis against isil and greater support from our friends and allies. Ultimately, only the iraqis can ensure the stability and security of iraq. The president said he will not send in any u. S. Combat ground troops. At the same time, he couldnt give a timetable for how long our new mission will go on. Meantime, the u. S. Continuing air drops to thousands of refugees on the run from the brutal carnage being waged by isis militants. U. S. Military planes now delivering more than 52,000 meals to refugees, as well as more than 10,000 gallons of fresh drinking water. Airport officials in san juan, puerto rico reporting no injuries from a plane fire there tonight. Take a look at this video it happened on a jetblue flight bound for jfk airport. The fire broke out in one of the engines. The pilot stopping the plane just before takeoff, and all of the passengers safely evacuated out the emergency slides. Im claudia cowan. Keep it right here for huckabee next. Tonight on huckabee, crisis in iraq
Keep it right here for huckabee next. Tonight on huckabee, crisis in iraq as radicals take more ground, u. S. Launches air strikes. While an unthinkable Terror Threat could cripple major cities. We go inside the war room with top military minds. Then from christian persecutions in iraq to the israelihamas conflict, we have a huckabee exclusive. Plus, a deadly epidemic. Fear and panic spreading worldwide. But whats the real truth behind this deadly disease . The answers on ebola tonight. And later, the little rockers with special guest james perten. Ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [ cheers and applause ] thank you very much. And welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. Harry reid has turned the u. S. Senate into the roach motel. Bills go in, but they never come out. While the president loves to demonize the house republicans, fact is, theyve passed 357 bills that went to the senate and disappeared faster than incriminating emails from lois lerner, yo