strike, so that was the only option you guys used, was there any other option to stop the bomb with the vehicle. i m let the general i ll ask the general to provide context. only thing i would say is that we ve use td word dynamic a lot and i know that sounds like pentagon speak, but that is really how the best way to describe the threats we re facing. dynamic, moving, fluid, quick. and because that is how isis-k operates. and we have to try to be as quick and as nimble as they are. and when you have what we believe to be an imminent threat and we believe this to be an imminent threat, we took the action that we believe was the most necessary at the best opportunity to thwart that attack. commanders will always minimize collateral damage. this is one of the key tenants of what we how we operate. in this case, just like mr. kirby said, that this strike prevented a high profile attack against both, you know, coalition and u.s. forces and other afghan civilians. and so
we have fox team coverage. steve bender is live on long island, new york. first, to brian llenas the in connecticut. reporter: look, we are in old saybrook, the southeastern portion of connecticut. the tropical storm henri made landfall 36 miles west of here. the sun is out and the worst is by us and the deck hands here have done a good job of tying up the boats. you can see well, take a look at the boats, they re still there. take a look at this video, you ll see it was windy, it was there was rain, about 45, 60-mile-an-hour gusts in the southeastern portion of connecticut. the tropical storm henri did essentially jog a little bit to the east and that was good news for connecticut in terms of wind. dodged a bullet on the wind end of things. when it comes to the rain, while we were on the wet side of this tropical storm in connecticut, continues to get pounded by rain, particularly the western side of the state. governor ned lamont spoke an hour and-a-half ago. this is
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