President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he pulled back a military strike on Iran after he learned the number of possible casualties.
“We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on three different sights (sic),” Trump revealed on Twitter. The attack was planned in retaliation for Iran shooting down a U.S. surveillance drone on Thursday in international waters.
Trump said prior to the strikes he was told by a general the casualties could be up to 150 people.
“Ten minutes before the strike I stopped it, not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone,” he wrote.
Trump added that he was in “no hurry” for additional military conflicts with Iran but warned them against obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The president recalled the recent history of the United States relationship with Iran noting that former President Barack Obama “made a desperate and terrible deal” that included over a billion in cash.
“Iran was in big trouble and he bailed them out,” Trump said. “Gave them a free path to Nuclear Weapons, and SOON.”
The president added that Iran continued to shout “Death to America” despite the deal, which he terminated as president.
“They are a much weakened nation today than at the beginning of my Presidency, when they were causing major problems throughout the Middle East,” Trump said. “Now they are Bust!”
The president also discussed his decision on Friday afternoon in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press.
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