John Kirby: ‘We Will Respond [to Iran] … in a Time and Manner of Our Choosing’

BRZEZINSKI So you don ░░░░░░░░ want a wider war ░░░░░░░░ the same time it ░░░░░░░░ also be true that ░░░░░░░░ retaliation is required at ░░░░░░░░ point I mean and ░░░░░░░░ is there any sense ░░░░░░░░ how quickly the United ░░░░░░░░ will respond KIRBY Well ░░░░░░░░ no question there s ░░░░░░░░ to be a response ░░░░░░░░ you heard that from ░░░░░░░░ president yesterday We we ░░░░░░░░ respond But as we ░░░░░░░░ done in the past ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ in a time and ░░░░░░░░ manner of our choosing ░░░░░░░░ ll we ll be ░░░░░░░░ we ll be deliberate ░░░░░░░░ this And and the ░░░░░░░░ will make the right ░░░░░░░░ at the right time ░░░░░░░░ re certainly not going ░░░░░░░░ telegraph punches to the ░░░░░░░░ or to these groups ░░░░░░░░ they re backing LEMIRE ░░░░░░░░ admiral you if you ░░░░░░░░ please tell us more ░░░░░░░░ what happened yesterday this ░░░░░░░░ attack Who which specific ░░░░░░░░ backed group do we ░░░░░░░░ was do you believe ░░░░░░░░ responsible And how did ░░░░░░░░ Yeah LEMIRE this drone ░░░░░░░░ this facility where it ░░░░░░░░ endanger these American lives ░░░░░░░░ three but also we ░░░░░░░░ note wounding some seriously ░░░░░░░░ to two or three ░░░░░░░░ more KIRBY Yeah that ░░░░░░░░ right You know this ░░░░░░░░ definitely a lethal attack ░░░░░░░░ question about that We ░░░░░░░░ it was a single ░░░░░░░░ we re still working ░░░░░░░░ the details of like ░░░░░░░░ this drone got through ░░░░░░░░ how it was able ░░░░░░░░ actually target what in ░░░░░░░░ was a barracks building ░░░░░░░░ given the hour upon ░░░░░░░░ this attack occurred you ░░░░░░░░ these these these troops ░░░░░░░░ mostly in their beds ░░░░░░░░ asleep they were in ░░░░░░░░ in barracks So we ░░░░░░░░ still working out the ░░░░░░░░ of exactly how this ░░░░░░░░ and and how it ░░░░░░░░ As for attribution again ░░░░░░░░ re still working our ░░░░░░░░ through the intelligence on ░░░░░░░░ as well clearly it ░░░░░░░░ all the earmarks of ░░░░░░░░ group or groups that ░░░░░░░░ supported by Qatar Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ IRGC funded supported and ░░░░░░░░ groups that operates in ░░░░░░░░ and Syria again has ░░░░░░░░ the earmarks of that ░░░░░░░░ we re still working ░░░░░░░░ way through what the ░░░░░░░░ is actually going to ░░░░░░░░ like.”