correspondent stefan siemens is following the story from washington and he sent us these assessments the president is standing by his assumption that it was absolutely necessary to take out to eliminate iranian military their custom so lemony he had he says received solid evidence and intelligence about sort of money being involved in planning a major attack against u.s. personnel in the middle east democrats are not so sure and a little bit suspicious they want to see this evidence from the president the white house is likely not inclined to share any more details about what led to the decision of the president to take this action however there are some in washington who suggest that the order the timing of the order of the president comes in handy and that the president took this time all the to distract from his upcoming impeachment trial in the senate meanwhile secretary pompei was trying to push one message and one message on the action taken against money was a necessary defensive action by the united states of america the u.s. does not want war with iran. the secretary is busy

reported today is a top and in washington by the use stefan siemens. reports say that several missiles have full and near the u.s. embassy in baghdad are u.s. troops in danger at all. i would say not immediate danger because of course the u.s. troops are on high alert for the last 48 hours that means their kind of intensive painting something like this to happen perhaps and are decently prepared you would think so however before this backdrop of the u.s. taking out custom soleimani this is of course. very special in the sense that it is having a psychological impact on troops perhaps and on societies in iraq and people in iraq who are now seeing that. maybe not iranian retaliation 3 has already started against the u.s. presence in iraq for example u.s. personnel in iraq and in the region but that some kind of action is taking against the presence of u.s. military in iraq as you know let me just mention this briefly $2800.00 troops are now on the way as we speak on route towards the region and that would when they arrive then make the total number to 35