Twenty-four hours in Iraq: How the US built its case for airstrikes
“Let me be clear: The U.S. will not tolerate attacks against our people, our interests or our allies," Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday.
US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, center, lead a formation of IAF F-35I, right, and Royal Air Force F-35B, left, during Exercise Tri-Lightning over the Mediterranean Sea, June 25, 2019(photo credit: US AIR FORCE/STAFF SGT. KEIFER BOWES)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN