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Inside the U.S. Decision to Kill Iranian Gen. Soleimani
(CBS News) David Martin - Marine General Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, told "60 Minutes" about the drone strike which killed Iran's most powerful general: "The blood of many Americans is on the hands of Qasem Soleimani. He was as close to an indispensable man as you could find inside Iran. Where he went violence and death followed." During the American occupation of Iraq, Soleimani orchestrated attacks which killed more than 600 U.S. troops. "We saw intelligence reports where Qasem Soleimani was moving various attack streams forward against our forces in Iraq, against our embassy and against other bases there....Perhaps in hours, perhaps in days, probably not weeks....The risk of not acting in this case outweighed the risks of acting, so, yes, I was good with the decision."