Their military leaders killed in the drone strikes. Back here in the u. S. Thousands are being deployed to that region, adding to the more than 700 sent there early teller this week. Meanwhile top officials in iran say they have already named soleimanis replacement as that country has threatened the u. S. With forceful revenge. President trump said he ordered it not to start a war but stop one. The president said hes not seeking a regime change in iraq. We have reporters and correspondents spread out across the globe covering all angles of the story. Lets begin this morning with cnns barbara starr. Shes at the pentagon. When are they going to be deployed . Some are in the region and further will be in the coming days. It could happen very soon. The priority for the pentagon is to get the troops there to prevent the risk of a retaliation against u. S. President trumps top military adviser general mark millie not ruling out a possible retaliatory attack from iran. When compelling evidenc