Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20191230:00:25:00
To an iran backed militia and that they were retaliation for a series of attacks that injured american military personnel and left a civilian contractor dead. the president is now entering his second week of vacation. and jeremy secretary of state pompeo saying threats against american forces have been ongoing for weeks now. what do we know about the threats, and what do we know about why the u.s. decided to take action now? >> that's right, jessica. well, the secretary of state did begin his remarks talking about the fact these attacks have been ongoing for weeks and weeks and that he has iss...