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Trump declares an Iranian's general's 'reign of terror' over

By ZEKE MILLER, ROBERT
BURNS and LOLITA C. BAL-
DOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-
dent Donald Trump de-
clared Friday that a "reign
of terror is over" as he
marked the death of an
Iranian general killed in a
U.S. strike and as the Penta-
gon scrambled to reinforce
the American military pres-
ence in the Middle East in
preparation for reprisals.
Gen. Qassem Soleimani
"made the death of inno-
cent people his sick pas-
sion," Trump said from his
estate in Palm Beach, Flor-
ida, adding "a lot of lives
would have been saved"
if he'd been hunted down
years ago.
The United States is send-
ing nearly 3,000 more Army
troops to the Mideast in the
volatile aftermath of the
killing ordered by Trump,
defense officials said.
Also Friday, the Pentagon
placed an Army brigade President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Iran, at his Mar-a-Lago property, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, in Palm Beach, Fla.
in Italy on alert to fly into Associated Press
Lebanon if needed to pro-
tect the American Embassy identified. States. to about 700 soldiers from ing that his reign of terror is
there, part of a series of mil- Reinforcements were or- Officials, who spoke on the 82nd Airborne who over.”
itary moves to protect U.S. dered as U.S. officials said condition of anonymity to deployed to Kuwait earlier But the dispatching of ex-
interests in the Middle East. they had compelling intel- discuss a decision not yet this week after the storming tra troops reflects concern
Speaking on condition of ligence that Soleimani, the announced by the Penta- of the U.S. Embassy com- about potential Iranian re-
anonymity, an official said commander of Iran’s Quds gon, said the new contin- pound in Baghdad by Iran- taliatory action for the kill-
the U.S. could send 130 to Force who was killed in the gent of troops is from the backed militiamen and ing.
more than 700 troops to U.S. strike, was planning a 82nd Airborne Division at their supporters.
Beirut from Italy. The official significant campaign of Fort Bragg, North Caro- Trump said of Soleimani: Continued on Next Page
was not authorized to be violence against the United lina. They are in addition “We take comfort in know-