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In December 2019, Pompeo, along with Secretary of Defense [[Mark Esper]] and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [[Mark Milley]] acted on their own authority to respond to alleged Iranian proxy attacks on Iraqi military bases hosting American troops. The circumstances behind the strikes are highly suspicious, and it is possibly if not likely that Pompeo, Esper, and Milley intentionally escalated the situation in order to create a justification for a possible war against Iran.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/29/u-s-military-strikes-iranian-militia-in-iraq-and-northern-syria-secretary-pompeo-and-esper-briefing/</ref><ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/30/important-discussion-col-douglas-macgregor-has-suspicions-about-pompeo-esper-and-miley/</ref><ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/31/mission-accomplished-chaos-created-the-pompeo-esper-and-milley-iraq-operation/</ref>

In December 2019, Pompeo, along with Secretary of Defense [[Mark Esper]] and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [[Mark Milley]] acted on their own authority to respond to alleged Iranian proxy attacks on Iraqi military bases hosting American troops. The circumstances behind the strikes are highly suspicious, and it is possibly if not likely that Pompeo, Esper, and Milley intentionally escalated the situation in order to create a justification for a possible war against Iran.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/29/u-s-military-strikes-iranian-militia-in-iraq-and-northern-syria-secretary-pompeo-and-esper-briefing/</ref><ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/30/important-discussion-col-douglas-macgregor-has-suspicions-about-pompeo-esper-and-miley/</ref><ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/31/mission-accomplished-chaos-created-the-pompeo-esper-and-milley-iraq-operation/</ref>

In January 2021, Pompeo falsely claimed that Iran and al-Qaeda are allies, a neocon propaganda talking point that has been repeatedly been debunked.[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/state-of-the-union/pompeo-al-qaeda-has-a-new-home-base-in-iran/]

In January 2021, Pompeo falsely claimed that Iran and al-Qaeda are allies, a neocon propaganda talking point that has been repeatedly been debunked.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/state-of-the-union/pompeo-al-qaeda-has-a-new-home-base-in-iran/</ref>

==Trade war with China==

==Trade war with China==