During a speech at the Pentagon, President Trump issued a strongly worded threat to any terrorists who would attempt another attack against the United States similar to 9/11.
“If, for any reason they come back to our country, we will go wherever they are and use power the likes of which the United States has never used before — and I’m not even talking about nuclear power,” Trump said.
“They will never have seen anything like what will happen to them. No enemy and Earth can match the overwhelming strength, skill, and might of the American armed forces,” he added.
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It isn’t clear what Trump meant by the comment about nuclear power, although the speech comes at a tense time between the U.S. and insurgents in Afghanistan, which the U.S. invaded after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Last week, the Taliban set off two car bombs that killed several Afghan citizens and a U.S. service member. Because of the soldier’s death, Trump called off talks between the U.S. and the Taliban. Early Wednesday, a rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, although there are no reports of injuries.
