Di Washington, wakil jurubicara Departemen Luar Negeri AS Tom Casey mengatakan kantor Arbil itu dijadikan sasaran karena ada keterangan bahwa orang-orang berhubungan dengan serangan terhadap pasukan multinasional, terhadap pasukan Irak.
In Washington, State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said the Arbil office was targeted because there was information that we had that the individuals there were associated with attacks against multinational forces, against Iraqi forces.