Posted on 02/01/2024 8:46:57 PM PST by Angelino97
The United States is poised to launch strikes in Iraq and Syria against targets that include Iranian personnel and facilities, according to senior U.S. officials.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had made up his mind on how to respond to the drone strike in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border that killed three American soldiers and wounded more than 40.
The U.S. blamed the drone attack on Iran-backed militants.
On Thursday, CBS News reported that plans for days of strikes had been approved.
Biden's top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said on Monday the U.S. response 'could be multi-leveled, come in stages, and be sustained over time.'
In its report, CBS did not provide details on what a U.S. approval meant in terms of a timeline for the strikes.
The drone attack was the first deadly strike against U.S. forces since the Israel-Gaza war erupted in October, and marked an escalation in tensions that have engulfed the Middle East.
U.S. officials have to weigh how to punish Iran-backed militias without triggering a wider war. They have repeatedly said they do not want a war with Iran.
And they have pointed to Kataib Hezbollah as the group behind Sunday's drone attack.
It is considered the most powerful faction in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a broad grouping of Iran-backed militias.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said: 'This particular attack was egregious … the attack was on the sleeping area of our base.
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With Biden at the helm, he may accidentally attack Peoria.
Soleimani was obliterated after disembarking from a commercial flight to attend an American sponsored peace conference.
Biden has the residents of East Palestine in a state of panic.
Have they rec’d the time table yet?
I’ll tell you one thing, this country would never be able to successfully engage, and fight a war in various overseas theaters. This country isn’t prepared, and isn’t up to it. America’s success in WWII was a once in a lifetime event. It will never be repeated.
Spike the well in Qom.
GOOD! Fk that dirtbag. He architected the death of many Americans. Rest in piss, Soleimani.
We are not even remotely the same country that did that. Unfortunately, I agree.
Wag the dog again Biden? Come on man.
“It will never be repeated.”
Not with leadership like this:
“Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said: ‘This particular attack was egregious … the attack was on the sleeping area of our base.”
“Egregious” These people are just pathetic.
Bu-Dung stinks that the residenst of East Palestine are somewhere within the territory of Israel.
Now that all the assets have been moved Brandon will strike.
RE: US set to strike Iraq and Syria over multiple days in response to Jordan drone strike
Don’t tell them what you’re going to do. JUST DO IT. Sheesh.
Isn’t it interesting that they intend to target Iraq and Syria for something they say Iran did in Jordan?
“Now that all the assets have been moved Brandon will strike.”
It’s probably a good move. We can’t afford to replace it.
wy69
“Now that all the assets have been moved Brandon will strike.”
It’s probably a good move. We can’t afford to replace it.
wy69
It won’t be serious.
If it was going to be a serious response they wouldn’t announce it until it was done.
Don’t we have 58 bases full of troops within range of Iranian missiles in the area? Like the same troops the Iranians just killed? Hundreds, maybe thousands of American sitting duck boys in very real danger.
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