Posted on 02/17/2021 11:53:41 AM PST by lowbridge
What motivated the lethal rocket attack on Monday against a U.S. military and intelligence operations base in Erbil, Iraq?
Iran is testing whether or not the Biden administration will hold it responsible for its aggression. Early indications suggest that the Biden administration, at least from a U.S. interest point of view, has failed the test.
One American contractor was killed in the attack, and five others, including at least one U.S. service member, were wounded. But Iran isn't trying too hard to hide its responsibility. After all, the attack in Iraqi Kurdistan was claimed by an organization called Saraya Awliya al Dam (or the Guardians of the Blood). A thinly veiled Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intermediary, the Guardians of the Blood exist to attack U.S. interests in a manner that shields Iran from being held directly accountable. To mitigate the risk of U.S. intelligence services identifying their masters, and thus the risk of retaliation for attacks falling on Tehran, it doesn't make phone calls to Tehran. Instead, they receive their orders from in-person contact with IRGC handlers.
Still, national security adviser Jake Sullivan knows the Guardians' truer reality: This group has just killed an American at Tehran's behest. Moreover, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is personally responsible for orchestrating this new offensively minded posture toward U.S. interests in Iraq.
By suggesting that it will not conduct military retaliation for this attack, the Biden administration appears to have played straight into Iran's hands.
In a statement on Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki stated that the United States would gather evidence before blaming Iran. While the U.S. reserves the right to respond against Iran, Psaki declared that "obviously, diplomacy is a priority."
The IRGC will certainly have an obvious takeaway from that reaction.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
What lethal rocket attack against that U.S. Military base in Erbil Iraq? I totally missed this!
But then, I don’t listen to talk radio anymore.
Weakness and appeasement disguised as diplomacy always invites aggression.
North Korea, China, Russia, Iran will advance their agendas with little concern for American push back.
Sucks
They’re like the raptors. They’re resting the fences for weakness. They think they’ve found their bunny in Biden.
Now Iran’s mullahs feel emboldened
Joseph Stolen is an idiot.
I never heard this also. I guess the media is invoking their code of silence on international matter against US interests.
is there really an expectation that the biden admin will do something about a rocket attack? hell, the biden admin probably said: "go ahead, we don't really care"
Dem Yahoo was slobbering over that too
We are regaining our respect among those whose opinion counts the most - the World Community.
The Biden administration is replacing the crude Churchillian vitriol of the past four years with refined Chamberlainian restraint. The World will soon take notice.
The lying media will minimize all failures to prop up this weak Globalist puppet regime
You can lie all you want but the truth has a bad habit of coming in. Like Baghdad Bob, the message is lost when the enemy comes in the front door. Look to see lots of fawning reporters out of work soon—they are no longer needed to re-write White House Press Releases. See new Radio and Cable News “Change Format” because they are redundant. Look to see “The National Enquire” Become the only voice of Truth—and no one will believe it—until the Chinese troops arrive.
Killed a contractor and US service member. But thats ok. They really didnt mean it.
“Things are out of control. Things get out of control and people get hurt.”
>>until the Chinese troops arrive.<< I realize that is rhetorical but it is funny.
Just to imagine there is truth in that statement...sounds like fun. They’ll have their @$$e$ handed to them. lol
[until the Chinese troops arrive.]
At one time that might have sounded impossible...
Lately...
The Administration will circle back after it has done an investigation. By then, the JCPOA will be restored, the Houthi will have prevailed in Yemen, Israel will be under assault by Hezbollah and Hamas, and the Palestinian leadership will have been enriched by American dollars. When the Administration does circle back, it will be to conclude that proof of Iranian involvement cannot be established beyond a reasonable doubt.
Unlike the UK appeasers of the 1930s, who didn’t profit from their errors, our appeasers and sellouts make big bucks from appeasing our enemies.
Diplomacy - that’ll teach ‘em some manners, for sure.
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