Posted on 02/26/2021 6:10:50 AM PST by caww
The US military on Thursday struck a site in Syria used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks....."Up to a handful" of militants were killed in the strikes, a US official said.
The strikes, which mark the US military's first known action under President Joe Biden, swiftly drew criticism from a Democratic lawmaker. The site was not specifically tied to the rocket attacks but Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he was "confident" it was used by the same Iranian-backed Shia militias that had fired rockets at US and coalition forces.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the strikes took place "at President Biden's direction" and were authorized not just to respond to the recent attacks against American and coalition forces but also to deal with "ongoing threats to those personnel."
"Specifically, the strikes destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups, including Kata'ib Hezbollah and Kata'ib Sayyid Al Shuhada," Kirby said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Biden had authorized the strike on Thursday morning, after he had recommended the president take action.
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They all need to be taken out. Take pictures of the corpses and send them to the families.
Kirby said Biden authorized the strikes after consulting with US allies, including coalition partners, and that they had taken place at about 6 p.m. ET.
A US strike against Kata’ib Hezbollah in Iraq on Dec. 29 triggered complaints from the Iraqi government about violations of its sovereignty.
Because we can. Turn back the progress made by PDJT yet again. Guess this is the modern version of pedo joe and his “behind the gym” threats huh?
And permanent Washington smiles.
Maybe we can get some “boots on the ground” and some dead Americans to ramp this thing up.
Here we go...
...again.
Gotta love a military controlled by democrats. :(
We sure are:
Anything Trojan Buyden does, or is said to do, I oppose. The State Department and DOD bureaucraps are back in charge. He isn’t capable of understanding what is going on.
Not even two months in office and Bidens involving us in Syria’s war.
Yep either they hit two buildings with stuff or two convoy trucks with stuff depending on your source - serious message: you kill one of us, we blow up your stuff.
Well war is what the Demorats love....domestically and otherwise.
I hope someone asks her about that statement today.
BONGINO: “Well, they call it the Secret Service for a reason, but I maintain a lot of contacts outside of even law enforcement, and I’m telling you, from what I’ve heard from people in my network, everyone knows how bad it is. Everyone. It’s not a mystery. It is the worst-kept secret in the White House. And how they can — think about this. We are only in the second month of this. How bad is this going to be four years from now? This is a serious problem. It’s not a joke.”
One reporter will, but if it were Trump, every reporter would ask it so she'd have to answer it 15 times, remember those days?
Yep.....Here we go again......they want regime change in Syria regardless of what excuse they use to get that to create another war. ..just like Obama wants
I just wonder which side Biden considers to be the militants.
(The State Department and DOD bureaucraps are back in charge.)
And we know the Obama administration is just picking up where they left off......Regime change demands ahead.
We can name her tune in one note...”Assad is a brutal dictator”.....sounds like Hillary and Obamas tune.
Bidens not the one who is in charge PIF....
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