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If nobody's home, who called out the Syria airstrike? This was puzzling, given that there seemed to be no immediate threat
American Thinker ^ | 02/26/2021 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 02/26/2021 7:02:16 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Seven weeks into his presidency, senile Joe Biden surprised many by calling in a Syria airstrike.

Which was puzzling, given that there seemed to be no immediate threat. And that's just for starters.

It was billed as a strike on pro-Iran militants stationed in the region, and in retaliation for an earlier strike of theirs against a U.S. installation. Which seems a little eyebrow-raising, given Biden's eagerness to make nice with the mullahs. Even that explanation has skeptics who call the whole thing laughable.

There are also those who think Biden is finishing up what President Obama started. You know, for the legacy thing. Favor to a pal.

What's vivid, though, is that questions are being raised about whether Joe really made the call.

First, note that his vice president, Kamala Harris, was kept out of the loop. According to a report citing a White House official, she's said to be steaming that nobody told her before it happened. And she's probably more steamed to learn that that news got out, advertising for everyone that her giggly round-heeled self is viewed, even in the Biden White House, as a lightweight.

But we already knew that.

What's also news is that on more than one occasion, she's publicly opposed attacking Syria. Here's her famous tweet everyone's retweeting, exposing her supposed (in this case) hypocrisy:

 

So, @PressSec @jrpsaki questioned the legitimacy of US strikes on Syria. @VP @KamalaHarris said the legal rationale is bunk. Still waiting for my reporter colleagues to ask... https://t.co/I8B8um6Cgk pic.twitter.com/LZ4qvISepA — Adam Kredo (@Kredo0) February 26, 2021

But there's reason to think that to the extent that she thinks about such things, she's against them Here's her November statement to an Arab news outlet,


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: airstrike; biden; dementiajoe; endlesswars; lizcheney; obama; syria
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s gone March 31. Heels appears to still have not been briefed.

Somebody ordered an air strike, said the Biden ordered it, and he didn’t.

March is going to go in like a lion.


21 posted on 02/26/2021 7:26:58 AM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: SeekAndFind

the lights are on, but you’re not home...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE&list=FLI8F2oTunW5ZzdnNB4GtC6w&index=2052


22 posted on 02/26/2021 7:33:03 AM PST by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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To: RinaseaofDs

It’s just incredible how no elected official is in charge of the military. Whether you hate gropey jo’ and the ho’ (I do) or are an America First Trumpian (I am), the fact that the deep state no longer feels the need to even consult with, or can completely ignore and disobey, the CinC of either party is, frankly, horrifying.


23 posted on 02/26/2021 7:35:59 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: SeekAndFind

Obama: "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f--- things up."


24 posted on 02/26/2021 7:38:52 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Republicans are the court jesters in the kingdom of liberalism)
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To: 1Old Pro
These jokers are like having the Freshman football team take on an NFL team, simply not up to the task at all.

To put an even sharper point on it, every taxpayer in the nation is being charged $500+ for a ticket whether they show up or not.

25 posted on 02/26/2021 7:50:21 AM PST by frog in a pot (The voters do the heavy lifting...or not.)
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To: faithhopecharity

Could this strike be a signal to Iran that war has begun between us? A real war with shooting and bombs, some of which might be nukes?


26 posted on 02/26/2021 7:52:41 AM PST by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not smart to leave her out of the loop.

She is a hot head, high tempered and very vocal.

She has to know who it pulling the strings. Eventually in one of her outbursts, she will blurt it out.


27 posted on 02/26/2021 7:55:44 AM PST by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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To: SeekAndFind

Starting the campaign to shove Joe out the door??


28 posted on 02/26/2021 7:56:05 AM PST by SMARTY ( "Force always attracts men of low morality. " Albert Einstein)
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To: old curmudgeon

i do not know.
possibly, yes, and if so we must eliminate the Iranian nukes even faster than “ASAP”


29 posted on 02/26/2021 7:59:59 AM PST by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: SeekAndFind

“What’s also news is that on more than one occasion, she’s publicly opposed attacking Syria.” [about Harris]

“...if I read something where there’s a fundamental disagreement we have based on a moral principle, I’ll develop some disease and say I have to resign,” [Biden]


30 posted on 02/26/2021 8:02:04 AM PST by PLMerite
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To: SeekAndFind

Let’s not forget Pelosi’s numerous trips to Syria during Bush’s term. At a time when people weren’t supposed to go there.

Why was she there?

We bombed that Syrian outpost because Iran told us to.

Now it’s time to send Iran a trillion dollars.


31 posted on 02/26/2021 8:03:40 AM PST by Celerity
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To: SeekAndFind

Joe is Obie’s puppet. He and ValJar have handed him the Obie manifesto, dictating that he will push it all; gender, taxes, guns, race, universal health care, immigration, environmental dictates to further restrict freedoms, etc., to see what they can get away with to complete the transformation that Obie promised in ‘08.

“I blew it in ‘09 when we had complete control”, like we do now, he must be thinking. Go for it. Go for it ALL and let’s see what we get.

Joe gets to push it and will ruin him, which is when we retire him for Kamala,... but America will have been transformed and no longer be the leader of the free world. Praise Allah.

Yes, it’s Obie who’s calling the shots, literally.


32 posted on 02/26/2021 8:28:17 AM PST by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Obama is calling all the shots, take it to the bank,


33 posted on 02/26/2021 8:38:51 AM PST by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE )
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To: DannyTN

Various reports say at least one killed, several or many wounded.


34 posted on 02/26/2021 8:39:41 AM PST by firebrand
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To: kenmcg

Why would Obama be attacking the Iranian militia groups?


35 posted on 02/26/2021 8:42:59 AM PST by firebrand
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To: SeekAndFind

“..Biden is finishing up what President Obama started...”

The answer is in this sentence...

We have an EX President, illegally taking a 3rd term.


36 posted on 02/26/2021 9:02:35 AM PST by joethedrummer
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To: SeekAndFind

I think Joe just hit a button to see what would happen...


38 posted on 02/26/2021 9:46:12 AM PST by RebelTXRose (Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us! PRAY THE ROSARY!)
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To: firebrand

I’m not sure how to feel about this.

I’d feel a lot more comfortable that the right thing was being done if Trump was still in office.

Who Blinkens first?


39 posted on 02/26/2021 10:09:47 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: SeekAndFind

I wonder how stupid the troops felt in following those orders?

Probably like the ones who bombed the baby food factory for clintoon.

Got to lower the IQ of the troops so they will follow even more insane orders.

Just wait until they put blm thugs in airplanes.


40 posted on 02/26/2021 10:37:32 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (I have a burning hatred of anyone who would vote for a demented, pedophile, crook and a commie whore)
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