Posted on 02/02/2024 3:03:51 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
President Joe Biden is “deliberately” sabotaging any element of surprise in his planned response to the recent killing of three U.S. troops in an attack by Iran-backed militias, according to Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), who is calling for both a “strong military response” and a “complete policy shift” to return to former President Donald Trump’s “maximum” economic pressure on the Iranian regime.
In an exclusive statement to Breitbart News on Friday, Waltz, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Armed Services Committee, and House Foreign Affairs Committee, addressed the U.S. military’s recent announcement that three American troops were killed and 25 injured in a drone attack in Jordan.
“Three American service members are dead and dozens injured, and now the Biden administration is deliberately telegraphing to Iran what their response will be — eliminating any element of surprise,” he said, referring to Biden’s announcement of his decision on a response to the strike Tuesday, which included his reassurance he does not seek a “wider war in the Middle East.”
The Florida congressman, who served as a Special Forces commander in Afghanistan, expressed his fear that Biden is “once again trying to check the box with meaningless strikes that target warehouses rather than punish the Iran regime.”
According to Waltz, who is a colonel in the National Guard as well as a former White House and Pentagon policy adviser and the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress, “not only does this require a strong military response but also a complete policy shift back to the Trump maximum pressure on Iran’s economy.”
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Bite me, loser.
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Why is the Ayahtolla’s house is still standing?
Because higher gas prices would hurt PedoJoe’s approval ratings even more.
Biden sounds like a traitor (I realize this is not for Breaking News).
That general under Trump promised his “counterpart in China” “I will call you in advance with a heads up if Trump decides to take any military action.”
Biden and the lefty prpgressive commies of the Demoncrap Party will never defend America against Iran. Why?
DNC Royalty has married into the Iranian elite. No joke. John Kerry’s daughter married an Iranian “surgeon” , they met in Boston.So this is why there has been a consistent policy of appeasing Iran. America’s political elite has deep connections with the Iranian elites who run with the Mullahs of Irans Revolitionary Council. We also have them in our givernment agancies doing intel gathering and sending their product back to the mullahs.
Kerry Iran connections
Spy ring of Iran brought in by Malley, A Dem traitor
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/iran-spy-ring-robert-malley-lee-smith
JOe Biden likely is oublishinbg his target list ahead of time ti the IRGC, just like Obama did with ISIS under the excuse of “avoiding civilian casualties.”
BIden and his leftist running dogs are simnopkly traitors to America led by JOhn Kerry and the Dem polcy that Iran must be appeased.SHAME.
And they are allowing this enemey and Chinese espionage soldiers inti the USA by the tens of thousands across the Southern Border.
Congress must act to rid ourselves of this curse , or soon we will be in a battle for our homeland without any ability to support our allies.The final show down is now being created by Biden himself. Will Trump arrive too late?Or will our election in NOvember be cancelled?
I think Lurker correctly defined the term “Iran-backed”, which is actually different from saying that Iran specifically ‘backed’ a particular attack. The IRI, more specifically the IRGC/Quds Force provides the munitions, weapons, training, $$$ to Iran’s proxies. When they decide to use those weapons is pretty much up to the proxy leader, as long as the target is a Qods approved enemy.
Kata’ib Hezbollah is the proxy that sent the drones, one of which killed & injured American soldiers (also Jordanians & they have joined in the U.S. retaliation).
Kata’ib Hezbollah was started in 2003 & has been on the U.S. Terrorism watch list since 2009. They pretty much split their time between fighting in Syria & Iraq. Their leader was alMuhandis and he was killed along with his buddy Soleimani in Trump’s ordered drone strike in 2020. According to info on the internet, the new leader since is al Hamidawi.
There’s quite a bit of information on this group if you do some basic research. There’s no doubt that they pledge allegiance to IRI, even though they have become part of a coalition of militias in Iraq’s PMF.
Also, I saw a map yesterday, that showed all of Iran’s proxies in the middle east. Wish I could find it. Attacks via proxies has been a successful MO for the IRI for decades.
Lurker is a low IQ, perpetually caustic poster. The sole intention of his post was to be an overly simplistic smartass.
He doesn’t even understand the difference between Ansar Allah attacks in the Red Sea vs Kata’ib Hezbollah in Jordan.
He also wants every child in Gaza purposely killed.
My point with respect to “Iran backed” is that it largely means whatever we want, so long as it foments discussion of war with Iran.
It’s not coincidence that the media regurgitating “Iran backed” started just after October 7th.
Why are we in the Middle East at all?
How is the WoT going? I was serving in a SCIF on 9/11, and my thoughts on the matter are not positive.
Okay, you have personal issues with the poster. I get it.
However, I don’t believe “Iran backed” has only started since after the Oct attack. Maybe it’s being used more often? I haven’t noticed.
I’m not happy with how the WoT is going either, but it’s hard to fight when you have one arm tied behind your back. The RoE’s are crippling to our military and they’re getting worse.
The ROEs are ridiculous and they won’t get better.
It’s precisely why we should leave.
All the war drums posters here seem to think we’ll destroy them this time.
They learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, our country slides further into becoming North Brazil.
Without correction very soon, we won’t be worth fighting for.
It’s ugly, most won’t admit it, but it’s true.
“The ROEs are ridiculous and they won’t get better.”
Not under this administration they won’t. When Trump is in charge, however…
“All the war drums posters here seem to think we’ll destroy them this .”
We don’t lack the ability to destroy them. This administration lacks the will to do so. The last time we got serious with Iran we wiped our 2/3 of their Navy in an afternoon.
“They learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan”
This is true.
“Meanwhile, our country slides further into becoming North Brazil.
Without correction very soon, we won’t be worth fighting for.”
Also true.
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The Geraldo Rivera form of surprise attack! Tell them where & when! Better yet, draw it in the dirt while discussing it and film it for all to see!
1988 USA is largely deceased. I agree there is a wide chasm between Iran’s military capability and ours, but we won’t use it.
That, essentially, is as useful as not having the military capability advantage.
I don’t think things will change much if Trump is POTUS again.
The leviathan of Federal Government can withstand one man for four years.
Deportation of illegals is number one by miles.
If it isn’t done, we are.
“Lurker is a low IQ, perpetually caustic poster.”
You’re half right, half wit. My IQ is documented at 136. Caustic? Guilty as charged.
“The sole intention of his post was to be an overly simplistic smartass.”
I explained it in simple terms so a simpleton like you could grasp it.
“He doesn’t even understand the difference between Ansar Allah attacks in the Red Sea vs Kata’ib Hezbollah in Jordan.”
In this instance that’s a distinction without a difference. Iran backs wild eyed head choppers throughout the region. They’ll fund and equip anyone who kills “infidels”.
“He also wants every child in Gaza purposely killed.”
Be accurate. I want every living thing in Gaza killed. There are no “civilians”’there.
“Why are we in the Middle East at all.”
A couple of reasons. The free flow of oil at market prices being one of them. The other is that islam is a genocidal political philosophy masquerading as a religion which calls for complete domination of the world and the murder or enslavement of any who refuse to comply.
“How is the WoT going?”
Not well. Mostly because our idiot political leaders have declare war on a tactic rather than on those who use terror as a tactic. It’s a subtle yet important difference. Declaring war on “terror” is akin to declaring war on electricity.
“I was serving in a SCIF on 9/11.”
Nice work.
“and my thoughts on the matter are not positive.”
That’s because you, like almost all of our so called “leaders” are more focused on the tactics being used against us than the people who are using said tactic.
The source of the problem is islam. It’s a genocidal death cult dressed up to look like a religion.
Here’s an analogy (look it up)for you. Back when India was a British colony they had a bit of a problem with the Thugee sect. Their preferred method of killing was strangulation. They murdered hundreds, possibly thousands, of people in the name of their “god”.
So did the British declare war on strangulation? No, they didn’t. They hunted almost every last adherent of Thugee down and killed them. They destroyed all their temples while they were at it and completely outlawed their “religion”.
That’s how we should be fighting this war. Find the people using the tactic, and every single person who supports them, and kill them. Smash their temples to that murderous pedophile.
Just throwing up our hands and walking away is not going to make things better and it won’t make them decide to leave us alone. It’s a cancer on humanity and it must be excised or it will destroy us.
I’m sorry about the kids. I really am. But they’ve been taught from the moment they drew their first breath to hate us. They teach it in their schools. Their parents reinforce it in their homes. It’s all over their tv shows.
“Kill Jews! Kill Christians!” It goes on24-7-365. There’s no redeeming that. Peaceful coexistence is not possible with that. Anyone thinking it is is a delusional fool.
Those kids, unfortunately, have been more thoroughly indoctrinated than the Hitler Youth ever was. I don’t like it anymore than you do. Probably a lot less because I realize what’s going to have to be done at some point.
But those are the facts. Either we win and wipe all of it out by any means necessary or they do. And they’ve already shown that they’ll use ANY means, no matter how horrible, to achieve their goal.
And that goal, my simple friend, is the destruction of Western civilization. So if you don’t have the stomach for this fight you stay out of it. Because they don’t believe in the Laws of War as we understand them. If 9/11 and 10/7 didn’t pound that into your skull then there’s no hope for you.
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“I agree there is a wide chasm between Iran’s military capability and ours, but we won’t use it”
Then we must elect leaders who will use it. There’s no other choice if we want to salvage and rebuild what’s left of the country I swore to defend with my life.
Are we deep in the ****? No doubt. On that point you and I are in complete agreement.
“I don’t think things will change much if Trump is POTUS again.”
If he’s not elected we will never know. Right? So stop being Eyore, stop the damned bellyaching, and DO something. Go sign up for a phone bank. Run for a “low level” office somewhere. Precinct Committeeman is a good place to start.
Hell, if you really want a fight go run for a seat on your local School Board. I’ll bet you’d really cause some heartburn there. I’d pay good money to see that.
Do we need to deport 20,000,000 people? Damned straight we do.
Do we need to kill the people who rape, murder, kidnap, and decapitate teen age girls wherever they are? Damned straight we do.
Can we do both at once? I believe we can. Because we have to.
I love what my country stands for, or used to stand for anyway.
I don’t care for all of it. But what I do care for, I care a lot.
And I’ll be damned if I’m going to stand around whining because things get messy. Eff that. They want to kill my kids? Kill theirs first. Except we won’t be doing it first.
We didn’t start this. They did.
They want death? I say we give them a bellyful and more. Give it to them until they beg us to stop. Then give them some more.
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“Reagan disappointed me by not retaliating properly. Sank some navel vessels that’s about it. Should have used his big bombs”
Much engaged in naval-gazing?
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