Posted on Feb 26, 2021
Biden approves US air strike on Iran-backed militias in Syria
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The US military has carried out an air strike targeting Iran-backed militias in Syria, the Pentagon says.
The attack destroyed "multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups", it said.
It was the first military action ordered by the Biden administration and came in response to attacks against US and coalition personnel in Iraq.
A civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on US targets this month.
A US service member and five other contractors were also injured when the rockets hit sites in Irbil, including a base used by the US-led coalition, on 15 February.
Rockets have also struck US bases in Baghdad, including the Green Zone, which houses the US embassy and other diplomatic missions.
The attack destroyed "multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups", it said.
It was the first military action ordered by the Biden administration and came in response to attacks against US and coalition personnel in Iraq.
A civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on US targets this month.
A US service member and five other contractors were also injured when the rockets hit sites in Irbil, including a base used by the US-led coalition, on 15 February.
Rockets have also struck US bases in Baghdad, including the Green Zone, which houses the US embassy and other diplomatic missions.
Biden approves US air strike on Iran-backed militias in Syria
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC Randy Hellenbrand No that is Purely Out of the Trump Playbook. Russia was Trump's Friend, Not Ours!
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When I head this last night, my first thought was "Now the right will jump on him as a warmonger. But, if he had done nothing, the right would jump on him as being too soft."
As with so many issues now days, the President will be damned if he does and damned if he does not.
As with so many issues now days, the President will be damned if he does and damned if he does not.
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I would have preferred a significantly shorter flash-to-bang, but will applaud that there WAS a bang.
I expect I am going to be largely critical of Washington for the next four years. But I have to give Biden credit for this one. He stood up for American lives and interests this time. Let's hope it is the beginning of a pattern and not a anomaly.
I expect I am going to be largely critical of Washington for the next four years. But I have to give Biden credit for this one. He stood up for American lives and interests this time. Let's hope it is the beginning of a pattern and not a anomaly.
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