Posted on 11/08/2023 5:06:14 PM PST by McGruff
The U.S. conducted its second set of strikes within a month on Iran-linked facilities in retaliation for continuing to attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the strikes were conducted at the direction of President Biden. The strikes targeted a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. Two U.S. F-15s conducted the strikes.
"The United States is fully prepared to take further necessary measures to protect our people and our facilities," Austin said. "We urge against any escalation."
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There have been 41 attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17, including on Wednesday, when a multi-rocket attack targeted U.S. forces at al-Shaddadi, in Syria.
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I find it hard to believe that any democrat administration would do this.
“The strikes targeted a weapons storage facility”
That must’ve blowed up real good.
He probably thought it was a baby formula factory.
What a joke. They’d be more effective hitting a coffee shop.
How big a facility, I wonder? The tool box in a Toyota, a tent, or something big?
Biden waited until the election was over yesterday. 😂
Here we go...
Get our troops out of Syria and Iraq. Their presence is illegal and not in our national priorities.
Meanwhile, we just reached $1,000,000,000,000 in interest payments on the national debt. A bankrupt & collapsing society.
"Syrian State Media is reporting that several Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran are Dead and Injured following U.S. Strikes on Arms Faculties near the City of Deir ez-Zur in Northeastern Syria".
It's a start, and IRGC is the right target. But failure to respond with disproportionate force invites more attacks. When a dog attacks your child, you don't swat it with a newspaper, you put it down.
“$1,000,000,000,000 in interest payments on the national debt. A bankrupt & collapsing society.”
That’s of small import compared to the moral decay. War always fixes debt problems anyway.
Where’s Russia in this?
“”the strikes were conducted at the direction of President Biden.””
Suuurre....Slojo doesn’t know where he is, why, etc. Whoever is in the decision loop may be doing some good. I hope some of this is true.
In Ukraine still?
An aspirin factory comes to mind.
Violated Goats took the brunt of the one million dollar missiles. Rah, so happy to be an American.
In this case it’s Iran and Russia wagging the dog...
The USA is only responding to blatant agression.
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