The US is considering military action over a rocket attack on the Al Asad US military base in western Iraq on Wednesday. A US contractor died of a heart attack after 10 rockets hit the base.
“Thank God, no one was killed by the rocket, but one individual, a contractor, died of a heart attack,” President Biden said of the incident. “But we’re identifying who’s responsible and we’ll make judgments.”
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki suggested that last week’s Syria airstrikes could be a “model” for a possible response. “If we assess that further response is warranted, we will take action, again, in a manner and time of our choosing. And we reserve that option,” she said.
President Biden ordered the bombing in eastern Syria last Thursday over other rocket attacks on US facilities in Iraq that took place in February. The Syria strike targeted Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a group of Shia state-sponsored militias that was formed in 2014 to fight ISIS.
The US specifically targeted Kataib Hezbollah and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, two Shia militias under the PMF banner. The Biden administration never presented evidence to show that either group was responsible for the attacks on US bases, and Kataib Hezbollah denied any role.
The USA killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis yet still acts outraged
when it finds that someone is holding a grudge.
Yup, US citizens should be grateful other nations don’t hold grudges like the US does.
I suppose that “Mission Accomplished” speech 18 years ago was way,way premature as the US military is still fighting in Iraq.
When the US declares war on something, you can be assured the targeted enemy will not only remain undefeated but actually grow stronger.
War on terrorism.
War on drugs.
War on poverty.
The US is a complete failure.
“White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki suggested that last week’s Syria airstrikes could be a “model” for a possible response.”
What rock has she been living under? Could be used as a “model”? Punishing without evidence has been our model for decades. This woman is rapidly emerging as an equal to the idiots that Trump trotted out.
You should go view her old videos when she was White House Communications Director under Obama. This statement is nowhere near the dumbest thing she has ever said.