The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, according the the U.S. military and officials.
President Joe Biden and other top U.S. leaders had been warning for days that America would strike back at the militias, and they made it clear it wouldn’t be just one hit but a “tiered response” over time.
“This afternoon, at my direction, U.S. military forces struck targets at facilities in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia use to attack U.S. forces,” Biden said in a statement. “Our response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing.”
The massive barrage of strikes by manned and unmanned aircraft hit more than 85 targets at seven locations, including command and control headquarters, intelligence centers, rockets and missiles, drone and ammunition storage sites and other facilities that were connected to the militias or the IRGC’s Quds Force, the Guard’s expeditionary unit that handles Tehran’s relationship and arming of regional militias.
U.S. Central Command said the strikes used more than 125 precision munitions, and they were delivered by numerous aircraft, including long-range bombers flown from the United States. One official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the operation, said B-1 bombers were used.
Just what we need; a third, simultaneous, open war.
This isn’t an open war.
It’s a limited amount of retaliatory and proportional strikes, meant to dissuade further attacks on US forces and international shipping. They’ve also chosen not to attack Iran, exactly because they want to avoid escalation. They also warned Iran ahead of time, so they could move out anyone important.
If the US hadn’t responded, it would only have made things worse. You can’t just ignore groups murdering your soldiers. That’ll only invite more of this crap. Terrorists shooting at civilian container ships is also not good for anyone.
The same thing happened with Iran and Pakistan recently. Iran struck Pakistan. Pakistan struck back. They both came to the conclusion they didn’t want a war, and made a statement to that effect.
Except Iran has already pledged a ‘strong response’, should these strikes occur:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10262185/iran-response-jordan-attack-us-soldiers/
They’ll respond, then the US will respond again, and on and on.
When does it end? An eye for an eye for and eye for an eye… Do we just accept going blind?
/edit; somewhere in there I miss read Iraq as Iran… Thought they had struck Iran. Perhaps this won’t be as much of an issue. Time will tell I guess.
When does it end? An eye for an eye for and eye for an eye… Do we just accept going blind?
This quote always bothered me…There’ll be one guy left with one eye. How’s the last blind guy gonna take out the eye of the last guy left? Gandhi was wrong.
In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king!
true. you only have to be the first who pokes an eye.
Do they have permission from the Iraqi government, which is after all supposed to be a friendly government? Or is this another case of sovereignty not mattering when it’s inconvenient for the US? (Won’t even bother asking about Syria.)
No Iraq officials condemned the attacks and accused the US of violating the countries sovereignty.
"These strikes constitute a violation of Iraqi sovereignty, an undermining of the efforts of the Iraqi government, and a threat that will drag Iraq and the region into undesirable consequences, the consequences of which will be dire for security and stability in Iraq and the region,” Yahya Rasool Iraqi commander in chief
Oh, please. This sounds like sovcit shit.
The finding out phase has begun.
You finding out why you don’t have healthcare?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma
Per capita the US spends up to four times as much as comparable developed countries on healthcare, countries which often have something approaching universal healthcare which is affordable for almost everyone.
In other words, the US could spends less on healthcare, more on defense, and still have universal and better healthcare.
Our lack of healthcare has nothing to do with lack of spending. We spend more on public healthcare per capita than countries with universal public healthcare.
Our problem is lack of price control, not lack of funds.
I mean, think about the sorry state of their democracy… in Russia you go to vote knpwing only one party can win, in the US you know only one of two quasi identical parties.
Only one of those parties wants me dead, but I guess if you view it from the perspective that minorities just don’t matter at all, I can see how you’d get confused.
I’d say that the fact that both parties want someone dead is the real problem - but what do I know about democracy, I’m just a poor european after all…
Most Europeans are also not particularly approving of trans folks tbqh. There’s a reason we emigrate to blue states across the ocean.
I dont see how it is related but good luck.
Why were they in Jordan in the first place? Also, how much you wanna bet the people being bombed had nothing to do with it, but the US had to show they’re doing something.
@Biden
Seriously the US is enough land. And Australia. And South Africa. And Israel. How big does the World Reich have to be before you are satisfied?
Go home. Not all Arabs need to die.
Edit: Oh yeah, there are several Germanic countries in Europe. Probably should add those as well.
Bomb Iranian oil fields.
Make gas cost $10 per gallon. Incentivize public transportation and fuel efficient vehicles, simultaneously crippling Iran.
What? The US gets its oil from…the US.
Not really, yes the US is a net exporter of oil; however, the refineries in the US can’t process the type of oil the US produces. So, America exports sour crude and imports sweet crude.
It’s a global market. The US exports oil. The price would go up.
