Biden Orders 'Lowest Possible Retaliation' Against Iranian Facilities for Attacks on U.S. Troops
Spencer Brown
The Pentagon announced on Thursday night that "self-defense" strikes approved by President Biden against Iranian facilities reportedly used by its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated militias in Syria were carried out, finally showing some response to recent attacks targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East.
SecDef Austin on retaliatory strikes carried out in Syria moments ago:
"Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted self-defense strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) October 27, 2023
As Townhall reported earlier, the Pentagon said U.S. forces in the Middle East had been targeted in drone and rocket attacks at least 13 times over the previous week, injuring dozens of Americans and leading the death of at least one contractor who died of a heart attack while scrambling to find shelter.
Richard Goldberg, a senior advisor to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), noted on X, formerly Twitter, that the U.S. strikes against IRGC targets in Syria were "[l]ong overdue" and urged awaiting more details on who and what exactly got hit in the strike before heaping too much praise on the strikes.
Long overdue & likely lowest possible retaliation threshold. More details to come but tracks with past responses (the few over 2.5 years). Will be interested to know if IRGC hit or just Arab militias. Any casualties or just empty building. Need details. But *a* response finally.
— Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) October 27, 2023
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