I didn’t.
I didn’t.
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. These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17. As a result of these attacks, one U.S. citizen contractor died from a cardiac incident while sheltering in place; 21 U.S. personnel suffered from minor injuries, but all have since returned to duty. The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will not tolerate such attacks and will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests.
The United States does not seek conflict and has no intention nor desire to engage in further hostilities, but these Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. forces are unacceptable and must stop. Iran wants to hide its hand and deny its role in these attacks against our forces. We will not let them. If attacks by Iran’s proxies against U.S. forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people.
These narrowly tailored strikes in self-defense were intended solely to protect and defend U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria. They are separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and do not constitute a shift in our approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict. We continue to urge all state and non-state entities not to take action that would escalate into a broader regional conflict.
[Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Eastern Syria](https://archive.today/S7fjL)
>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. These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17. As a result of these attacks, one U.S. citizen contractor died from a cardiac incident while sheltering in place; 21 U.S. personnel suffered from minor injuries, but all have since returned to duty. The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will not tolerate such attacks and will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests.
>The United States does not seek conflict and has no intention nor desire to engage in further hostilities, but these Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. forces are unacceptable and must stop. Iran wants to hide its hand and deny its role in these attacks against our forces. We will not let them. If attacks by Iran’s proxies against U.S. forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people.
>These narrowly tailored strikes in self-defense were intended solely to protect and defend U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria. They are separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and do not constitute a shift in our approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict. We continue to urge all state and non-state entities not to take action that would escalate into a broader regional conflict.
[Source TwitterX Tweet](https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1717724329138393410)
Story needs moar “yellow cake”.
Story needs moar “yellow cake”.
There is no such thing as a US base in Syria. We are not invited and are therefore invaders, our forces should be under fire. Syria is no threat to us yet we invaded them.
There is no such thing as a US base in Syria. We are not invited and are therefore invaders, our forces should be under fire. Syria is no threat to us yet we invaded them.
They are no threat to us, but are a threat to israel.
They are no threat to us, but are a threat to israel.
Being an invader on behalf of another country is not an excuse. We deserve to be shot at in Syria, we have no business there.
Being an invader on behalf of another country is not an excuse. We deserve to be shot at in Syria, we have no business there.
Not an excuse, just reality. The tiny hats in DC will make sure we get inta a war protecting israel, with whatever it requires. Meanwhile, the wealth of the US is exported, crime goes up, depravity increases, wages go down, and the police state squeezes tighter.
Not an excuse, just reality. The tiny hats in DC will make sure we get inta a war protecting israel, with whatever it requires.
Meanwhile, the wealth of the US is exported, crime goes up, depravity increases, wages go down, and the police state squeezes tighter.
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