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Iraq
US Warns of Military Response after Iraq Base Rocket Attack
2021-03-05
[ENGLISH.AAWSAT] The White House warned that the US may consider a military response to the rocket attack on Wednesday that hit an airbase in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed.
It's a line in the sand, don'tcha see?
A US contractor died after at least 10 rockets slammed into the Ain al-Asad base. And while no group grabbed credit, it was the first strike since the US bombed Iran-aligned militia targets along the Iraq-Syria border last week.

Asked about the attack, President Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden
...Candidate for president in 2020. I'm not working for you. Don't be such a horse's ass....
told news hounds, "we are following that through right now." He added, "Thank God, no one was killed by the rocket, but one individual, a contractor, died of a heart attack. But we’re identifying who’s responsible and we’ll make judgments" about a response.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki
...a valley girl who woke up one morning and found she was spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State under Obama...
suggested that the "calculated" US Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s last week could be a model for a military response. Those strikes were in response to an attack on American forces in northern Iraq earlier in February.

"If we assess further response is warranted, we will take action again in a manner and time of our choosing," Psaki said.


Posted by:Fred

#1  "Warn." "May consider."

Can you get any more wussy than this? The Iranians must be delighted to have the Obama/Biden administration back in power. Just waiting for, "Don't call my bluff" or "red line."
Posted by: Tom   2021-03-05 13:50  

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