What is it with Biden and Iran?
A drone attack by Iranian backed militias just killed 3 American soldiers and injured two dozen more in Jordan.
Three U.S. Army troops were killed and at least two dozen other service members were injured in Jordan in an overnight drone attack near the border with Syria, U.S. officials said Sunday.
This is the first time U.S. troops have been killed in the Middle East since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, per CNN.
The drone appears to have been launched by Iran-backed militants in Syria, officials said.
Biden’s Afghanistan clusterf**k led to 13 Marines being killed. Now he’s accumulated three more deaths to his tally.
There have been at least 159 attacks on US troops and assets in the Middle East by Iranian backed proxies. Biden has responded with pinprick bombings which are completely ineffective deterrents. His stooge spokespersons have been completely dismissive of the injuries sustained in those attacks.
It seems like yesterday that Biden told off Iran, saying “Don’t.” And let’s not forget his “stark warning” back in October:
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he issued a stark warning to Iran’s ayatollah that the U.S. would respond if his nation attempts to harm American troops in the region.
Biden disassociated drone attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria that have injured at least two dozen Americans from Hamas’ attack on Israel this month at a Wednesday news conference.
American troops have been in the region for decades, fighting ISIS, and working to prevent the terror group’s reemergence, the U.S. president said.
“My warning to the ayatollah was that if they continued to move against those troops, we will respond and he should be prepared,” Biden said at a Rose Garden news conference. “It has nothing to do with Israel.”
Sixteen days ago, Biden said “I’ve already delivered the message to Iran. They know not to do anything.”
Like all of Biden’s foreign policies, it failed. What the hell is it with Biden and Iran?
Biden’s obsequiousness toward Iran is a continuation of Barack Obama’s weakness policy. Obama sent Iran $1.7 billion in cash and bent over backwards to accommodate Iran’s demands in begging Iran to join the JCPOA, which Iran violated from day one. Biden continued that policy of weakness- lifting sanctions and freeing up billions for Iran in the stupid futile hope that it won’t pursue nuclear weapons. Iran responds with a one finger salute.
159 attacks on US forces weren’t enough for Biden to get the message and take any serious action. This cannot stand.
Trump knew how to handle this. He ended Qassem Soleimani when an American was killed by Iranian backed forces. There was a lot of caterwauling by Iran and democrats but it shut things down. That is what should happen again- Iran needs to be made to pay dearly for its proxy actions, and that means destroying something highly valuable to Iran as a true “stark warning.” Oil fields would be a good start.
Iran is running the attack show and can shut it down.
I will be shocked if Biden does something meaningful out of this. Instead, I anticipate seeing Blinken, Kirby and the Muppet explaining how tough Biden has been on Iran and how we need to be thoughtful.
And the attacks will continue.
And FFS, if you’re going to stick troops in these remote places, make sure they’re properly protected.
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