I do not support these strikes.
American forces conduct “precision defensive strikes” against five sites in Iraq and Syria, targeting Iran-backed Iraqi militia, the Defense Department says. The U.S. blames the militia for a rocket barrage that killed a U.S. defense contractor in Iraq. https://t.co/rE99lWN8sv
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 29, 2019
RT:
US airstrikes have pounded three Kataib Hezbollah military facilities near the town of Qaim, Iraq, as well as two targets in Syria, in response to the group’s alleged bombing of an Iraqi military base on Friday.
The US carried out “defensive strikes” against the supposed Kataib Hezbollah facilities on Sunday, US officials told Reuters. The targets included weapons storage locations and command and control stations, and F-15 fighter jets were used in the attack. Three locations near Qaim, on the Iraq/Syria border, and two locations in Syria were hit.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement that the strikes were a “response to repeated Kataib Hezbollah attacks on Iraqi bases that host Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) coalition forces.”
Reuters’ military sources said that at least 18 militiamen were killed in the strikes, including at least four local Kataib Hezbollah commanders.
This is only going to cause more problems. It was also a disproportional response to some random mercenary getting killed. And how do they know that these militias were responsible for that? Do they have proof?
The militias they bombed actually helped fight ISIS.
Lindsey Graham doesn’t agree with me though. He thinks this is great.
Very glad to see the US strike back against Iran/Hezbollah proxies in response to the attack on American service members in Iraq.
The only language Iran understands is force. https://t.co/vwroKAgmpa
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 29, 2019
Of course Lindsey Graham is a Zionist who supports endless wars in the Middle East against anybody who dislikes the blood-drinking Jewish vampires in Israel.
The Iraqi leader is none to happy about the strikes either.
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi "strongly objected" to the US strikes on Kataeb Hezbollah positions in Iraq & Syria, @WSJ reports. His spokesman calls it "a violation of Iraqi sovereignty and a dangerous escalation." https://t.co/XE0rQvKRNU
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) December 29, 2019
The whole situation is a disaster. And this has happened as China, Russia and Iran are holding a massive joint military exercise.
I think it is about time that the American military stops doing the dirty work for Israel.
What say you orange man?
