And ladies& gentlemen this is why the NeverTrump NeoCons like Bill Kristol, David Frum and Max Boot fought so hard to get Biden elected. They missed this.
“The U.S. military carried out an airstrike against an Iranian-backed militia stronghold in Syria Thursday, a senior official told Fox News.
In the first known military action by President Biden, multiple facilities were struck by American F15 fighter jets that targeted Iraqi border-based Shia militia groups, Kait’ib Hezbollah and Kait’ib Sayyid al Shuhada.
Both forces are suspected of having received funding and military support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard.
The senior official said the strike was "shot across the bow" and a defensive strategy, intended to deter Iran and its militia from launching rockets at U.S. forces in the region, like the recent attacks in Iraq.
The Defense Department later confirmed the strikes.
"These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against American and coalition personnel in Iraq, and to ongoing threats to those personnel," Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Thursday.”
As the Czar pointed out on twitter, “The problem with Biden's bomb strikes is that it's harder to mobilize support for their beloved fetish wars than if our boys are in harm's way. Troops will be sent immediately to garner public support. The Swamp always wins.”
The Czar adds:
And Sen. Rand Paul, a longtime critics of foreign escapades: