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2021-05-29 Iraq
Sources: Pentagon Plans To Seek Biden Approval For Strikes Against Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq
[Daily Caller via Rantingly] Shh. It's a secret.
The Pentagon is planning to seek approval from President Joe Biden on strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.

Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces, suffered from a rocket attack Monday. No one was hurt during the attack, a coalition spokesman told Reuters. This is the latest in a series of similar attacks over the past several weeks.

"The administration is looking hard at a broad range of responses to Shiite militia aggression against Americans in Iraq," one source with knowledge of the situation told the Daily Caller.

The source noted that authorities have been in place since the strike against Gen. Qasem Soleimani — the former leader of Iran’s elite Quds Force — but require individual authorization for each strike at the directive of the president.

The operations plan and various options will be discussed with the White House through the National Security Council, according to a second source briefed on the matter.
Posted by Omotle Sholuns7857 2021-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11175 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran Proxies 

#1 Just need to catch him on an "off day"
and he'll sign anything.
Posted by NN2N1 2021-05-29 05:48||   2021-05-29 05:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Before gaining independence so-called Iraq was ruled by Turks and Mamaluks for centuries. There then followed a succession of dictatorships. There is absolutely no tradition of indigenous rule since Biblical times. Thus. asking Iraqis (Arabs, Kurds, Sunnis, Shiites) to unite in some sort of freedom-loving state is, unfortunately, a losing proposition.
Posted by Gerthudion Whomoper3485 2021-05-29 09:45||   2021-05-29 09:45|| Front Page Top

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