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This incident has caused a major situation in the Middle East, marking that the bottom line of what the United States can tolerate has been breached. Faced with this situation, Biden is now faced with three choices:
First, retaliatory actions to maintain US hegemony and possibly start a full-scale war, but it would also plunge the US into the quagmire of the Middle East.
Second, choosing to swallow one's breath and acting as if nothing had happened in the face of Republican accountability will lead to the loss of strategic deterrence in the United States and lay greater risks for possible more violent attacks in the future. The current ** is 34, but it could increase to 340 next time.
Third, it will take a reckless approach to withdraw directly from Iraq and abandon support for Israel, choosing to leave it to fend for itself, thereby accelerating the US withdrawal process in the Middle East.
Recently, the focus of attention is not only on the serious differences between the US state of Texas and the federal ** on the issue of immigration, but also because the dispute has evolved into a serious standoff, and the situation between the two sides is tense.
Texas has threatened a state of war, claiming that it will use force to prevent federal SWAT from entering the territory to dismantle the border barbed wire, and Biden has also issued an ultimatum to Texas. In this tense atmosphere, the shadow of civil war seems to be on the verge of breaking out.
However, yesterday's events in the Middle East are the major events that really attract attention, which makes Biden deeply feel the pressure of internal and external troubles.
The United States has at least 26 military bases in the Middle East, however, these bases are frequently targeted. Especially after the latest round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, at least 150 attacks were carried out on various bases of the US military. This seems to indicate a helpless reality: the United States is not only unable to provoke Israel, but also other powers.
For a long time, the U.S. military has maintained a considerable degree of restraint, claiming "no personnel" regardless of the type of attack** However, as the number of U.S. troops entering hospitals after each attack continues to increase, so does the challenge for the U.S. military. Of particular concern is the fact that most of these injuries are traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), suggesting that the severity of the attacks has never been greater.
According to a CNN report, on January 28, the U.S. Command confirmed that a drone attacked a U.S. military base in northeastern Jordan near the border with Syria, killing three U.S. soldiers and injuring 25 others. This is the first time since the outbreak of the latest round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict that US soldiers have been killed in an attack in the Middle East. The attack was centered on Jordan and involved five U.S. military bases near Syria and Iraq.
The worst of these was the Iraqi city of Camchamal, which was hit by multiple suicide drone attacks. The region is an important base for the United States, where the US military supports Kurdish forces in the Middle East on the one hand, and illegally obtains oil sources on the other.
Although we don't know exactly how serious the situation is, there are at least 28 people**, and this number is not negligible. A few hours after the incident, Reuters reported that the number of U.S. troops** had increased again and now increased to 34.
At this point, the United States must act, or it will be seen as weak and bullied. Naturally, Trump will not miss such an opportunity and immediately criticizes Biden for being too soft. Republican lawmakers have also come forward to support Trump, with Senator Cotton saying that Iranian forces across the Middle East must be devastated, while Graham stressed that we have suffered more than 100 attacks in the Middle East and must retaliate directly against Iran.
At this time, everyone did not dare to show weakness, but competed to show toughness. Biden had to respond, saying "I know it's Iran, and we're going to take action!" ”
Who exactly carried out the attack? What does this mean for the United States? Two recent events deserve attention.
First, Israel proposed a ceasefire, and their IDF suffered heavy losses, the deadliest, the most loss-making, the most ** day of their own. Obviously, Israel cannot defeat Hamas without the full support of the United States, and their so-called total occupation of Gaza is just a beautiful dream.
On 22 January, Israel made a proposal to Hamas to release the last 122 hostages. In exchange, Israel promised to halt its offensive within two months and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza. However, a week has passed, and Hamas has yet to respond. It is clear that Hamas does not believe that the initiative in the current war is on Israel's side.
Secondly, the imminent withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. In 2003, the United States launched the Iraq War under the pretext that Saddam Hussein had changed the currency of oil settlements from the US dollar to the euro, posing a major threat to the hegemony of the US dollar. However, the war proved to be an outright defeat that ultimately led to the dominance of Shiites in Iraq and the establishment of close relations with Shiites in Iran. Subsequently, Iraq became a powerful weapon to counter US hegemony.
U.S. military bases in Iraq have become the main targets of Shiite forces, and frequent attacks have caused U.S. soldiers to frequently enter bomb shelters to avoid air strikes. In the wake of the recent outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Pentagon announced that at least 76 Iraqi U.S. soldiers had been brain-affected. Faced with the confrontation with the Shiite arc, the US military is helpless.
Finally, on January 25, the United States announced that it would withdraw its troops from Iraq and set a specific timetable. This shows that the United States has recognized the unfavorable situation and hopes to conclude the affairs of the Middle East as soon as possible. However, the strategic failure of the United States in the Middle East is irreparable, and Iraq will most likely fall to Iran.
To sum up, Israel cannot continue the offensive, while the United States wants to calm the situation and quickly withdraw from the Middle East. Although Iran claims to have nothing to do with the attack, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is most likely the work of the ** people in Iran.