It's been a hard time for Biden these days. The exchange of fire between US troops in the Texas barracks has already caused panic among the people, and now the US troops in the Middle East have been attacked again, which has put him in a dilemma.
According to Iran's Press TV, multiple Shiite militia groups attacked US military bases in Iraq, Syria and other places at almost the same time, and one of the military camps in Jordan, near the Syrian border, encountered personnel in the drone attack, killing 3 US troops and wounding 34 people, most of them with brain damage. This is the worst of the series of attacks on the U.S. military in the Middle East in recent times, and it happened after the U.S. military planned to withdraw from Iraq and Syria, which made Biden unable to do so.
According to the Associated Press, the U.S. military is in the process of determining which group was responsible for the attack, but in general, the main suspects have been identified as several Iranian-funded Shiite militant groups; According to other reports, the "Islamic Resistance Group" in Iraq is the main executor of this round of attacks on US troops in Iraq.
The U.S. military was ready to leave, but they were still beaten, and if the U.S. military left, it would be a laughing stock. When the U.S. troops withdrew from Kabul, they suffered a terrorist attack and 13 U.S. troops died, but in the end they slipped away, so this became a "black spot" during the Biden administration; Now a similar scene is playing out again in the Middle East, and it is a very difficult situation for Biden.
First of all, the timing was not in his favor. The reason why Biden wants to evacuate Iraq and Syria is because these two places are frequently attacked, and the safety of the US military is not guaranteed. As a result, it's really just a matter of what I'm afraid of, and the U.S. military really has a **.
Second, Biden doesn't have a good way to deal with it. The U.S. military encountered **, and Biden could not have said nothing. The U.S. military killed 13 people in Kabul and then killed 10 members of an Afghan family in retaliation. So what about this time? Biden doesn't really have much to do.
Launching an air strike in retaliation is the most probable option, but the question is, who to bomb? Local resistance? In fact, it is useless, and the US military also knows that as long as Iran is still there, such people will emerge in an endless stream; Bombing Iran? Dragging the United States into another large-scale war? Iran is a medium-sized country with considerable military capabilities, especially ballistic missiles; Once the fight starts, the US military must have a headache; What's more, now the US military is struggling to bomb a Houthis, and if you want to solve Iran by bombing, don't even think about it. Now Republican congressmen, desperately advocating "bombing Iran" on social **, just want to roast Biden on the fire, and as long as Biden starts a war, they will immediately accuse Biden of being a "militant".
But Biden has to pick a target to blow up. The Houthis have not killed a single American, but they have been bombed by the U.S. military; Now that there are Americans who are dead, it is impossible for the US military not to bomb it back; So in the end, the U.S. military may still find a few buildings, say they are resistance camps, and then raze them to the ground, at least give an explanation.
But will this matter ultimately benefit the United States? Nor can it prove to the world that the US Middle East policy is coming to a dead end!