On January 28, the U.S. Command said that a U.S. military base near the Jordan-Syria border was attacked by a drone at night, killing three U.S. troops and injuring more than 30 others, and the number of injured is rising.
Since Hamas launched its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, more than 160 attacks have been carried out on US military bases in the Middle East, including more than 90 US military bases in Syria and more than 60 US military bases in Iraq.
The methods of attack are also varied, from rocket artillery and mortars to drones and ballistic missiles. However, in the past, no matter what method was used, the main scope was limited to Syria and Iraq, and the damage caused was not painful, but the attack on the 28th was very different, and this time, a qualitative breakthrough was made.
First, the scope of the US military base that was attacked was expanded to Jordan, and the US military base codenamed "Tower 22", although it is located on the border between Jordan and Syria, is indeed within Jordanian territory.
Second, this is the first time in several months that the US side has publicly admitted to the outside world that US soldiers have been killed in attacks in the Middle East. In the past, even if the US military was beaten to the ground no matter how miserable, even if the base was destroyed and the walls were broken everywhere, but for the US soldiers stationed in the barracks of the base, they all had a golden bell shield body, at most the brain, and the only death case was a contractor who was frightened by the attack and had a heart attack, and this time the US ** command directly announced that 3 US soldiers were killed and more than 30 people were injured.
As soon as the ** announcement came out, there was an uproar in the United States, and the Pentagon could no longer use the so-called "brain**" to perfunctory the past, which pushed Biden and the United States into a corner.
For whom? Shortly after the incident, the Iraqi militia armed "Islamic Resistance Group" declared responsibility for the incident, clearly stating in its statement: "This attack is not only to resist the illegal occupation of Iraq by the US military, but also to respond to the Israeli ** Gaza civilians."
In fact, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance Group (ISA) is a loose guerrilla force that has been in existence since the 2003 Iraq war, with the goal of driving out the "oil thieves" stationed by the United States in the border areas between Syria and Iraq. Recently, US military targets in Iraq and Syria have been frequently attacked, and they have contributed a lot, and this time they have hit the US military base on the Jordanian border, successfully opening up a country, and winning one blood and three kills.
Of course, for the Islamic Resistance Group to come forward to claim it, Biden ** obviously does not approve of this answer, there is no big man Iran behind it, where did this kind of "little minion" have the courage to make such a big move, so,Biden and Secretary of Defense Austin vowed to respond to all those responsible for the attack.
So the question arises, since the United States has officially determined that Iran is the "person responsible" behind the planning of the attack, what ways is Biden likely to respond? If it is to attack Iran by military means or even declare war on Iran, then how should it be fought? What should be the size of the fight? Once there are more ** US troops, how to explain to the country?
More than 30 U.S. soldiers, American citizens died in a foreign land like this, if Biden ** does not make some moves, he will take the strong condemnation of "thunder and rain" perfunctory, obviously unable to explain to domestic voters, maybe Biden's 2024 *** road directly "lost at the starting line", which is what the Republican Party is happy to see.
But if you choose to go to war with Iran, it will not end in the short term, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is about to enter its third year, and it is easy to start a war, but it is difficult to stop. On the other hand, expanding the war is also contrary to the will of the American people, and by doing so, Biden is directly sending the best strike point to all competitors.
So Biden is bound to take action against Iran, but it is impossible to say that he will retaliate directly by military means, or even "go to war with Iran".
The United States is about to begin, and now Biden has fallen into the dilemma of taking care of one and losing the other, and the "red necks" in Texas are in full swing, and now the Middle East base is also coming to join in the fun.
If you make a mistake and lose the whole game, how will Biden move next? Let the bullets fly for a while, and the days of sleepy Joe's "scratching his head" are still ahead.