Congressional Hawks Urge ‘Hit Iran Hard’ After 3 US Troops Killed By Tehran-Aligned Militants

Why does ZH play along with their narrative that everyone the U.S. doesn’t like is Iran linked? Looking at the map, WTF is Regime-Held Syria? Assad has been the head of Syria since 2000, taking over from his father, who ran the country since 1971. There is no such thing as regime held Syria. The U.S. and their vassal states invaded Syria and continue to cause trouble in Syria.

It sure looks like Area 55 is nothing more than the U.S. illegally occupying territory in Syria. Syria has the right to attack invaders. Looks like the U.S. invaders just fucked around and found out. Biden dummy now threatening whoever we choose to blame. This is tiresome. No troops occupying foreign countries, no deaths or casualties. Get the fuck out of the Middle East – NOW.

Via ZeroHedge

Update(1452ET): It took a mere minutes after the headlines spread across the globe for the hawks and neocons to call on the White House to “hit them hard”in reference to Iran and Iranian-linked groups believed responsible for the attack on a US outpost along the Jordanian border which killed three American troops and injured 25 more.

The government of Jordan has since said that none among their own troops were injured, which suggests all of the injured were Americans too. Below is a partial survey of the Congressional hawks who are now essentially calling for full-blown war against Iran and its proxies [emphasis ZH]…

“The only answer to these attacks must be a devastating military retaliation against Iran’s terrorist forces, both in Iran and across the Middle East. Anything less will confirm Joe Biden as a coward unworthy of being commander-in-chief.'” Republican Senator, Tom Cotton of Arkansas

“The Biden Administration can take out all the Iranian proxies they like, but it will not deter Iranian aggression. I am calling on the Biden Administration to strike targets of significance inside Iran, not only as reprisal for the killing of our forces, but as deterrence against future aggression… Hit Iran hard, hit them now.” South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham

“Target Tehran” Republican Senator from Texas John Cornyn

And as also fully expected, the think tank “armchair warrior” crowd is all in favor of sending more young Americans to fight and to die in the Middle East, based purely on another ‘war of choice’…

Of course, the neocons have had their sites set on Tehran and regime change there going all the way back to the 1990’s, as is evident from the writings of PNAC crowd (Project for the New American Century, which went on to largely staff GW Bush’s cabinet).

But the reality is that the years-long US occupation of Syria, which happens to largely be in only oil and gas producing parts of the country, have left US forces as ‘sitting ducks’ yet without any clear identifiable mission or goal. The Biden administration knows this very well, having been quoted as saying the same merely a week ago in The New York Times:

The latest attack on American troops in the region over the weekend resulted in no deaths, but President Biden and his advisers worry that it is only a matter of time. Whenever a report of a strike arrives at the White House Situation Room, officials wonder whether this will be the one that forces a more decisive retaliation and results in a broader regional war.

But this is the pattern of US interventionism of the past more that two decades: intervention begets more intervention… then begets US occupation at some far-flung outpost… militant attack on said outpost begets greater escalation and yet more intervention. It seems the cycle never ends as the neocons’ GWOT legacy.

It seems this is what President Ronald Reagan foresaw and understood in the wake of the Beirut barracks bombing.

* * *

An overnight drone attack on a US military outpost in northeast Jordan has killed three American troops and left 25 more injured, according to breaking reports Sunday morning.

The outpost, called Tower 22, is located very close to the Syrian border, and the casualty rate is so high as soldiers were reportedly sleeping in tents when the drone struck. By all accounts thus far, the drone appears to have come from Syrian territory.

Illustrative file image, DoD

President Joe Biden issued a statement announced the attack on Americans, saying that “radical Iran-backed militant groups” in Syria and Iraq were behind it.

“While we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq,” Biden said. “Have no doubt – we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.”

“Jill and I join the families and friends of our fallen – and Americans across the country – in grieving the loss of these warriors in this despicable and wholly unjust attack,” the statement added.

According to CNN:

US Central Command confirmed in a statement on Sunday that three service members were killed and 25 injured in a one-way drone attack that “impacted at a base in northeast Jordan.”

US officials have said that identities of the slain will not be revealed for 24 hours until their families have been notified.

Tower 22 is also close to the Iraq border, and the US occupation base at Tanf…

Crucially, these are the first known American troop deaths in the Middle East region since Hamas Oct.7 terror attack.

developing…

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Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
January 28, 2024 3:13 pm

Luckily the USSA has 800 or so installations around the world “Bringing Them Democracy” and other assorted shit, yet FJB can’t secure the U.S. border. How odd.

Too bad about the service members but being a tool of trans-national corportations and the Cabal that runs FJB — that’s the way mercenaries go.

The B3RG* cannot wait to get the party started.

Colorado Artist
Colorado Artist
  Aunt Acid
January 28, 2024 4:41 pm

Did our own government do this to our troops to get us into another war?

It sure can’t be ruled out because of the criminals who run our government.

k31
k31
  Colorado Artist
January 28, 2024 8:15 pm

How can there be any doubt?

Leah
Leah
  Colorado Artist
January 28, 2024 10:49 pm

It can’t be ruled out

javelin
javelin
  Colorado Artist
January 29, 2024 6:03 am

or massad– kill Americans, let them assume it was “Iranian backed” enemies of democracy and then just let the dumb HooRah muricans die to kill Israels problems.

Josey Wales
Josey Wales
  javelin
January 29, 2024 10:23 am

SO IRAN IS JUST ANOTHER INNOCENT MOSLEM COUNTRY TO BLAME FOR MOSSAD ACTIONS??? HM, HOW DROLL. IT’S ALWAYS THE JEWS WITH YOU PEOPLE ISN’T IT. OF COURSE THE JEWS HAVE BEEN SCAPE GOATED SINCE THEIR RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS HAD JESUS EXECUTED 2023 YEARS AGO. HITLER USED THE SAME EXCUSE NUMEROUS TIMES TO SET UP THE FINAL SOLUTION TO THE JEWISH PROBLEM.

William
William
  Josey Wales
January 29, 2024 4:28 pm

Israel did 9/11. The goal was have the U.S. destroy Israel’s enemies in the Middle East.

“For by deception thou shalt do war.” Mossad’s motto

https://binkylarue.substack.com/p/israel-and-elements-of-the-us-government

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Josey Wales
January 30, 2024 12:16 am

If the bad mustache guy hadn’t fucked up, we wouldn’t need to be arguing about this.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Colorado Artist
January 30, 2024 2:07 pm

The three deadees were more likely fragged, after the black lesbian broke up with the other black lesbian in the platoon.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot
  Aunt Acid
January 28, 2024 7:11 pm

Auntie – Didn’t you know that we are merely projecting our moral superiority with these machine guns and bombs?

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Aunt Acid
January 28, 2024 9:29 pm

The Jews killed 34 Americans when they attacked The Liberty in 1967….
That wasn’t a problem for uSA sensibilities, why are these three alleged deaths more important than the 34?

Unless this question is answered?
I don’t give a ahit about three claimed deaths today.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Aunt Acid
January 28, 2024 10:41 pm

News Alert:
On Al Jazeera just now [1/29/24]
Michael Moore just said “Netanyahu has to go”

His life expectancy at this point?
Days?
Weeks?
Months?

javelin
javelin
  Anonymous
January 29, 2024 6:06 am

I’m astonished! Moore is a supporter of Islamists? They have been the definition of “The Religion of Peace” for century after century.

Gaping sphincter
Gaping sphincter
January 28, 2024 3:14 pm

Imagine being stupid enough to enlist.

Tim
Tim
  Gaping sphincter
January 28, 2024 4:20 pm

Young men and women in poor areas of the country often enlist because there are no job opportunities where they live. It’s really sad. I would never let my children enlist in the U.S. military.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Tim
January 28, 2024 4:46 pm

First U.S. Troops Killed in the Middle East

k31
k31
  Anonymous
January 28, 2024 8:17 pm

First admitted to, filthy liars.

Mustang
Mustang
  Tim
January 28, 2024 8:07 pm

Tim, there are plenty of jobs here in the Midwest but the lazy, worthless Millennials and Generation Zeros don’t want to work!!!!!!

Tex
Tex
  Tim
January 28, 2024 11:37 pm

I know those that returned from Iraq and Afghanistan alive but missing limbs, even one missing half his face. Don’t know how he survived. Each has indicated no way they would allow their to serve the likes of Linsey Graham, John Cornyn and company.

Gmpatriot
Gmpatriot
  Gaping sphincter
January 28, 2024 5:10 pm

Based on the ones I saw at a local training Ft in GA they are mostly folks of “color” so there you answered your own question……

Leah
Leah
January 28, 2024 3:17 pm

The Prologue to the article gets it right. The US should GTFO. The drone is thought to be Syrian, but the statement below shows a bit of foreshadowing.

Biden administration knows this very well, having been quoted as saying the same merely a week ago in The New York Times:

The latest attack on American troops in the region over the weekend resulted in no deaths, but President Biden and his advisers worry that it is only a matter of time. Whenever a report of a strike arrives at the White House Situation Room, officials wonder whether this will be the one that forces a more decisive retaliation and results in a broader…

Hmm?

ILuvCO2
ILuvCO2
  Leah
January 28, 2024 3:24 pm

GTFO Indeed. The US and Israel deserve the shit they have germinated (Ok, germinated, I’m planting indoor seeds today). They’ve been foreshadowing a war with Iran for decades. I see dead (‘merican) people.

Leah
Leah
  ILuvCO2
January 28, 2024 10:28 pm

Agree, ILUVCO2. So much $ lost though for the people who make $ on this shit if US GTFO. As for your seeds, soon they will become food. Spring is coming.

k31
k31
  Leah
January 28, 2024 8:19 pm

If the claim is that it is Syrian, you can take it to the bank it was a FF perpetrated by Israel to further entangle us. Most likely with willing accomplices in the USA that set it up.

Leah
Leah
  k31
January 28, 2024 10:29 pm

Yes.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 28, 2024 3:36 pm

Why does ZH play along with their narrative ?

My guess is that “Tyler” wants to sell. In order to get offers, he needs to remake ZH in the MSM’s image.
He’s toeing the establishment line in order to be considered a “credible source” by the same people who generate the establishment narrative.

In other words, they’re fucking sellouts.

k31
k31
  Anonymous
January 28, 2024 8:22 pm

I don’t know how many Tylers there are, but it can’t be more than 3. One of them I think is a true blue “journalist” so he just sticks to the official sources. This has been going on so long, I don’t think it has anything to do with selling ZH.

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  Anonymous
January 28, 2024 9:11 pm

Il faut manger. Tylers keep it pretty sporty overthere at the 0Hedge even though one is advised to play the game with asterisks “*” and other code – as is done here.

Every voice against the Communist Democrat tyrannts, Kmafya, WEPH/NWO among other terrorists and tools of the Evil Fucker s is a good one.

Don’t be a wet blanket defeatist.

m
m
  Aunt Acid
January 29, 2024 2:37 am

LOL – for once Auntie puts the bar extremely low!

Yes, ZH was once great. But I can’t even remember when I saw the last original, positively thought-provoking article by a Tyler – must be more than 6 years ago.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 28, 2024 3:53 pm

Cut off their internet feed.
That’ll show em!

Steve Z.
Steve Z.
January 28, 2024 4:17 pm

Hit Iran hard, hit them now.” — Lindsey Graham
The only thing Gay Lindsey want to hit hard are little boys hairless dicks.
Slime Ball.

ICE-9
ICE-9
  Steve Z.
January 28, 2024 4:19 pm

Somewhere in Tel Aviv there is a video of Miss Lindsey dressed up like a woman.

"dressed up like a woman"
"dressed up like a woman"
  ICE-9
January 28, 2024 6:40 pm

Specifically, a Catherine The Great reenactment. Responsible for the untimely demise of Several Horses.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Steve Z.
January 28, 2024 4:43 pm

Lloyd Austin “How I learned to stop worrying and love the bum”

Claude2
Claude2
  Anonymous
January 28, 2024 7:43 pm

Austin issued a statement, but has anybody seen him lately?

Vic
Vic
  Claude2
January 28, 2024 11:47 pm

His new assignment is babysitting obongo’s kids.

49%mfer
49%mfer
  Steve Z.
January 28, 2024 9:36 pm

Should HALO drop Ms. Lindsey into Tehran.

Do your worst, tough guy.

ICE-9
ICE-9
January 28, 2024 4:17 pm

I cannot believe the audacity of Iran to put their country right in the middle of all our military bases.

Harrington Richardson
Harrington Richardson
January 28, 2024 4:17 pm

Actually it is the 5th and 6th casualties in recent weeks. Have we already forgotten the two SEALs lost in a boarding mishap in the Red Sea?

Iska Waran
Iska Waran
January 28, 2024 4:24 pm

The allowable discourse in the US ranges from “X is evil, but we shouldn’t attack” to “X is evil and we should attack”. “X” can be Putin, Assad, Iran… any of the Official Enemies.

No politician could ever argue for my point of view (the truth): Putin is great. He stands up for his own people. Assad is good, the least bad possibility for Syria and protector of religious minorities – like the Christians.

The US should get out of the Middle East. We should also stop stirring up shit everywhere: Georgia, Armenia, Taiwan, Thailand.

pro stoae
pro stoae
January 28, 2024 4:30 pm

At Tanf has been the HQ of a US-run demilitarized zone that dates back to the days of ISIS overrunning IZ & SY. Nominally, it was established and maintained to be a screening zone for refugees fleeing Anbar and the MERV (middle Euphrates river valley) into Jordan.

Practically, It’s a toehold into Syria projected from the real US center-of-operations in the ME, which is, of course, Amman. There are major bases in Turkey (Ankara) and Kurdish Iraq (Irbil), but increasingly the political climate has made the status of US/UK/W NATO forces increasingly precarious (i.e. unwelcome) in all but the most captured client states.

Totally agree with Admin’s take on the situation in Syria. Long-running civil war we provoked and intervened in. Seriously, some of the “brains” behind the so-called US Grand Strategy think SY is another front in the “New Great Game” global power competition with Russia. Like Libya, or Korea, or Central Asia, or Ukraine, etc.

Ginger
Ginger
January 28, 2024 4:33 pm

Now is a good time to go to war. The usa already has a leader that knows how to operate from inside a Basem…er Bunker. And he speaks in code too. Just cancel the election.

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  Ginger
January 28, 2024 5:13 pm

When the humiliation and insult, especially of The Leader of the Free World (lol,) are non-stop.

Amazing but true that the Lumpen are plainly fucking retarded. There is no other rational or irrational explaination for this continuing insanity.

Ed
Ed
  Ginger
January 28, 2024 6:28 pm

Another idiot who can’t pronounce “fentanyl”. Dimbulb politicians all pronounce the word as if it’s spelled “fin toe nall”. Fucking morons.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot
  Ginger
January 28, 2024 7:15 pm

And he is always angry when he is shouting these ramblings. Isn’t anger a sign of late state dementia, especially in those who have always been bullies?

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  TN Patriot
January 29, 2024 9:13 am

It’s pretty common. I’m watching it ravage one of the sweetest women in the world right now. It’s a shit show with no end in sight but the release of death.

I truly think that contracting leprosy would be preferable. At least you would be able to understand what was happening to you, if not why.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot
  The Central Scrutinizer
January 29, 2024 10:27 am

My MIL had dementia and lived to be 94. She was always a meek woman and up to the end remained that way. It devastated my wife when her Mom could not remember who she was and she never recognized me or knew my name, as I came into the picture after she had been admitted into a nursing home.

Dan
Dan
January 28, 2024 4:34 pm

We have two choices…allow Iran to get away with these attacks with no consequences…or hit them back, hard. They sure as hell aren’t going to quit of their own volition.

ILuvCO2
ILuvCO2
  Dan
January 28, 2024 4:54 pm

or door #3, GTFO.

Leah
Leah
  ILuvCO2
January 28, 2024 10:51 pm

Yes, GTFO for real.

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  Dan
January 28, 2024 5:14 pm

You go over there, Dan, and give them a powerful Murkan whatfor.

Iska Waran
Iska Waran
  Dan
January 28, 2024 5:47 pm

We could do what Reagan did after the marine barracks bombing in Lebanon…

k31
k31
  Dan
January 28, 2024 8:27 pm

You will never be a real Jew, Dan. Why are you telling lies for Israel? You can true Israel is Christ, right?

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Dan
January 29, 2024 6:23 am

Crenshaw?
Is that you?

gadsden flag
gadsden flag
January 28, 2024 4:36 pm

These terrorists do not respect our sovereignty over their land said a soulless jwo neocon.

These terrorists do not respect our sovereignty over our land said a dead syrian baby.

These terrorists do not respect our sovereignty over our land said an invaded and to-be-genocided USA citizen.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 28, 2024 4:39 pm

So our USS Liberty, Gulf of Tonkin, Lusitania The Maine, and Weapons of Mass Destuction, event is upon us huh?

Gary
Gary
January 28, 2024 4:40 pm

Admin, you’re beginning comments are making a little too much sense. Some people think the US should police the world and that the US military brings freedom, happiness, flowery meadows, rainbow skies and unicorns to the foreign countries they visit.

Remember to support the troops! 😉

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  Gary
January 28, 2024 5:16 pm

You have forgotten the greatest achievementof FJB and the military establishment:

Drag Qween happy hour at all Pentagram installations world-wide.

(Anyone seen Lloyd?)

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Aunt Acid
January 28, 2024 5:55 pm

(Anyone seen Lloyd?)

Is that anything like Where’s Waldo?

I can see an exciting new book series with photos worldwide of large gatherings of people with Lloyd Austin photo shopped somewhere in the crowd with the challenge to find Lloyd.

Ed
Ed
  Aunt Acid
January 28, 2024 6:30 pm

Lloyd? Shit, that nigga dead, yo.

Iska Waran
Iska Waran
  Gary
January 28, 2024 5:49 pm

You’re not really free until your son’s first grade teacher convinces him he’s a girl.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Iska Waran
January 28, 2024 9:31 pm

Ha!

Todd Packer's Mentor
Todd Packer's Mentor
January 28, 2024 4:40 pm

I wonder if Sen. Graham has given the MSM outlets permission to just make up whatever quotes they need to in order to push the uniparty line, and attribute them to him, so long as he is the first psychopath to be quoted prominently.
Hey, MAGA: if your boy Trump wants to win over his doubters, encourage him to promise to send everyone low-life and psycho in DC who calls for never-ending war directly to the front-lines. Do it the Ukraine way- snatch them off the streets, 3 weeks of training, and off you go.
They can put their lives on the line and walk it like they talk it, and get slaughtered for no good reason.
As a bonus, that would actually drain the swamp.

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  Todd Packer's Mentor
January 28, 2024 5:19 pm

US would be responsible for a hazardous waste situation if that happens. Who is going to clean it up? A solid D.I.E. contactor with connections at the Puzzle Palace, that’s who.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 28, 2024 4:41 pm

“Israel Attacks US Bases to Provoke Emotional Excuse for USA to Escalate War With Iran”

Fixed it.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 28, 2024 4:47 pm

If Trump gets back into office, and says he supports all these wars, will the left suddenly flip script to
Trump bad/War good?
Or to Trump good/War good?

Unnecessarily Rude
Unnecessarily Rude
January 28, 2024 5:14 pm

Is there ever a point where Americans stand together against Israel? This is as good a time as any.

Iran….. Not NO, But HELL NO.

Llpoh
Llpoh
  Unnecessarily Rude
January 28, 2024 8:55 pm

The US shouldn’t stand against anyone. How about we just stop supporting Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. Neutral really seems the better option. Just mind our own damn business.

Unnecessarily Rude
Unnecessarily Rude
  Llpoh
January 28, 2024 9:07 pm

Llpoh, the overlords in Switzerland have been playing the “Neutral” card for as long as I can remember while orchestrating from behind the curtain. If neutrality is good for them, TOTALLY agree it is the road we should follow.

By “stand” I meant it as we should say NOT this time, not this FF, we won’t play this anymore. Israel needs to fight their own battles. That is what I meant by stand up against Israel.

The Central Scrutinizer
The Central Scrutinizer
  Llpoh
January 29, 2024 9:16 am

That epiphany only comes after the ass whoopin. You know this to be true.

Waves
Waves
January 28, 2024 6:15 pm

“..the attack on a US outpost along the Jordanian border which killed three American troops and injured 25 more.”

Gag. Really makes my gut sink to see all the comments so far. Every commenter took time out of their lives to discuss the story face value and therefore feed the narrative. I’ll be first. This is a STORY. This is a STORY from confirmed liars of horrors, dangers and reasons for fear on repeat but ZERO names, ZERO verification and even ZERO way for you and I to verify any part that may be further ‘disclosed’ in the near future. It has all the earmarks of a very timely fabricated story to sway public opinion.

The liars have done this a gazillion times now our lifetimes. I long ago decided to doubt and wait as a first reaction to especially anything loud and sensational. It is nearly always the right choice and keeps me from being their fool in the meantime.

Unnecessarily Rude
Unnecessarily Rude
  Waves
January 28, 2024 6:19 pm

Waves- I didn’t find the comments very supportive of this FF. I certainly was not supportive in my comment above.

Waves
Waves
  Unnecessarily Rude
January 28, 2024 7:57 pm

I didn’t say supportive, I said discussing as if it really happened. I didn’t see anyone who outright called it FF, let alone call out everyone not questioning.

I don’t see how your comment wondering why Americans don’t finally stand against Israel was necessarily calling it FF, but I’m glad you agree it most likely was.

Unnecessarily Rude
Unnecessarily Rude
  Waves
January 28, 2024 9:04 pm

Waves- We agree most of the time, too be clear Israel starts wars/FF and we pay for it with our money and the lives of our young people. For what?

When do we stand up and say NO. They own the MSM by proxy, it’s time we quit playing along with these narrative. We are in total agreement.

Waves
Waves
  Unnecessarily Rude
January 28, 2024 11:45 pm

Yes, I 100% know what the Zionists think they control and I agree it would be monumental if America finally collectively enough said no, but I see no possibility of enough sheep waking up and helping organize anything like that. I’ve been repeatedly saying the only choice and best one anyway is for the growing awake collective to start being an example of leaving the scumbags behind.

What a large collective of awake sites could do is agree to start fiercely ignoring/fiercely quitting repeating all the propaganda and start sharing a narrative that only focuses on articles that boldly expose and mock, and articles from all sectors of society proposing ideas of how to move forward without them. I think there’s a huge number of very motivated potential participants chomping at the bit to do something , just waiting for the momentum dam to break and they feel they’re not alone.

Ya, could be wishful thinking, but being a defeatist is submission and the unexpected does happen. I feel far more of a teetering edge, not a done deal freefall.

Ed
Ed
  Waves
January 29, 2024 8:48 am

I, for one, observed that the article is a C&P job from MSM sources. So have a few others.

Ed
Ed
January 28, 2024 6:24 pm

Zero Hedge plays along with all the official narratives. The ‘why’ of it is, IMO, that there are no actual writers at ZH. I think that they have a program for lifting text from MSM articles and combining what they lift into the scrambled shit they publish. Years back, all of those word sausage articles were published under the byline of “Tyler Durden”. Whether or not they still use that moniker, their output hasn’t changed by a dime’s worth.

Tim
Tim
  Ed
January 28, 2024 7:15 pm

That’s an interesting proposition. It is amazing how quickly ZH puts together articles sometimes. For example, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the monthly unemployment report, ZH quickly puts out an analysis of the report just a few minutes later, and I wonder how they do it so quickly.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Tim
January 28, 2024 7:40 pm

Call it “CheatGPT” . . .

Taras 77
Taras 77
January 28, 2024 7:16 pm

I guess the obvious question is what WTF were these troops doing there since 2016.

Fortunately for me is that I do not have a child that could be drafted or enlisted in this military cluster fuck. All the troops can do is follow orders for deployments.

This is so far into the absurd in what the us laughingly calls national security policy.

Gad, the roll down of the country into the toilet is accelerating. I would say that it is pretty obvious why the youth are standing up and saying wait a minute, I am not joining this cluster fuck with the orders coming from the vegetable in charge, and then blinky, nuland, austin.

B_MC
B_MC
January 28, 2024 7:18 pm

Russia And Iran Finalize 20-Year Deal That Will Change The Middle East Forever

“What all of this means, is that the new 20 -year deal between Iran and Russia will change the landscape of the Middle East, southern Europe, and Asia as Iran will have a much-extended military reach that will give it much more leverage to make political demands across those region,” he exclusively told OilPrice.com last week. “This reach also means that countries in these areas will feel that continuing to rely on the U.S. for their protection is a lot more of a precarious option than it was before”

In many cases, the expansion of military cooperation between Iran and Russia is tied into the energy sector elements of the new 20-year deal. Progress is earmarked to be made on upgrading the facilities at the key airports and seaports that have long been targeted by Russia as being especially useful for dual-use by its air force and navy, and which are also close to major oil and gas facilities…

It is also apposite to note here that Iran’s electronic warfare (EW) system can easily be tied into Russia’s Southern Joint Strategic Command 19th EW Brigade (Rassvet) near Rostov-on-Don to the northwest of the Caspian. This can also be linked in with China’s EW capabilities. These EW capabilities would include jamming systems for neutralising air defences in the region. This will be augmented with new missiles designated to be sent to Iran by Russia under the new deal, according to the senior E.U. security sector source exclusively spoken to by OilPrice.com last week.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Russia-And-Iran-Finalize-20-Year-Deal-That-Will-Change-The-Middle-East-Forever.html

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 28, 2024 7:29 pm

How many Americans did Israel kill in the Liberty attack?

34.

These guys want to attack Iran over three deadees.
But those 34 over their?
Israel did those, and because of their whole lotta cost, we would rather not talk about it.

k31
k31
  Anonymous
January 28, 2024 8:28 pm

It is only a slim chance that Israel wasn’t responsible for this attack in Jordan.

Ed
Ed
  k31
January 29, 2024 8:50 am

Yep, slim indeed. Anorexic, even.

Claude2
Claude2
January 28, 2024 7:40 pm

So one out our illegal bases inside Syria right on the border of Jordan and the far western corner of Iraq is hit by a drone from ? Iran (450 miles away), and now we have to go to World War III. If so, send Lindsey, Mitch, Little Marco, and Big Tom cotton, the Biden clan, the Clintons, the Obamas, and Trumps, and parachute them in first. Oh, and also all their children.

Unnecessarily Rude
Unnecessarily Rude
  Claude2
January 28, 2024 9:18 pm

+1000 !

Throw in CONgress and a lot of our problems would be solved.

Mustang
Mustang
January 28, 2024 8:06 pm

Dear American Politicians who want a war with Iran, will you go to fight it?!?!?!

If the Politicians who start the wars, had to fight the wars, there would be a lot less wars!!!

k31
k31
January 28, 2024 8:15 pm

I was hoping there would be an appropriate article to post this. Slaughtering Americans as human sacrifices to the terrorist state of Israel is sure to be hugely popular. Every sodomite in the USA should be clamoring to bomb Israel’s enemies, as soon as word gets out.

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gadsden flag
gadsden flag
  k31
January 28, 2024 10:41 pm

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Anthony Aaron
Anthony Aaron
January 28, 2024 8:57 pm

Once again, the US is about to get our Citizens into deep trouble over israel’s agenda … after all, israel has been wanting to bloody Iran’s nose with our people’s lives for decades.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anthony Aaron
January 28, 2024 9:39 pm

Wouldn’t it be a hoot if China just swarmed around tiny Israel with around two million troops armed with drone bombs.
Never even step foot in the country.
Just set up across the border and start sending assasination drones to kill everything that moves in Israeli controlled lands.
Mop up would be about a week.

The entire land at long last cleansed of the filthy violent descendants of the murderous Jacob family clan.

Great day in the morning!
Hallelujah!

Peace on earth at last!
The Instigatites are gone!

Anthony Aaron
Anthony Aaron
  Anonymous
January 29, 2024 2:37 pm

china and israel have been playing footsie for several years … the israelis even put the chinese in charge of their port facilities about 2 miles from our US Naval Base there … another poke in our eye by ‘our friend and ally’ …

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anonymous
January 29, 2024 3:17 pm

“Hallelujah!”

the irony

lamont cranston
lamont cranston
January 28, 2024 10:29 pm

This is all BS. Annual physical tomorrow at 9AM. Doc, as usual, “Cut down on alcohol . But. you’re in great shape for 70 years.”

Guess I’m Regime, OOPS TITO’S Held Syria.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 28, 2024 11:18 pm

Funny, it seems Iran isn’t the problem…it’s the neo-con assholes in Congress.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 29, 2024 2:44 am

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Josey Wales
Josey Wales
January 29, 2024 10:19 am

WHY ARE WE THERE TO BEGIN WITH???? WHO ORDERED THE SF GUYS TO SET UP SHOP THERE AND WHO ORDERED THE BIG TARGET PLACED ON THE BASE??? THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS OUR SO CALLED CONGRESS CRITTERS SHOULD BE ASKING, NOT DEMANDING WE ATTACK IRAN.

Unnecessarily Rude
Unnecessarily Rude
  Administrator
January 29, 2024 1:47 pm

Air defense never deters these FF’s. Funny how that works……..

Ed
Ed
  Administrator
January 29, 2024 5:56 pm

The number of casualties and failure of air defense suggests something similar to a Reaper drone firing a Hellfire missile. Now which “Tehran backed militia” would have something like that?

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 29, 2024 1:44 pm

The sub-species neo-con seems to be coming up for air…they’re about as welcome as Herpes.

Junious Ricardo Stanton
Junious Ricardo Stanton
January 29, 2024 9:58 pm

The US Empire is in rapid decline, the hubris and moral rot are metastasizing throughout the system and is on global display with its unconditional support of Israeli genocide in Gaza. Inevitably there will be consequences and “blowback” for its imperialism. The empire has over 800 military bases not counting CIA stations and covert Op sites around the world, how do we the people benefit from any of this? The nation is being drained by unsustainable debt and ruined by displaced priorities that will lead to collapse.
The psychopathic overlords in New York, Washington, London and Tel Aviv have no intention of repenting of their evil, backing down or changing policy. Their agenda has been clear since since 9-11 and beginning of the GWOT. They’ve shown us their true colors during the COVID Psyop and the beat goes on.

Anonymous
Anonymous
January 30, 2024 2:13 pm