How the US Can Strike Back at Iran
A deadly drone attack that cost American lives requires a swift, precise and meaningful military response.
Tomahawk missile away.
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With the attack against US troops in the Middle East over the weekend, President Joe Biden’s administration is going to have to respond with a new level of force within days. There are reportedly three dead US servicemen and 25 wounded at a base in Jordan after a drone attack that Biden said “was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.” Added to the two Navy SEALS who died in an accident in the Arabian Sea earlier this month, this is a significant casualty count.
What will the Pentagon leaders be considering as they prepare options for the president? How strongly should the US respond?