Biden called off strike on second Syria target to avoid killing civilians

on U.S. personnel that the Pentagon blamed on Iranian-backed Shiite militia in Iraq, the administration official and a Defense official said.

The Wall Street Journal first reported on Biden's decision, which came at the last moment before aircraft were due to drop bombs on the second target.The target that was bombed last week by U.S. warplanes was a logistics waystation in eastern Syria that the Pentagon said was used by Iranian-backed militia. U.S. officials blamed a deadly Feb. 15 rocket attack on a U.S.-led coalition base in Irbil in northern Iraq on the paramilitary groups.

The U.S. military believes Iranian-backed militia likely are to blame for Wednesday's rocket attack, three Defense officials told NBC News.The Pentagon is not yet ready to say definitively who launched rockets at the Ain al-Asad base northwest of Baghdad, but the attack resembled previous assaults carried out by Iraqi Shiite militia armed and supported by Iran, the three officials said.

A civilian contractor at the al-Asad base suffered a cardiac arrest while taking shelter from the rocket attack and later died, according to the Pentagon. The vast base is home to about 1,400 coalition troops.

So Biden backed the War in Iraq and Syria and God only knows how many Children died with his support and now he cares. DEMOCRACY!

Wow. How many air strikes is Mr. Biden planning?

every 500 pound bomb is at least $4000

No its normal for American to killeds innocent people so i congrat over second strike Good luck

pls stop killing syrian kids ?

I am with the President he has excellent judgment.

Guess they’ll all start dressing like women now.

Those that is putting Syria in this type of danger should stop if further pressure comes there won't be no option than to strike those provoking Israel America or other countries should think of these women and children first there's no excuse next time... Godcomment...

Humanitarian decency on display

Can’t hold my laughing

oh so we were about to drop more money on bombs meanwhile we're still waiting for assistance here in america. cool

sure he did 😂

That's why the Taliban and the PFLP launch rockets from between apartment buildings and houses. Americans are weak.

And you know for certain there were no civilians near the first strike?

I guess its all good then.

Lmfao he didn't even know what was happening. Stop lying.

POSSIBLE TO RECOGNIZE - GLOBAL GUT INSTINCT SHOULD APPLY WHEN LIFTING MASK REQUIREMENTS. NOT REQUIRED SHOULD ENCOURAGE 'SMART' CHOICES!? THOUGHTS?! -OATHKEEPER

This is just spin because of the backlash he had due to last weeks bombing.

I am sorry but I’m not buying that !! Especially when his administration just opposed IntlCrimCourt probe into Israeli crimes against Palestinians! Nope

Is the air strike on Florida still on?

Now i love USA, my god such wonderful people cares about women and kids ... My Heart 😭😭😭😭

is this real life?

NBCNews But when its Trump, his supporters are like hell yeah that’s my president, kill those Muslims fck yeah MURICA 🇺🇸

NBCNews Knucklehead Biden couldn’t figure out which country to hit. Do he shuffled his feet, looked to his left, right , adjusted his mask and said “I’m a dog faced pony soldier”

NBCNews Haha pathetic

NBCNews Wow!!

NBCNews Pussy!

NBCNews This kinda reeks like propaganda doesn’t it?

NBCNews Come on, guys.

NBCNews Decent of him, but what if Syria intentionally places innocents in harms way to shied the bad guys?

NBCNews How about we just get out of Iraq? We went in almost twenty years ago under false pretenses. No WMDs were ever found. At that point, we should have paid reparations and left.

NBCNews If he was going to strike why did he not do it when the actual attack took place. Why did he strike after he finally talked to Netanyahu? Now he wants to go back to the original Iran Nuclear Deal where President Rouhani admitted paying bribes?

NBCNews Joe Biden is a good man and a great President!

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