The White House said on the 26th (local time) that the U.S. air raid on Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria sent a clear message to “protect the Americans”.
“President Joe Biden is sending a clear message that he will act to protect Americans, and he has the right to act in a time and manner of his choosing when threats arise,” said AFP, according to AFP.
Regarding the point out that some of the US Congress should have obtained congressional approval before President Biden ordered the air raid, “the Department of Defense gave a preliminary briefing to the congressional leadership.” did.
The Ministry of Defense also made it clear that the air strike is a response to a rocket attack targeting US troops in Iraq. Defense Ministry spokesman John Kirby said, “Two F-15E’Strike Eagles’ dropped seven precision guided missiles, completely destroying nine facilities and partially destroying two.” It is known as a place to do. I’m sure it’s a legitimate target.” Meanwhile, Russia has expressed dissatisfaction, saying it was notified only four to five minutes before the air raid.
In this regard, Kirby said, “I think we have given the appropriate amount of notification,” and “no one should take as a shock to do what we have to do to protect our military.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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