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On February 25, a little over a month since taking office, President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. Air Force to bomb Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated, “These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against American and Coalition personnel in Iraq.” Further, “we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation in both eastern Syria and Iraq.” Thus, bombing Syria was the Pentagon’s response to attacks carried out in Iraq. In January 2020 after a U.S.-controlled drone assassinated Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who had arrived in Baghdad for peace talks, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country. Just as it has for over 20 years, the U.S. ignored this call to honor Iraqi sovereignty. Further bombing by the USA would seem to be a strange approach to de-escalation. The United States military and paid mercenaries have occupied…
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Biden bombing Syria continues two decades of U.S. aggression