Pentagon Press Secretary and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs John Kirby tells Andrea Mitchell that the U.S. strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria were "proportionate" and stated that "we’re going to protect our national interests in the region." He also assured that President Biden acted within his authority to approve the action and that allies and Russia were warned before it took place. Aired on 02/26/2021.
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John Kirby: Action Against Iranian-Backed Militias Was A 'Proportionate' Strike | Andrea Mitchell
why not just come out and say it. they hit us, we hit them back.
@Salty One they killed a US contractor probably in response to the attack that took out one of their top generals.
We are the ones waging a war against Iran by imposing crippling sanctions. We’ve been sowing chaos in the region for the last thirty years.
@CLUELESS JOE if you haven’t seen kitty history its worth a watch
Lololol
we should not be there
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Did you just click the middle word to see what happend?
“Proportionate” oh i love it.
Gotta be proportionate.
If you shoot the soldiers, then there will be more soldiers.
Instead, shoot the leaders who are giving the orders.
That’s how to send a message to your enemies.
That’s right they were taking our oil get after them
Russian bots getting Restless in the
Comments Section. 🤔
Wonder if the Retaliation Targeted
Russian Assets too. 😂🤣
@Nightunner Gg Sure, the Iranian backed militias fill their force with babies. Try again.
@Deborah Freedman u don’t get the joke🤪 think back to Obama administration days hun, btw u thought I mean actual babies(infant)😂😂
Most likely their really supporting the iranian militias heavily. Russian leadership has no qualms about genocide really
@Wally plenty of them on here either your one or you just can’t tell. Go on a Navalny post it’s super obvious you see these what’s about-isms
@Dy Dayton both so very extensively
Killing a bunch of people as a PR exercise is a right of passage for new presidents now.
So, when the Iranians killed Americans and Kurds, it was fine. But a response is a PR stunt. smh
@Deborah Freedman I have a question for you. Who pitted us against Iranians,Iraqis, Afghans and pretty much everybody there ???? Why are we obsessed with the Middle East ??? What’s in it for us except coffins and a trail of destruction ?????
Pretty sure the Iraqi government told you to GTFO
More like the Israeli government.
Time to invest your cash in a U.S. War Machine Tracker Fund, guys. It might do just fine over the next few years.
Those in congress would have told trump and trump would have sold the information to the highest bidder. Haha 😂
Don’t worry we’re back to starting crap in the Middle East
Gina, you are the perfect example of stupid. POS like you is exactly how we end up where we are!
P O S
The Russians would’ve just warned them or defended them so why tell them except to not got Russian forces because they are still hitting ISIS
AmeriKKKa first in military and war last in education first in most homeless ppl in a country crazy 🤦🏾♂️
Yep, we spend more money killing people than helping Americans at home. This is barbaric.
He said iraq said please come and occupy our country?
Learning something new every day
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Great we have the money for that but not for the American people who need it.
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Russia just mad there merk assets were addressed …
The message is clear
Murder.
Thats what we have for Iran.
This is why MBS will get just hand slaps for his bone saw escapades
“minimize the risk to our people” Try staying out of the middle east! Proportionate response killing a bunch of people that are going to want a disproportionate response!