The United States on Thursday carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure belonging to what it said were Iran-backed militia, two officials told Reuters, an apparent response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq.
"While the strike could be the first retaliatory moves by the United States following last week’s attacks, the move appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk of escalation."
De-escalation. By killing people.
This shit is getting so pathetic that they don't even say who they're killing or pretend to know who they're retaliating against.
Ah right, how could I think that any connection at all would be necessary to justify an attack a few hundred miles (I assume, tbh) away from whatever happened before this.
They're judging escalation by the standard of the maximum they can do. Since they killed a few foreigners, when they could have nuked Iran and killed 80 million people, they've deescalated.
De-escalation. By killing people.
This shit is getting so pathetic that they don't even say who they're killing or pretend to know who they're retaliating against.
Deescalating attacks on American soldiers in Iraq by attacking Iranian soldiers in Syria, some real 4D chess going on I'm sure
Nah, killing Iranians is too risky. These are 'Iranian-backed Militia'. Probably Afghan, Syrian, or Iraqi. Maybe Lebanese, but unlikely.
Ah right, how could I think that any connection at all would be necessary to justify an attack a few hundred miles (I assume, tbh) away from whatever happened before this.
"See, if we escalate it as far as it could possibly go, we make it impossible for the situation to escalate any further"
They're judging escalation by the standard of the maximum they can do. Since they killed a few foreigners, when they could have nuked Iran and killed 80 million people, they've deescalated.