Monday, January 29, 2024

Both so similar.

"Three American service members were killed and dozens more were injured in an unmanned aerial drone attack on a base in Jordan,..President Biden and the US military said." "US Central Command, which oversees forces in the Middle East, initially put the number of injured at 25," but, "CENTCOM confirmed later...that at least 34 had been injured." CBS. "US forces may have mistaken an enemy drone for an American one and let it pass unchallenged into a desert base in Jordan where it killed three US troops," because "As the enemy drone was flying in at a low altitude, a US drone was returning to the small installation known as Tower 22, according to a preliminary report cited by two officials." AP. Confused between good drone and bad drone. Just as the stupid US policy of good terrorists of President Ronald Reagan shaking hands with the Afghan Mujahideen in the White House (YouTube), followed by the bad terrorists of President George Bush declaring 'Operation Enduring Freedom' against the Afghan Taliban in 2001 (US State Department).   "The United States is reportedly preparing to launch retaliatory attacks against Iran-backed groups," which "According to Pentagon sources, the retaliation would likely begin in the next couple of days and come in waves against a range of targets once the president gave the go ahead." India Today. How civil of them to give an advance warning, giving plenty of time for the terrorists to leave their bases and go home to the bosom of their families. "Iran denied it was behind a drone strike that killed three US troops," but "The Iran-backed militia group Islamic Resistance in Iraq put out a statement...saying it had targeted a US garrison at al-Tanf, just across the Jordan-Syria border from the US Tower 22 base." CBS. Not just the US, Iran's Ayatollahs are old hands at the business of death. In 2013, "For years, unmarked ammunition has been turning up in some of Africa's bloodiest conflict zones - Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ivory Coast. After a six-year investigation, independent arms investigators with Britain-based Conflict Armament Research (CAR) say they have figured out where the ammunition is being made: Iran. And, Sudan is a Muslim country. On 3 January, two explosions at a commemoration of a general killed by the US in 2020 resulted in 103 deaths and 141 injured in Iran. PBS. "Irony abounds. The Islamic State attack targeted mourners at the tomb of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general who long oversaw covert operations involving proxy groups such as the Houthis and Hezbollah." "When nations arm extremists, blowback is inevitable," wrote Mihir Sharma. What goes around comes around (Dictionary). Iran may abuse the US as the "Great Satan" (wikipedia), but they seem identical in stupidity. Twins, as it were.  

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