Drone strike on US base kills 3 American soldiers, at least 40 injured - Iraqi Resistance claims responsibility

[VCheng]

Should I derail?
I mean all, who attack children, women, and innocent civilians? whether they have elaborate uniforms or not.
On topic:
Did Iran accept the responsibility? Why should they attack Iran in response? What if the terrorists released a video and said Russia helped them? Like Pelosi saying that Russia might have helped those Palestinian protestors in the US?

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Of course. Derail all yo want. But I cannot unfortunately do the same.

 

[tsunset]

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[RazPaK]

Iranians did vow revenge for Soleimani. Maybe it’s a long term revenge.

Hopefully things don’t escalate.

 

[tsunset]

Thank you for explaining that. I abhor war. By anyone. With anyone. For anything. But I sadly have seen enough in my life that it becomes unavoidable at some point. Then there is no proportionality possible. Each side will simply fight as best as it can with everything available to them.

I'm just getting sick of these people freely advocating to bomb Iran then calls us "terrorists" when saying US should be targeted if they do something inside Iran

This is just basic logic that they cannot understand because of their CENTCOM fed thoughts that anything killing US troops are "terrorists", they cannot conceive that Syrians and Iraqis had enough of US troops and this is pretty much the same for Jordan population itself, they cannot believe that a country that is the most racist against muslims, that are stealing oil and making pipelines to fuel Israel, can be hated by the people they are invading and sacking, this is forcibly Iran, this cannot be Iraqis or Syrians, forcibly Iran

Then calls anything you say as "terrorists", killing US troops doesn't make you a terrorists, meanwhile they are advocating for strikes inside Iran and will rejoice of it

US troops attacking others are terrorists by definition, they steal, sack, raped people in the region, anyone who had a member of his family killed by them has the right to avenge their losses and what they are stealing on their land

What is exceptional is how Pakistanis, a country which has been violated multiple times by the US without responses, are capable of supporting US soldiers stationed in the middle of an idle, reactionary state

Tell them Israelis are now Shia, they will invade Israel

 

[Veritas01]

I see it too. IRGC with it's attack in Pakistan and Pak retaliating opened up targeting Iran through direct airwarfare not seen in the past couple of scores.

The conflict between Iran and U.S is only to get trickier and hotter from now.

But the strikes occurred from within Syria. So, we might see U.S. targeting Iranian assets in Syria and not expand it to other regions.

Regional war in the Middle East would sign Biden's death warrant in November. Think we'll see heavy strikes in Syria and Iraq but no direct conflict with Iran, especially with some suggesting this took place on the Syrian side of the border rather than the Jordanian side (which would represent an escalation).

 

[lightning f57]

This will absolutely bring a US response. And don’t be surprised if the US ends up striking targets in Iran.

Dont get excited. There will be a response as there will be a counter response however striking Iran wont happen.

The US people need to realise the death of their troops is not worth protecting a pariah state.

 

[GWXP]

If shit hits the fan and there is a US+Israel vs Axis of Resistance war, it will have catastrophic consequences for the West.

It is absolutely irrational and counterproductive for US to start war with Iran.

Beyond military challenges, here are some of the economic and political consequences of the US-Iran war after Iran closes the Straight of Hormuz (20% of the world’s oil) and Straight of Bab-el-Mandeb (12% of global trade):

1) Inflation. Gasoline prices will go up. Food prices will go up as well, because agriculture uses fertilizers that are made out of oil and transportation costs from rural areas to cities will increase substantially. Industrial products will become more expensive, because they contain products of petrochemical industry and because of high transportation costs. Price of transportation by truck, airplane and ship will increase and this will add to inflation. Standard of living of Americans will decrease because of rising prices.

2) Exports from US to Europe and Asia will decrease, because there will be a recession in those regions. Imported goods will become more expensive adding to inflation in the US.

3) Recession in the US. Falling exports on the one hand and less consumers spending because of high inflation on the other, will result in recession in US. US GDP will shrink 4-7%. If US and EU GDP shrinks by 6% that means US+EU GDP will shrink by 3trln$.

4) Unemployment. If US+EU unemployment increases by additional 6% due to recession, that means additional 20mln unemployed people in Europe and US. For comparison entire Iran’s labor force is 28mln people.

5) Stock Market Crash. Recession and worsening economic conditions will result in the crash of the stock market. Total market capitalization of the U.S. stock market is 50trln$ and EU’s stock market capitalization is 20trln$. If stocks value falls by 30% that is 21trln$ loss of wealth.

6) Bond Market Crash. If you hold US Treasures or US corporate bonds that pay 1% interest in times when inflation is 10-15% you will start selling your bonds and there will be crash in the bond market.

7) Financial Crisis. With the Crash of the Stock Market and Crash of the Bond Market banks will fail. Pension Funds, Investment Funds and Insurance companies might go bankrupt.

8) Budgetary Crisis in the US. With falling GDP you will have falling tax revenues and with rising unemployment and foreign war you will have rising spendings and budget deficit. With mass US Treasures sell-off by investors and foreign Central Banks, the cost of borrowing for US government will increase dramatically and this will be the road towards bankruptcy. And if the Fed starts printing money in these circumstances - this will be the end of dollar as a global reserve currency.

9) Political crisis in the US. American people will want someone to answer for this disaster and President Biden and his Jewish Secretary of State Blinken will become scapegoats and will be put on trial for causing this disaster.

10) Rise in Anti-Semitism in the US. When standard of living of Americans falls and unemployment increases, Americans will start questioning their support of Israel. Americans will ask why they have to fight and die because of Apartheid regime in Israel while paying high price of gasoline. You can see the rise of anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic sentiments among Americans.

11) Crisis in relations between the US and Europe. There might be crisis in relations between the US and their European satellites. European elites will say that American policy in Ukraine resulted in war and left Europe without Russian oil and gas, and now American policy in the Middle East left Europe without Middle Eastern oil (20% of Europe’s demand) and gas. Europeans will say that Americans are to blame for economic crisis in Europe.

12) Rise in Anti-Americanism and Anti-Semitism in Europe (and in the world). There will be rise of anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism in Europe if there is economic crisis and massive unemployment, and falling standard of living in Europe because of US attack on Iran for the purpose of protection of Israel. Europe will be the biggest loser in the event of war, because after they were left without Russian oil and gas, they will be left without Middle Eastern oil, which is 20% of their demand and without 2trln$ trade with Asia via Bab-el-Mandeb Straight.

13) Political Crisis in Europe. If there is economic crises and falling standard of living, European populations will blame their leaders for their short-sighted policies (of blindly following Americans) that led to this disaster. You can see rise of popularity of alternative political parties in Europe like AfD in Germany for example.

14) Rise in Anti-Americanism in the Islamic World and more terrorist attacks against Westerners. Of course, if US fights 5 Muslim states simultaneously (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen) on the side of Jews and against Palestinians, there will be huge rise of anti-Americanism in the Muslim world, more terrorist attacks against Westerners, and fully poisoned relations between the West and the World of Islam.

15) Military Crisis in East Asia. If Straight of Hormuz is closed, oil price increased and China experiences economic depression with huge unemployment, China will attack Taiwan for the purpose of diverting attention of domestic public from internal economic problems to external issues and finally solving the Taiwan problem. China will take advantage of the fact that US military will be bogged down in the Middle East and will not be in position to protect Taiwan. While invading Taiwan is not a military option at this moment, China can impose a naval blockade of the island and you will have a military crisis in East Asia. This shows how US attack on Iran and global economic depression can provoke a military crisis in East Asia.

16) 250$ oil price for Russia and Vladimir Putin. Of course, the biggest winner of the US-Iran war and disruption of oil supply from the Persian Gulf will be Russia. A) Russia will be able to sell its oil at 250$ per barrel and earn a lot of money to fund its war in Ukraine and improve domestic economy B) Russia will be happy that US is in economic crisis and is militarily bogged down in the Middle East, while Europe is in economic and political crisis and is more dependent on Russian energy than before C) Russia might offer Europe to sell energy in exchange for Europe decreasing military support to Ukraine D) In times of global depression China will not be afraid of US sanctions and might start supplying weapons to Russia and openly helping it in its efforts in Ukraine in exchange for Russian energy. So Russia will be the only winner of another Gulf War if it happens.

All this shows that US starting war with Iran because of Israel will have catastrophic consequences for the West.

 

[Vortex]

This will absolutely bring a US response. And don’t be surprised if the US ends up striking targets in Iran.

This is exactly what Israelis want since ages…

 

[VCheng]

I'm just getting sick of these people freely advocating to bomb Iran then calls us "terrorists" when saying US should be targeted if they do something inside Iran

This is just basic logic that they cannot understand because of their CENTCOM fed thoughts that anything killing US troops are "terrorists", they cannot conceive that Syrians and Iraqis had enough of US troops and this is pretty much the same for Jordan population itself, they cannot believe that a country that is the most racist against muslims, that are stealing oil and making pipelines to fuel Israel, can be hated by the people they are invading and sacking, this is forcibly Iran, this cannot be Iraqis or Syrians, forcibly Iran

Then calls anything you say as "terrorists", killing US troops doesn't make you a terrorists, meanwhile they are advocating for strikes inside Iran and will rejoice of it

US troops attacking others are terrorists by definition, they steal, sack, raped people in the region, anyone who had a member of his family killed by them has the right to avenge their losses and what they are stealing on their land

What is exceptional is how Pakistanis, a country which has been violated multiple times by the US without responses, are capable of supporting US soldiers stationed in the middle of an idle, reactionary state

Tell them Israelis are now Shia, they will invade Israel

And am sick of all those who see only their preferred side of the issues. I can’t type a long response from a phone so a detailed response must wait until later. If I am still around. Later Boss.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Three US troops killed in drone attack in Jordan, at least two dozen injured​

Three US Army soldiers were killed and at least two dozen service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the Gaza war.

The killing of three Americans at Tower 22 in Jordan near the border with Syria is a significant escalation of an already-precarious situation in the Middle East. Officials said the drone was fired by Iran-backed militants and appeared to come from Syria.

US Central Command confirmed in a statement on Sunday that three service members were killed and 25 injured in a one-way drone attack that “impacted at a base in northeast Jordan.”

President Joe Biden vowed on Sunday to hold those responsible for the attack “to account,” saying that while facts are still being gathered, “We know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.”

As of Friday, there had been more than 158 attacks on US and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, though officials have described the constant volley of drones, rockets, and missiles as unsuccessful as they have frequently not caused serious injury or damage to infrastructure.

It’s unclear why air defenses failed to intercept the drone, which appears to be the first known attack on Tower 22 since attacks on US and coalition forces began on October 17. US forces at the outpost are there as part of an advise-and-assist mission with Jordan.

https://us.cnn.com/2024/01/28/politics/us-troops-drone-attack-jordan

Jordan!!!!? I was not expecting that.
Greater game is becoming clearer and clearer each day.

 

[Hack-Hook]

Iranians did vow revenge for Soleimani. Maybe it’s a long term revenge.

Hopefully things don’t escalate.

Iran stated clearly , the revenge is not killing Americans as no American general is comparable to Mr. suleymani but throwing them out of middle east

 

[Flotilla]

I am pretty sure it has been here

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[tsunset]

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I am pretty sure it has been here

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

www.google.com

They literally have restaurants, tennis court, football, American cuisine restaurants, never saw that

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

Ayy lmao it was Syrian drug dealers that drew first blood.

 

[enroger]

If civilians are involved then this would be defined as a terrorist attack. However it is a drone attack on US base isn't it? US troops are fair game, I don't know where is the outrage coming from some member. You engage in war activities in a region you should expect casualty, simple as that.