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The Secretary of Defense of the European Union, Lloyd Austin, assured him that the Pentagon would “attack if necessary” in order to respond to the attack of this week against an Iraqi base in which there are too many United States destinies. claro who is responsible for the embassy.
“We will attack, if we believe it is necessary, in a moment and lie that we will.
Diez cohetes impacted this milestone on the military base of Ain al Asad, in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar (west), which hosted some 2,000 military militaries, in an attack that did not result in any casualties, including a counterpart from the United States. cardio paro during the bombing and failure few times.
The Casa Blanca assured us that it would be investigating who launched the attack, and promises to avoid any “precipitated decision or misinformation that could escalate tensions” in the region.
At the end of February, Biden ordered a bombing of pro-Iranian militias in Syria, killing at least one person and killing two; and he was reprimanded for an attack on another base in Erbil (northern Iraq), which led to a conflict between the two states and several warring factions between the US and Iraqi militaries.
Although this week’s Iraqi second base attack has not been a hit, Austin stressed that Gobierno states that he will ensure that those attacks “are accountable for their actions” and that “they are necessary to defend”.
The Pentagon’s officer said that he had not clarified who launched the attack, and that he was “waiting for the Iraqis to advance the most possible rapid” in his investigation.
Without embarrassment, many in Washington suspect a probable implication of Iran, and Austin did not correct the periodical regarding the question of the effect that could be placed on the possible reprisals of the Pentagon in relations with Tehran.
“Iran is completely capable of evaluating what our bombings and activities mean, and going to its own conclusions. What we need to deduce is what we are defending our troops,” said Austin.