A site in Syria was struck by the US military. The site was used by militia groups backed by Iran. This follows reported rocket attacks against American forces in the area, CNN reports, citing source as a “US official.
This was the first known military action since the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Though the site that was hit had no known direct involvement in the rocket attacks, but Shia militias operating in the area, and backed by Iran were believed to have used the facilities.
According to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby the stakes were carried out “at President Biden’s direction” and were not just authorized in response to recent attacks on American and coalition forces, but to deal with “ongoing threats to those personnel.”
Kirby said that Biden conducted the strikes after consulting with US allies, including coalition partners.
On Monday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said “We have stated before that we will hold Iran responsible for the actions of its proxies that attack Americans,” and that “many of these attacks have used Iranian made, Iranian supplied weapons.”
Statement from Pentagon press Secretary:
Pentagon statement on US air strikes against targets in eastern #Syria. The raid reportedly was carried out by US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. The statement was sent out at 1954 EST 25 Feb https://t.co/x4ueUseu3Npic.twitter.com/EbS2Yk9npJ
The sheer volume of actual news, and the various perspectives is daunting and exhausting
Since the most recent phase of the post election chaos, created by Trump and his absurd and unhinged rejection of the reality that he lost to President-elect Joe Biden, reached crisis status due to the terrorist mob attacking the U.S. Capitol, the development of the various threads of the story have exploded exponentially.
With various legal cases and developments in the search for accountability, for numerous individuals including Trump himself, and with his ongoing defiance of his own guilt and the fate that awaits him, it feels like there are bombshell headlines nearly every hour.
In addition to all of those serious and important threads are the reactions of the famous and the infamous, some trying to deflect or obfuscate, even to make light of the carnage, and the outrageous nature of the crimes. Others are grappling to give voice to the outrage that the vast majority feel, on many different levels at what has happened, and what continues to happen. Most of all: what might happen next.
Below are various headlines from the last 24 hours, some of which encapsulate the horror and the confusion, as well as the attempts to find clarity in this massive, ongoing and developing story:
”GOP Rep. Peter Meijer says he is ‘considering’ Trump impeachment after Capitol riot”
-USA Today
“Jim Jordan repeatedly refuses to say Biden fairly won election”
-CNN
”New terror threat points to plot to surround Capitol, lawmaker says”
— CNN
”Trump Threatens Violence If He’s Impeached for Inciting Violence”
-New York Magazine
”Analysis: The bonkers Republican logic on why Trump shouldn’t be impeached”
-CNN
”Deutsche Bank won’t do any more business with Trump”
-CNN
“Pro-Trump Attorney Lin Wood Not of ‘Sufficient Character’ to Practice Law, Decides Judge”
-Newsweek
”Was the Capitol Attack a Last Gasp of MAGA Violence or the Beginning?”
-Vanity Fair
”Texas officials worry Trump’s trip could turn violent”
-Politico
”There Will Be No ‘Unity’ Until Republicans Give Up Voter-Suppression as a National Policy”
-Esquire
”Don Lemon: Trump ‘the biggest snowflake of them all”
— The Grio
”Trump Expresses No Contrition for Inciting the Capitol Mob.”
-The New York Times
”Democrats have a new tool to undo Trump’s ‘midnight rule-making.’ But there’s a catch.”
-NBC News
“Facebook Removes ‘Stop The Steal’ Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts”
-NPR
“Extremists move to secret online channels to plan for Inauguration Day in D.C.”
-NBC News
”How to stop an Insurrection Caucus: These reforms could reduce GOP extremism and save our democracy”
