“I think it is a real strong deterrence,” said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat and Iraq War veteran.
It was only about an hour after Biden departed Dover Air Force Base in Delaware that the first US strikes began in Iraq and Syria.
Inside the Situation Room, Biden and his team assessed a set of options that each came with a certain degree of risk.
And there are clear indications that Iran isn’t looking for a war with the United States — just as Washington insists it isn’t seeking a broader conflict.
“There’s been no communications with Iran since the attack that killed our three soldiers in Jordan,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Friday night.
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