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After being in office for barely one month, Biden has authorized his first military strike.

In one fell swoop, he managed to attack three countries at once, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, risking a larger war with all of them.

On February 25th, U.S. warplanes bombed the Syrian town of Bukamal, killing as many as 22 people.

The attack was illegal under international law and under U.S. law by carrying out acts of

war without congressional approval while not targeting Syrian forces. The raid violated Syria's

sovereignty by carrying out a strike on its soil without knowledge or approval by the country's

government. Tensions are already high with Syria because of draconian

U.S. sanctions and repeated military strikes by Israel against the Syrian state, which it would

not do without approval by the U.S. In addition to an act of aggression against Syria,

Biden claims the target of the raid was an Iran-backed militia.

The phrase Iran-backed militia is imperialist code for Iraqi militants that oppose the ongoing

U.S. occupation of their country. The corporate media uncritically repeated Iran-backed militia

with no evidence. Even the Pentagon's

most loyal stenographer, the New York Times, had to admit, quote, little is known about the group,

including whether it is backed by Iran. Although no evidence exists to link this group to Iran,

Biden said the airstrikes were intended to send a message to Iran that,

quote, you cannot act with impunity. Be careful. It's disgusting that Biden thinks the best way

to communicate with Iran is blowing up human beings. And what impunity is even talking about? Trump is the

one who shredded the nuclear deal and slapped hundreds of

sanctions on the country, and after all that, Iran is still willing to talk. Biden claims this act of

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