Amid vows of retaliation over a drone strike that killed three in Jordan, Americans are livid to seek out out that President Joe Biden has no plans to attend the troopers’ ceremonies.
Sgt. William Rivers, 46, Spc. Brianna Moffatt, 23, and Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, all from Georgia, had been killed when U.S. forces “may have mistaken” an enemy drone for an American one and let it cross unchallenged right into a desert base in Jordan on Sunday.
The drone killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens extra. The our bodies of the troops that had been killed are anticipated to be flown again to Dover Air Force Base in a ceremonious switch.
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When requested by journalists if President Biden deliberate to attend the ceremony, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby the president did not “have anything on schedule to speak to.”
Many took to the web to voice their displeasure, discovering the response “disgraceful.”
“Joe Biden just got three black members of the military killed,” wrote “free speech” advocate Phillip Anderson on X, who is an activist online that considers themselves a “January sixth survivor,” who “stopped the Portland riots and had his “teeth knocked out protesting Big Tech censorship.”
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“Their black lives mattered so much to Joe Biden that he won’t even bother to show up to receive their bodies, from what I’m hearing,” says the activist. His conservative posts have gotten him kicked off Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Jon Sweet, a former navy intelligence officer, additionally added to the chatter, noting that this was “not a good look for the president.”
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Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the primary U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such teams towards American forces throughout the Middle East because the begin of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Biden, who was touring in South Carolina, requested for a second of silence throughout an look at a Baptist church’s banquet corridor.
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“We had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases,” he stated. After the second of silence, Biden added, “and we shall respond.”
Biden stated in a written assertion that the United States “will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing.”
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin added that, “we will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests.”
Iran-backed fighters in east Syria started evacuating their posts, fearing U.S. airstrikes, based on Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist who heads the Deir Ezzor 24 media outlet. He stated that the areas are the strongholds of Mayadeen and Boukamal.
U.S. Central Command stated a minimum of 34 troops had been injured by the one-way assault drone, with eight flown out of Jordan for follow-up care. It described the eight as being in secure situation.