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The deadly drone attack on US soldiers puts pressure on the Biden administration to respond.
An ex-commander is now calling for decisive action.
Washington – After the attack on US soldiers in Jordan, nerves are on edge.
The USA does not want war with Iran – but retaliation.
Now the former US commander in chief, General Kenneth F. McKenzie Junior, says that nothing should be ruled out: Iran is the “root of the problem” and demanded that the country should be given greater focus when the US “confronts the problem”. become.
The deadly drone attack on US soldiers puts the Biden administration under pressure.
Former commander Kenneth F. McKenzie Junior is now calling for decisive action.
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“Don’t rule anything out”: Ex-commander demands clear response from Biden government
“I wouldn’t rule anything out,” the ex-commander told SkyNews on Tuesday (January 30), as Joe Biden’s administration comes under pressure following the drone strike in Jordan.
Experts expect a violent retaliation from the US armed forces, and General McKenzie, emeritus, is even calling for much tougher reactions.
In the drone attack on a US outpost in Jordan, three US soldiers were killed and at least two dozen other soldiers were injured.
According to official information, the drone was fired by fighters supported by Iran - the fire was said to have come from Syria.
It is the first time since the beginning of the war in Israel that members of the US army have been killed.
“Iran is the root of the problem”: Ex-US commander sees strike against Iranian territory as an option
The drone attack on the US base in Jordan was a "natural, inevitable result of the failure to respond earlier in a way and in a language that people in the region would understand," said the former commander of US Central Command told Sky News.
Former Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Junior, who served in the role from 2019 to 2022, added that he believes the U.S. should not rule anything out - and that any response must be something that "changes behavior."
McKenzie Junior continued on The World: "We have the ability to directly attack the militias that attacked us, we can go after them." He said the "root of the problem" was Iran, and the country should be given greater focus as the US “confronts the problem.”
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“Ensure impact on the enemy”: Ex-general calls for tough reactions to Iranian attacks
“I wouldn’t rule anything out, geographically or otherwise,” he added.
While this does not necessarily mean that mainland Iran must be attacked; there are other IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) targets in the region, "we should not exclude any geographical area when considering our response."
McKenzie, who was named head of the University of South Florida's Global and National Security Institute in May 2022 and executive director of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity in July 2022, said: "If we're going to respond, we have to make sure it's something , that actually has an effect on the enemy, and sometimes our responses in the past have failed to achieve that goal.”
Jon B. Alterman, Middle East expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, warned in an interview with
CNN
that Iran could interpret possible retaliatory measures by the Americans, which are not decisive enough, as a sign of weakness: “If everything is deliberate and... is proportionate, it creates an incentive for people to go to the red line and make sure that they know exactly where that red line is.” Between the lines you can read: He also expects significantly more from the Biden administration a saber rattling.
As the German Press Agency reported on Tuesday (January 30), the
Times
had reported on the arrival in Great Britain of KC-135 tanker aircraft, which are essential for long-range air strikes.
These could indicate that the US government may already be preparing to intervene.