Iran keeps poking the bear, and losing. On Wednesday their Hezbollah-funded terrorist group launched attacks on Camp Taji. The U.S. was not amused and struck back.

“The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq early Friday, responding to a rocket attack on a military base that killed one British and two U.S. service members.

The Pentagon said in a statement that the strikes targeted facilities “across Iraq” controlled by Kitaeb Hezbollah, a militia that U.S. officials say has attacked American troops before. The targets included storage facilities that housed weapons used to target U.S. and coalition troops, the statement said.

The Pentagon described the strikes as “defensive, proportional, and in direct response to the threat” posed by Iranian-backed militias.”

Given the attacks, it is obvious that Iran has no intentions of putting a halt to funding terrorism, specifically against the United States. They may whine about the economic sanctions, but when they keep throwing money to their chosen terrorists groups, I have no sympathy for these jackasses.

However, the New York Times fish wrap grumbled that this was a “violent tit-for-tat,” implying that the United States was acting childishly. Not only that…

“Kataib Hezbollah released a statement on Thursday praising those who had carried out the strikes on Wednesday, though the group denied responsibility. That strike was “a precision jihadi operation,” the statement said. It also signaled that the group hoped to see an increase in operations against the American presence in Iraq.

In December, Kataib Hezbollah was accused of a rocket strike that killed an American contractor, setting off a series of events that led the United States to the brink of war with Iran.”

First of all, it’s a known fact that Hezbollah has been backed by Iran. If they want to see an increase in operations against the U.S., then it’s a fair bet they had a part in the attack. Secondly, that series of events that the NY Times oh-so-seriously opined that nearly led us to World War III? That evil Soleimani dude who we righteously obliterated into dust.

As an aside, we were nearly at World War III just weeks ago. Then it was impeachment, and now it is the Wuhan Coronavirus mess.

Iran, as I pointed out here, is dealing with their own issues of citizens and government officials dying from the virus.

By golly, the the ideas that many of the clerics are touting as “cures” for the virus are jaw-dropping in their stupidity.

Meanwhile, as the European Union is dealing with their own missteps regarding the handling of the Wuhan virus, they are ALSO refusing to put sanctions in against Iran. 

“We have repeatedly asked the EU and the [United Kingdom] to match our sanctions on the Iranian regime, particularly on Iran’s nuclear and missile program, but also on Iran’s terrorist proxies,” a State Department spokesman told the Free Beacon. “But there is still great fear within the E3 [France, Germany, and Italy] that sanctioning Iran will jeopardize the nuclear deal. With the U.K. out of the EU, we do see a renewed opportunity for the U.K. to sanction the regime. We will keep pressing the point.”

Guess what? Iran has shown the world time and time again that they NEVER had any intentions of complying with the nuclear deal.

Deeply reported overview of Trans-Atlantic state of play when it comes to Iran. The Euros are so desperate to preserve the nuclear deal they're standing down as Iran mows down its people, exports terrorism, floats Assad, etc. Punchline is that Iran is openly violating the deal ⤵️ https://t.co/ayGOgWr0me

— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) March 12, 2020

Memo to the EU: no matter how many ways you skin the cat, you are still going to end up with a pig in a poke by getting in bed with the world’s largest terrorist organization.

Crap like this from the Washington Post’s Beirut chief doesn’t help.

While everyone's attention is diverted by coronavirus, including Iran & the U.S., Iran and the US seem to be heading for war again. 2 US, 1 Brit troops killed in rocket attack in Iraq. Airstrikes on Iran militias in Syria.
It's Qasem Soleimani's birthday https://t.co/QdZeQCbkr1

— Liz Sly (@LizSly) March 11, 2020

Yes, the Coronavirus has been the focus of attention. However, Liz should know better than to send out a tweet like this. Iranian-backed Hezbollah conducted the attack on Camp Taji. It wasn’t the United States who decided to poke the bear, it was Iran.

Iran doesn’t care about this Wuhan Coronavirus. What the Iranian government DOES care about is continuing to financially support and promote terrorism around the world. Lovely priorities they have.

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