{"id":198029,"date":"2021-03-07T23:30:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T04:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=198029"},"modified":"2021-03-07T23:30:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T04:30:25","slug":"defense-secy-says-u-s-will-respond-accordingly-to-iraq-missile-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-secy-says-u-s-will-respond-accordingly-to-iraq-missile-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Secy says U.S. will \u2018respond accordingly\u2019 to Iraq missile strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdefense-secy-says-u-s-will-respond-accordingly-to-iraq-missile-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=198029&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2382944\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon in Washington, DC, February 10, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:40 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, March 7, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. will retaliate accordingly to the recent Iraqi rocket attacks. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/sunday-talk-shows\/541989-pentagon-chief-fesponse-to-rocket-attacks-in-iraq-will-be\">interview<\/a> Sunday, Austin discussed the recent attack on a base that was holding U.S. troops in Iraq\u2019s Anbar Province, which led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/mar\/03\/us-contractor-dies-during-rocket-attack-on-military-base-in-iraq\">death<\/a> of a U.S. contractor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382945\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2382945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1229597554.jpg\" alt=\"An empty tent is pictured at a displaced persons camp in Habbaniyah in Iraq&#039;s Anbar province on November 10, 2020. - After five years hosting displaced Iraqis, the vast camp was emptied in under 48 hours. The Habbaniyah Tourist Camp, a former luxury resort used to house Iraqis fleeing the Islamic State group, closed this week as part of a sudden government push to shutter dozens of displacement camps by the end of the year. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An empty tent is pictured at a displaced persons camp in Habbaniyah in Iraq\u2019s Anbar province on November 10, 2020. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although officials were still gathering information, Austin said the U.S. was aware of who was responsible for the attack and plans to hold them accountable for their actions. Additionally, the U.S. accused Iran of endorsing the missile strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message to those that would carry out such an attack is: Expect us to do what\u2019s necessary to defend ourselves,\u201d Austin noted. \u201cWe\u2019ll strike, if that\u2019s what we think we need to do, at a time and place of our own choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/mar\/07\/us-iraq-missile-strike-iran-defense-secretary-lloyd-austin\">Reports<\/a> said the same base was targeted in 2020 by a missile strike from Iran.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/graham-im-trying-to-harness-the-magic-of-president-trump\/\">Graham: I\u2019m Trying To Harness The Magic Of President Trump<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon in Washington, DC, February 10, 2021. 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