{"id":2161493,"date":"2024-01-28T18:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T23:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blames-bidens-weakness-and-surrender-for-deadly-militia-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-01-28T18:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T23:11:01","slug":"trump-blames-bidens-weakness-and-surrender-for-deadly-militia-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blames-bidens-weakness-and-surrender-for-deadly-militia-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump accuses Biden of being weak and surrendering, leading to a deadly militia attack"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-blames-bidens-weakness-and-surrender-for-deadly-militia-attack%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=2161493&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--><h2>Trump \u200dBlames Biden\u200c for \u2064Iraqi Militia Attack<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Republican presidential\u2062 front-runner Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for the Iraqi militia attack that killed three U.S. service \u200dmembers and wounded more than two dozen\u2064 others.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In\u2063 a post\u2063 on his social media platform, Truth Social, the former president first \u2062offered condolences to the families of the service members killed before diverting his attention to his political rival.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis brazen \u2062attack\u200b on the United \u200dStates is yet another\u2062 horrific and tragic consequence of Joe \u2063Biden\u2019s \u2062weakness and\u2063 surrender\u2026\u201d Trump wrote. He also\u200d asked \u201call Americans to join me in praying for those who have been wounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Iranian-supported militia on Sunday launched a drone strike on a small U.S. outpost known as Tower 22 in \u2062Jordan near \u200dthe Syrian border, where the service members were killed or \u2064injured. Biden and\u2062 Defense Secretary \u2064Lloyd Austin responded similarly, with Austin affirming, \u201cWe will respond at a time and place of our choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2064 has been condemned by Trump, other Republicans,\u200b and\u200c even some Democrats for \u200cmany of his foreign policy decisions. Specifically,\u200d Trump has criticized his\u200d 2020 challenger for his softening of sour relations with\u2062 Iran, which the Republican blasted Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThree years\u2063 ago, \u2062Iran was weak, broke, and totally under control. Thanks \u2063to my Maximum Pressure policy, the Iranian Regime could barely scrape two dollars together to fund their terrorist proxies. Then Joe \u200bBiden came\u2062 in and gave\u200b Iran billions \u200dof dollars, which the Regime has used to spread bloodshed and carnage throughout the Middle East,\u201d\u2063 Trump wrote\u2063 in a statement that expanded\u2062 upon his Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He then \u2062made a \u2063claim he has\u2064 said repeatedly during his time on the campaign trail, that deadly global conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, the war between Israel and\u200b Hamas, and now, this attack, \u201cwould NEVER have happened\u201d if he was president, where there would be \u201cPeace throughout the World. Instead, we are on the brink of World War \u200b3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Militias in the Middle\u2062 East have carried \u2062out more than 150 missile \u200band drone attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq\u200c and Syria dating back \u200dto mid-October, which \u2064closely coincided\u2063 with the Oct. 7 Hamas\u200c attack in Israel. Dozens of U.S. troops have been injured in these attacks, while the \u200bU.S. military has \u200cinfrequently responded with airstrikes,\u2062 most \u200doften targeting their infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington\u200d Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI am outraged and deeply saddened by the deaths of three of our U.S. service members and the wounding of other \u2063American troops in \u2062an attack last night against U.S. and Coalition forces,\u200c who were deployed to a site in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border to work for the lasting \u200cdefeat \u2062of\u200b ISIS,\u201d Austin added in his statement. \u201cThese brave Americans and their families are in my\u200c prayers, and\u200b the entire\u2064 Department of Defense mourns\u2064 their loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Iraqi militias are one of Iran\u2019s proxies it\u200c supports throughout the Middle East, many of which \u2064are disrupting U.S.\u200b interests in the region. Aside from Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen have been perhaps the most notable proxy recently, attacking U.S. ships and commercial shipping in\u2062 the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments for\u2064 and against a tougher stance towards Iran\u200c to deter future attacks\u2062 and protect American interests in\u200b the Middle East?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Bispicious policies\u2062, Tehran now has a far-reaching influence and is\u2063 emboldened to carry out attacks against \u200c\u200cthe United \u2032States and its allies,\u201d \u2064Trump stated. He went on \u2062to criticize the Biden administration&#8217;s negotiations with Iran \u2064and \u2063its failure to hold the regime accountable for its actions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The attack on U.S. service members is\u2064 seen as a significant security breach and a challenge to Biden&#8217;s leadership. \u200bCritics argue that \u2062the administration&#8217;s approach to Iran \u2063and its leniency towards the regime has\u200d made\u200d the United \u200a\u200dStates and its\u200b personnel vulnerable to such attacks. \u2062They \u2062claim that Biden&#8217;s policies have undermined\u200c the country&#8217;s national security and put American lives\u2064 at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s accusation against\u2064 Biden is in line with his ongoing criticism of the current administration&#8217;s \u2064foreign policy decisions. The former president has consistently \u200dargued that Biden&#8217;s handling of international affairs\u2063 has weakened the United \u200dStates&#8217; position on the global stage and has made the country less safe.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting \u200cthat the attack on the U.S. outpost comes as the Biden\u2062 administration is considering re-entering the Iran nuclear\u2062 deal. Critics argue that \u2062the agreement, which Trump withdrew from in 2018, did \u2064not do \u2062enough \u200bto constrain Iran&#8217;s aggressive behavior and failed to address other critical issues, such as its\u2064 support for militias in \u200cthe Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-6-pm-et-ntd-evening-news-full-broadcast-sept-15\/\" title=\"Watch the complete NTD Evening News broadcast at 6 PM ET today.\">sparked renewed debate<\/a> over the effectiveness of Biden&#8217;s approach to Iran and the broader Middle East region. Critics, including Trump, argue that\u2063 a tougher stance is \u2064needed to deter future attacks and protect American interests in the region.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-ask-him-even-trump-doesnt-know-if-desantis-is-running-in-24\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Ask Him\u2019: Even Trump Doesn\u2019t Know If DeSantis Is Running In \u201924\">2024 presidential election approaches<\/a>, foreign policy will likely be a key issue \u200din the \u2062campaign. \u2064Trump&#8217;s blaming of Biden for the Iraqi militia attack signals that he intends to highlight\u2064 the former vice\u2064 president&#8217;s perceived weaknesses in this area and capitalize on his own reputation as a strong leader in international affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Biden and his administration face mounting pressure to respond \u200cto \u200bthe \u2063attack and demonstrate \u200cstrength in the face of aggression. The incident serves as a test of the president&#8217;s ability \u200dto protect\u2064 U.S.\u2062 interests and maintain stability in the volatile Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless \u2062of political\u2064 affiliations, the attack on U.S. service \u200dmembers is a tragic event that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-aoc-blasts-lindsey-graham-for-using-textbook-rhetoric-of-ethnic-cleansing\/\" title=\"AOC criticizes Lindsey Graham for employing 'ethnic cleansing' rhetoric in Israel war.\">deserves careful consideration<\/a> and response. The focus should be \u200con justice\u200c for the fallen service members and ensuring the\u2064 safety of American personnel deployed abroad.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Donald Trump&#8217;s accusation that President Joe Biden is to blame for the \u2063Iraqi militia attack\u200b reflects the ongoing\u200b political divide over \u200dforeign policy decisions. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-ag-ketanji-brown-jackson-wants-fundamental-redesign-of-criminal-justice-system\/\" title=\"Alabama AG: Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants 'Fundamental Redesign' of Criminal Justice System\">raises important questions<\/a>\u2063 about the effectiveness of Biden&#8217;s approach to Iran and its implications for U.S. national security. As the political landscape\u2062 continues to\u200b evolve, it remains to be seen how this incident will shape the discourse and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican front-runner Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden of being responsible for the Iraqi militia attack that resulted in the deaths of three American service members and injuries to over 25 others. Trump expressed his condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers before shifting focus in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2734,"featured_media":2161494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2161493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2161493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2161493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2161493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2161494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2161493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2161493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2161493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}