{"id":2319871,"date":"2024-08-06T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-americans-injured-in-attack-on-military-base\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:04:52","slug":"multiple-americans-injured-in-attack-on-military-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-americans-injured-in-attack-on-military-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Americans Injured in Attack on Military Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fmultiple-americans-injured-in-attack-on-military-base%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=2319871&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--><p>The article \u200cdiscusses recent events following \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turbotax-owner-intuit-ordered-to-pay-141-million-to-customers-unfairly-charged-while-using-free-edition-of-product\/\" title=\"TurboTax Owner Intuit Ordered to Pay 1 Million to Customers \u201cUnfairly Charged\u201d While Using \u201cFree\u201d Edition of Product\">stock market downturn<\/a> and the presidential election, highlighting \u200ba rocket attack on an \u2063American \u200bmilitary base in western Iraq. Multiple military personnel were reportedly wounded, with\u200d a\u2064 radical Islamic group backed by Iran\u200b claiming responsibility. President\u2062 Biden, along with Vice President Harris, held a briefing in the White House Situation Room to discuss\u200c the situation, outlining responses and support measures for Israel amid\u200d rising tensions in the Middle \u200dEast. Many social media \u2063users \u2063criticized Biden&#8217;s response, expressing a lack\u200b of confidence in the \u2063administration&#8217;s foreign policy. The timing\u2062 of the attack\u200b and the political backdrop, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bureaucrats-are-hell-bent-on-congress-rubber-stamping-fisa-so-they-can-snoop-without-warrants-or-consequences\/\" title=\"Officials want FISA approved to spy without warrants or consequences.\">ongoing presidential campaign<\/a> between Harris and former President Trump, raises questions about the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of international relations, particularly concerning Iran\u2063 and its proxies. The escalating violence links to broader regional conflicts, \u2063further impacting the perception of\u2064 Biden&#8217;s\u2062 approach to foreign policy and national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>After a stock market nosedive and the presidential election dominated American attention on Monday, the Biden-Harris administration received a brutal reminder that the nation&rsquo;s enemies globally haven&rsquo;t taken a break.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple members of the American military and contractors were wounded in a rocket attack on a base in western Iraq, according to news reports.<\/p>\n<p>And a radical Islamic group &mdash; backed by Iran &mdash; has claimed responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/05\/world\/middleeast\/iraq-us-troops-iran-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cited<\/a> &ldquo;initial reports&rdquo; to state five were injured, but did not have details on the extent of those injuries.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden&rsquo;s account on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X published a picture showing Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris gathered with top administration officials in the White House Situation Room.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?\">@VP<\/a> and I were briefed in the Situation Room on developments in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>We received updates on threats posed by Iran and its proxies, diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions, and preparations to support Israel should it be attacked again.<\/p>\n<p>We also&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kbRcVkW3ex\">pic.twitter.com\/kbRcVkW3ex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1820588608715178352?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We received updates on threats posed by Iran and its proxies, diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions, and preparations to support Israel should it be attacked again,&rdquo; the post stated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We also discussed the steps we are taking to defend our forces and respond to any attack against our personnel in a manner and place of our choosing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many users weren&rsquo;t impressed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It would be hard for any picture to inspire less confidence<br \/> We&rsquo;re screwed <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ywX99KMeRr\">pic.twitter.com\/ywX99KMeRr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimHansonDC\/status\/1820592448831148193?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Care to stand in front of the American People to address the nation about what is unfolding all over the world and take questions?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Moral Authority Complex (@EhOHSeeLogic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EhOHSeeLogic\/status\/1820590934071169528?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your response will be weak and lacking any backbone. Kind of like all of your responses.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; General&trade;&#65039; (@TheGeneral_0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGeneral_0\/status\/1820589985730380257?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The attack comes as the Israeli war against the terrorist group Hamas threatens to become an open regional conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The assassination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hamas-leader-assassinated-will-terrorists-shaking-not-single-one-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh<\/a> in Tehran last week is widely attributed to Israel (though Jerusalem has not commented, according to The New York Times). In Lebanon, a leader of the terrorist group&nbsp; Fuad Shukr was killed by an Israel Defense Forces strike, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israel-targets-hezbollah-commander-in-beirut-in-response-to-majdal-shams-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-israels-iron-dome-lights-dozens-iranian-drones-horrifying-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched a massive attack<\/a> of missiles and drones against Israel after a suspect Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria killed several officials, including a top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp, an elite Iranian military branch.<\/p>\n<p>And while it wasn&rsquo;t clear that Monday&rsquo;s rocket attack was direct retaliation for the killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders last week, it&rsquo;s all part of the same war &mdash; the war of Iran and Iranian proxies against the West, primarily Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>With the U.S. in a presidential election campaign pitting Harris against former President Donald Trump, drastically different approaches to foreign policy are on the line &mdash; Trump&rsquo;s years of the U.S. projecting strength and achieving real milestones toward peace in the Middle East through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donald-trump-nominated-nobel-peace-prize-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Accords<\/a> versus the Biden record of weakness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-accused-accommodating-iran-republicans-demand-change-course-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeasement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stock-market-takes-huge-nosedive-incredibly-accurate-recession-warning-sign-triggered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stock market selloff<\/a> made for bad headlines for the Harris campaign &mdash; the economy is the number one issue for American voters. (Those headlines would have been much worse if Harris were a Republican.)<\/p>\n<p>News of Monday&rsquo;s attack &mdash; putting a focus on the failures of the Biden-Harris administration in foreign policy &mdash; isn&rsquo;t likely to help.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Reports indicate that several American military personnel and contractors were injured in a rocket attack at a base in western Iraq, with responsibility claimed by an Iranian-backed radical Islamic group. The New York Times mentioned &#8220;initial reports&#8221; indicating five injuries, though details regarding their severity were not provided. President Joe Biden shared an image on X (formerly Twitter) showing him and Vice President Kamala Harris meeting with senior officials in the White House Situation Room.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Biden stated they received briefings about developments in the Middle East, including threats from Iran and its affiliates, diplomatic efforts to reduce regional tensions, and preparations to assist Israel if it faces further attacks. He also noted discussions about measures being taken to protect U.S. forces and respond appropriately to any assaults against them.<\/p>\n<p>However, many social media users expressed skepticism about this response. Comments included critiques of confidence levels regarding U.S. leadership during these turbulent times.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket attack coincides with escalating tensions due to Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas potentially expanding into a broader regional war. The recent assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is widely believed to have been carried out by Israel; however, there has been no official comment from Jerusalem on this matter according to The New York Times. Additionally, reports indicate that an Israeli airstrike killed Fuad Shukr, another terrorist leader based in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year in April, Iran executed a large-scale missile and drone assault against Israel following an Israeli strike that resulted in multiple casualties among Iranian officials at a diplomatic site in Syria\u2014this included high-ranking members of Iran&#8217;s elite military unit known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). While it remains uncertain whether Monday\u2019s rocket attack was directly linked as retaliation for recent killings of Hamas or Hezbollah leaders last week, it reflects ongoing hostilities between Iran&#8217;s proxies and Western nations like Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>As America approaches its presidential election campaign featuring Harris against former President Donald Trump\u2014who had previously emphasized strength through foreign policy achievements such as the Abraham Accords\u2014the contrasting strategies are becoming increasingly relevant amidst current events highlighting perceived weaknesses under Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>The significant downturn of stocks added pressure on Harris&#8217; campaign since economic issues are paramount for voters; news surrounding Monday\u2019s attack is unlikely to improve perceptions regarding foreign policy failures attributed to her administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bidenwarroom.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37319,4002,37318],"class_list":["post-2319871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-americans-injured","tag-attack","tag-military-base"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bidenwarroom.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319871","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}