CNN host Dana Bash grilled Defense Department deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh on Monday about whether U.S. deterrence efforts had “failed” following a deadly drone attack on a U.S. military base. criticized.
Three soldiers were killed and at least 34 others injured in a drone attack on a US military base in Jordan on Sunday. At least 70 U.S. military personnel have been injured in attacks carried out by Iranian-backed militias on U.S. military bases across the Middle East since October 17. (Related: Lindsey Graham calls on US to blow up Iranian refinery if hostages are harmed)
Bash asked Singh whether the latest deadly attack would lead to a different response from President Joe Biden.
“In terms of what has happened to U.S. forces in the Middle East since October 7, this is the most direct and deadly yet,” Bash told Singh. “Looking at this and more broadly, has the U.S. policy of deterrence failed? How will the president's response be different this time around?”
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“What we saw last night and what we saw yesterday was a deadly act that affected service members, and that weighs heavily on this building and the Secretary,” Singh responded. “Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with our service members and their families, but if you look at the broader region and what's going on in the region, we know that tensions are high. , the ongoing conflict between Israel and Israel, which has been confined to the Gaza Strip, has seen multiple attacks against military personnel in Iraq and Syria, mostly unsuccessful. Minor injuries to infrastructure. Minor damage. Unfortunately, yesterday we witnessed a deadly act.”
Since Hamas launched deadly terrorist attacks on multiple locations in southern Israel on October 7, Iranian-backed militias have carried out more than 150 attacks against U.S. forces, killing more than 1,200 people. , Reuters reported that more than 200 hostages were taken. reportThis includes the use of ballistic missiles and drones.
President Joe Biden vowed to respond to the attack on Sunday. statement.
White House National Security Press Secretary John Kirby spoke during a Jan. 19 press conference, The Daily Caller's White House correspondent on Why Houthi rebels' attacks on ships in the Red Sea weren't stopped deflected a question from Reagan Reese.
“Well, you have to ask what the Houthis are thinking. We're not going to get between the ears of the Houthi leaders,” Kirby said.
American and British aircraft bombed multiple targets in Yemen in January after Iranian-backed Houthi rebels launched attacks on more than two dozen commercial ships. Since then, American forces have launched at least six attacks against the Houthis.
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