"Proportional" Iran response to our "proportional" U.S. response

A number of rockets fired by Iranian-backed militia hit Camp Taji, a base housing U.S. troops and other coalition forces. It was their response to our "proportional" response to their initial rocket attack. Tit-for-tat.

There is no immediate word on casualties or damage as the beat goes on and on and on.

An official speaking to the media said more than a dozen rockets hit inside the base and some struck coalition living quarters and others hit a runway used by Iraqi forces.

Most attacks by Iranian-backed forces occur at night but this one was during daylight hours.

The initial attack on Camp Taji was on Wednesday night and this was met with a "proportional" response from the U.S. on weapons facilities belonging to Kataib Hezbollah, the scum-weasels thought to be responsible. 

So they attempted to kill troops and we responded by attempting to break their war toys. Brilliant.

Camp Taji

As it turned out, however, Iraq's military said the strikes killed five security forces and a civilian who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So here we go again as Iran-backed Shi'ite jihadi groups promised to exact revenge for our exacting revenge on Friday's U.S. strikes. I blogged about how stupid this kind of response is here.

Wednesday's attack by Kataib Hezbollah was the deadliest to target U.S. troops in Iraq since a late December rocket attack on an Iraqi base. 

It's time we send a clear message and cut the crap. When a bully punches you in the face, respond with shock and awe and stop exchanging punches because it will never stop.

End it.

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U.S. Strikes back at Iranian-backed Shia militia that killed 2 US, 1 UK service members

American service troops were killed when 15 rockets were fired on Camp Taji Military Base located about 30 miles from Baghdad. A British military member was also killed in the attack.

Rather than doing a "Barack Obama," President Trump authorized a military response. Multiple strikes by Coalition fighter aircraft targeted multiple bases used by Iranian-backed Shia jihadis believed to be involved with the rocket attack on Camp Taji.

The launch began after 1 a.m. Baghdad time on Thursday.

Stupidly on our part, the retaliatory strike was "proportional," according to a military source telling Fox News. It's stupid to use a "proportional" response because when a bully hits you once in the face, you don't do a proportional response by hitting him once in the face--you need to end his future intentions of taking your lunch money. You hit him as many times as it takes to show him the error of his ways so that he will never hit you again. 

This isn't a game and Iran/Hezbollah isn't going to stop, especially with "proportional" responses. We need to send a clear message to the bully so he'll never do it again. We are the badasses on the block.

A U.S. military source told Fox News that we "do not want to escalate the conflict with Iran." No, we just want to extend it forever.

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