Biden s Syria airstrikes test US role as world s police, get bipartisan support - and criticism Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
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Pentagon airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria are not only the first military action taken by President Joe Biden. They are a test of his broad pledge to pursue a foreign policy that is more cooperative and mindful of international partners than his predecessor s but still eschews the U.S. role as the world s police to focus on making life better for Americans, some experts and lawmakers say.
Biden on Thursday night ordered the airstrikes on multiple facilities at a Syrian-Iraqi border control point in southeastern Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in neighboring Iraq. The Pentagon identified the targets as a number of Iranian-backed militant groups including Kataib Hezbollah and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada. It called the airstrikes proportionate and defensive and said
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