Biden meets with National Security team to discuss Jordan attack
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden met with the National Security staff to deliberate and decide on a course of action in response to the attack that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan a day earlier.
The White House said that the meeting included “National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, and NSC Coordinator for the Middle East Brett McGurk.”
On Sunday, three U.S. service members were killed and 34 others were injured in a one-way drone attack that hit an American base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border, said the U.S. Central Command in press release.
On Monday, Austin said at the Pentagon, “Let me start with my outrage and sorrow [for] the deaths of three brave U.S. troops in Jordan and for the other troops who were wounded.”
“The president and I will not tolerate attacks on U.S. forces and we will take all necessary actions to defend the U.S. and our troops,” Austin added.