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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

How Will Joe Biden Respond to the Deadly Jordan Drone Attack?

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Three Americans were killed in a drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, and Joe Biden has promised a response. But will the target list include Iran, whose proxy militias have been attacking U.S. ships and bases? Plus, Israeli intelligence exposes a link between United Nations Relief and Works Agency employees and the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:38.0

A drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan kills three Americans and injures 35 in the continuing attacks by militia groups

0:47.6

backed by Iran against U.S. bases and ships. President Biden vows to respond, but how and against and Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees assisted Hamas in the October 7th massacre of 1,200 men and women in Israel.

1:09.7

How should the U.S. which funds the agency respond.

1:14.3

Welcome, I'm Paul Geego.

1:16.0

Here I'm Potomac Watch from the Wall Street Journal opinion pages

1:19.2

and I'm here with my colleagues Kate Batchelder O'Dell

1:22.2

and Kim Strassal.

1:23.4

The terrible weekend news is that a drone attack alluded US defenses and struck the base

1:28.8

known as Tower 22 in Jordan not far from the Syrian border. The drone strike seemed to have been

1:35.2

launched by a militia group based in Syria. Tower 22 has about 350 US

1:40.5

service members according to press reports.

1:43.4

News reports on Monday say the drone made it through air defenses

1:46.8

because of a mistake of identification.

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