In CBS’ coverage of Friday’s U.S. airstrike in response to a deadly drone attack on U.S. soldiers, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin said the Biden administration had done “an extraordinary job telegraphing this strike. “Everything” in the United States is likely to be attacked, he said. The people the U.S. was trying to attack were hiding from the attack and “we’re probably not going to get them this time,” reported Margaret Brennan, chief diplomatic correspondent and host of “Face the Nation.” , “Many of the Revolutionary Guards are like that.” Quds Force trainers left Iraq and Syria knowing this would happen, and this was also intentional by the United States. ”
“Since Monday, when President Biden said he was determined to respond, the administration has done a tremendous job of telegraphing this attack, and all the resources that the United States might be looking for are being deployed,” Martin said. We have to assume that.” If you are completely out of the country or surrounded by women and children, this is usually a very good safeguard against a US bomb attack. So this time we probably won’t be able to get individuals, but many locations will be damaged or destroyed. ”
Host Norah O’Donnell then asked Brennan. There are also reports that a large number of Iranian intelligence and military personnel, possibly supporting militias in Syria and Iraq, have already fled, but what do we know about that? ”
Brennan replied: “That’s right. David pointed that out. And sources in the region told me that many Revolutionary Guards Quds Force trainers were leaving Iraq and Syria knowing this was coming, and that The United States has not assessed that Iran ordered the attack, but President Biden has held Iran responsible for arming and supporting militia groups. So they’re making a distinction there, and part of this attempt is to avoid direct conflict with the Iranian state and instead take on these proxy forces.”
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