Episode 199: Fighting in Syria!

<p>Today, Jess, Les, and special guest host Morgan Viña, NSI Fellow and former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Ambassador at the UN, discuss the self-detonating drone that struck a U.S. facility in northeast Syria and killed an American military contractor, as well as injured five U.S. troops and a second contractor. In retaliation, U.S. F-15 fighter jets from al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar struck locations near Deir el-Zour, targeting the Iran-backed militias believed responsible for the attack.</p><br><p>Was the U.S. response to the attack by Iran-backed militias appropriate? Should the U.S. keep forces in Syria? How can the U.S. reach a higher level of deterrence to prevent these attacks?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/24/biden-iran-airstrikes-syria/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/24/biden-iran-airstrikes-syria/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-contractor-killed-service-members-wounded-suicide-drone-syria-rcna76453" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-contractor-killed-service-members-wounded-suicide-drone-syria-rcna76453</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><br><p>@morganlroach</p><br><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>Like what we're doing here?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>