President Joe Biden, in response to a drone strike that claimed the lives of three American soldiers and wounded several others at a military base near the Syrian border in northeast Jordan, addressed the nation during an appearance in South Carolina.
Expressing grief over the loss of the soldiers, Biden said, "We had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases, and we shall respond." Biden condemned the attack as "despicable and wholly unjust" and assured that the United States "will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing."
