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Collected Item: “Syrian Attack”

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Syrian Attack

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Instagram

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From Drew Arrieta's post: Last Thursday, President Biden ordered airstrikes against two facilities used to smuggle weapons into Syria by a Iranian-backed militia. The Biden administration did not receive authorization for this attack and the US is technically not at war with Syria or Iran. Senate Democrats have pushed back against Biden over the airstrikes, calling on him to provide a briefing why military action was taken without congressional approval.

This weekend protestors gathered to condemn Biden's airstrikes and demanded his administration redirect military budget towards pandemic relief efforts.

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protest, Biden, airstrikes, Syria, war, budget, pandemic relief efforts

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CL4ga5rF6TK/

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Drew Arrieta @itsdrw

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2021-03-01
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