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Several hundred terrorist sympathizers stormed a military base where U.S. troops were housed in Turkey Sunday, cause Turkish police to use tear gas and a water cannon to diffuse the potentially violent crowd just ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to Reuters.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah told supporters that the United States is the "Great Satan," according to The Daily Wire.

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called for the United States military to close its bases in Iraq and Syria amid terrorist attacks on American troops.

The Pentagon declared that it was sending 300 more troops to the Middle East amid attacks against U.S. bases.

United States fighter jets conducted airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria.

A Pentagon official said they are concerned "about the escalation" of attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.

On October 7, 2023, the fundamentalist Islamist organization Hamas committed an unprecedented terrorist attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, October 7, 2023, killing over 1,400 Israelis.

Former President Barack Obama originally said Israel should “dismantle” Hamas, but has now criticized Israel for the way it is “dismantling” the Palestinian terror organization.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel has a “legitimate right to defend itself."

That a president can declare war is a significant responsibility that has the potential to shape the course of history.