.United States SAYS THAT its soldiers in Syria and also Iraq have been assaulted a minimum of 55 opportunities because Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7th. Blaming Iran and its stand-ins throughout the Middle East, it has actually been hitting back: on Nov 12th America launched its own 3rd collection of air raid in asian Syria because overdue Oct. Iran's stand-ins possess so far stopped short of releasing assaults that could possibly drag United States right into full-blown battle. But their firepower positions a very clear risk to America as well as its allies. What is this self-proclaimed axis of protection, and how strong is it?