Looks like we may have found out what could have caused Joe Biden to run out of his Bidenomics event. He announced during the event he had to run out to the "Situation Room." I think it's fair to say that's something that one should normally not be sharing with the public. But it's Biden, so norms don't apply, gaffes and incoherence do. 

But if it wasn't to duck questions or stop the gaffes that were happening, it might have been this news — that the U.S. was facing more attacks from Iranian-backed proxies. 

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iranian-backed militias, said Monday that their forces used two drones to attack the al-Tanf garrison near the Jordanian and Iraqi borders, a sensitive location often used by Iranian-backed militants to transport weapons to Hezbollah.

Monday’s attack comes after a string of similar attacks on bases housing U.S. military in Iraq and Syria over the past week. In one, the same group attacked two bases in Iraq with drones, causing minor injuries among U.S. forces.

The U.S. has about 900 troops still in Syria. 

Two U.S. defense officials confirm to Fox News a base housing U.S. troops in Syria was attacked by drones this morning. No injuries have been reported. Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder later confirmed the attack.

Iraqi army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasoul said his military would be going after the militants in response. 

In a statement Monday, Rasoul said the country’s security agencies have been tasked by the country’s prime minister to go after those who carried out attacks and prevent any attempt to harm Iraq’s national security.

Rasoul also clarified that military advisers from the U.S.-led coalition are in the country "at the invitation of the government" to train Iraqi forces and prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group.

Over the past week, several bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq came under rocket and drone attacks. There are about 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has already claimed Responsibility for at least 2 Attacks against U.S. Forces in Syria and Iraq within just the last 5 Hours, with this Group now appearing to have launched Drone and Rocket Attacks against American Troops in the Middle East over 12x… pic.twitter.com/jmUQASOdjP

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 23, 2023

Analysts were reporting the attacks and there was criticism that the failure of Biden to truly respond to the attacks is now inviting even more attacks on Monday. 

Multiple attacks on U.S. forces in #Iraq, #Syria, and near #Yemen by #IRGCterrorists. Zero U.S. response to date. This is why Khamenei escalates. https://t.co/JY54FhMBRx

— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) October 23, 2023

We reported on some of the previous attacks on Thursday. In one of the attacks, some members of the military suffered minor injuries, according to reports. 

The Biden team needs to make a decision and not continue to sit on their hands. They need to send a very targeted message. Had this happened under former President Donald Trump, there would have been a message that would have stopped further attacks, as we saw when he took out Iran's Qassem Soleimani. But the Biden team seems stuck in neutral on this, not only not responding but barely acknowledging that it's happening. Let's hope there's at least some response from the Iraqis on this.