Doyle McManus: Will Biden's 'Goldilocks' airstrikes against Iran-backed militias work?
The recent U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militias were the largest President Jordan Biden has ordered since he took office, a pointedly large-scale retaliation for a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan.
But they were also designed as what some officials puckishly call a "Goldilocks" option — large enough to do major damage, but not so big that Iran would feel compelled to respond.
The Friday strikes in Iraq and Syria did considerable damage to missile sites and other installations used by Iran's allies in those in Yemen who have been attacking international shipping in the Red Sea.
