It's both, this particular counter-attack is aimed at morale rather than specifically a base launching sorties against them.

Ultimately, this war ends when America loses the political will to continue, so morale is a strategic objective for them.

That's why they've been hitting residential buildings and hotels as well? They assume that because their proxies (Hamas, Hezbollah) hide in civilian structures, so does the US army?

All these attempts to justify Iranian terror demonstrate just how deep Qatari influence online has been. And even Qatar is being attacked by Iran now.

America is so unused to being attacked (counter-attacked) that this needs to be explained apparently.

they have been engaging in hybrid warfare for decade+ they don't get to play victim this is the result of their continued proxy attacks

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