More Foreign Strikes in Trump’s 1st Year Than Biden’s Full Term
ACLED data shows the US carried out 573 air and drone strikes in Trump’s first year vs. 494 in Biden’s entire term, with most targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
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