The U.S. military’s airstrikes earlier this week against targets in Iraq were aimed at deterring Iran and Tehran-backed militant groups from attacking U.S. personnel and facilities in the Middle East, said American President Joe Biden according to Reuters. “The strikes were intended to degrade and disrupt the ongoing series of attacks against the United States and our partners, and to deter Iran and Iran-backed militia groups from conducting or supporting further attacks on United States personnel and facilities,” Biden said on Wednesday in his letter to the top leaders of the U.S. Congress. T…