The Biden administration is defending the U.S. military airstrikes in Syria as legal and appropriate, saying they took out facilities that housed valuable capabilities used by Iranian-backed militia groups to attack American and allied forces in Iraq. During a visit to the FEMA COVID-19 vaccination facility at NRG Stadium in Houston, President Joe Biden was asked what message he wanted to send to Iran. "You can't act with impunity," Biden said, after pulling his face mask down, adding: "Be careful." Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said members of Congress were notified before the Thursday strikes that destroyed nine facilities and heavily damaged two other facilities. He says the facilities were used by militia groups the U.S. deems responsible for recent attacks against U.S. interests in Iraq. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake