 U.S. has to strike in Iran directly, so it can send a message. John Bolton Poland said that U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria were the result of Iranian proxies playing with fire. Iran's proxies have played with fire for more months and years, and it's now burning them. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told, but former National Security Advisor John Bolton urged the Biden administration to authorize strikes in Iran directly, so it can send a message. In an interview with CBS, Bolton said the retaliatory strikes fired by the U.S. military were the right thing to do, but also said he doesn't think it will be enough. They have declared a red line against any targets inside their borders, Bolton said. Well, they crossed an American red line by killing Americans, and until we cross their red lines, they will not view this as a serious problem. I'm not saying this first attack has to be regime-threatening. There are lots of targets inside Iran, Quds Force bases, air defense systems and others that would be a good thing to destroy and which would send the message he continued. If the Iranian government doesn't get it, we can send more messages. U.S. Central Command said it began airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups in Syria and Iraq against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Quds Force, and affiliated militia groups. The retaliatory strikes come after three U.S. soldiers were killed in Jordan. Bolton, who served in the Trump administration, said that as it nears the one-week mark since their deaths, it was surprising that the Biden administration did not act sooner.