Posted on 10/09/2023 6:25:57 AM PDT by mikelets456
The United States has transferred American munitions stored in Israel for use in Ukraine and plans to send more soon, US and Israeli officials told CNN Wednesday.
A US official told CNN they have moved “some” of the 300,000 155-millimeter shells that the US and Israel agreed would be transferred, and that there are plans to move the remaining amount in the coming weeks.
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Richard Hecht told CNN that the Americans notified the Israelis a while ago they were transferring munitions. Hecht said the munitions are US-owned, that their movements are “American business” and that they don’t need Israeli permission to move the munitions.
“In support of security assistance packages to Ukraine via the Presidential Drawdown Authority, the DOD has been able to transfer materiel and equipment while maintaining military readiness. Due to operational security considerations, we will not discuss the location or units providing the equipment or materiel,” Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said in a statement. “As we provide aid to Ukraine, we are also working to replenish US inventories and backfill depleted stocks of allies and partners.”
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In a thread about specific ammo kept in our prepositioned storage in Israel for use in the Middle East you asked why we were storing it in Israel.
You didn’t mention empire or why the American military stores equipment for ME use or around the globe, your question was why in Israel.
I guess you are just one of those guys.
Yeah, I asked why. And I got answers, so then I responded to those. Conversations tend to move on to other topics.
You really don’t understand the strategy behind warfighting, do you? Logistics are important—almost more important than the specific weapons.
I have to assume you haven’t read the thread, or any of my posts, ever.
Jim Robinson
Do not take the Lord’s name in vain.
You know better than that.
Well, then can you explain your crazy post to me?
Are you going to tell me what that incredibly ridiculous attack is about?
I stopped thinking about you two seconds after I responded before.
What in the world is going on with you?
Did you read this thread, what are you talking about, what set you off completely out of the blue?
Why suddenly so nasty when there hasn’t even been any exchange or discussion, I don’t even know what set you off, and you are silent on it.
Read the thread, you seem to be totally off-base.
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