Posted on 12/30/2020 8:16:22 AM PST by McGruff
The US military flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday "to underscore the US military's commitment to regional security and demonstrate a unique ability to rapidly deploy overwhelming combat power on short notice," according to a statement from US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the region.
The bombers were sent from the US. The flight comes amid ongoing tensions with Iran and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, as well as concerns that Iran may seek to retaliate against US interests to mark the one-year anniversary of the drone strike that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iran's second most powerful figure at the time.
"The United States continues to deploy combat-ready capabilities into the US Central Command area of responsibility to deter any potential adversary and make clear that we are ready and able to respond to any aggression directed at Americans or our interests," Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, said in a statement.
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Got the left coming into the WH. Time for some meaningless conflicts.
I think a bunch of those Tomahawk warheads are approaching their “use by” date.
VERY Curious that the last 4 digits of this thread number-—are-—0052....
God doesn’t have a sense of humor !!!
LOL, Karma?
Truly a triumph of engineering.
Drawn on mylar with pencils and calculated with slide rules.
Meanwhile, everyday Americans who are on the brink get to decide which bills to pay.
Have them do a flyover of Tehran!
Gotta be the first time we’ve ever done this.
Pesky Russians will probly resume intrusion flights over Alaska in retaliation.
The only show of force is a re-election of Trump. America without Trump is a failure.
Earlier article states the aircraft flew direct from North Dakota. That means Minot.
“Earlier article states the aircraft flew direct from North Dakota. That means Minot.”
Why not Minot, freezing the reason
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