Posted on 01/29/2024 8:29:45 AM PST by Mariner
Overlooking a refugee camp housing 15,000 people in northern Jordan, the secret outpost of Tower 22, on the border with Iraq and Syria, has long been strategically important to the US.
Little is publicly known about the military base, but its location just 12 miles from the better-known Al-Tanf US garrison in south-eastern Syria suggests it provides logistical support – as well as border security for Jordan.
Officially, the Jordanian government does not acknowledge Tower 22’s existence. Yet Al-Tanf has been a key US base in the fight against the remnants of Islamic State (IS) in the region and has been repeatedly targeted by militia groups. Until Sunday’s drone attack, Tower 22 had not warranted the same attention.
The killing of three US service personnel has changed that status – even though a Jordanian official claimed publicly that it happened in Syria – and dragged the fight with Iran-backed militants in Syria and Iraq across the border into Jordan.
As well as being just across the border from Tower 22, Al-Tanf garrison is also located on a vital road in south-eastern Syria that can link Iranian-backed forces from Tehran all the way to southern Lebanon – and Israel’s doorstep.
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Thousands in Iraq and Syria.
Hubris on a grand scale.
As Rand Paul said: “The American people have had enough of endless wars in the Middle East,” said Mr Paul at the time. “Yet, 900 US troops remain in Syria with no vital US interest at stake, no definition of victory, no exit strategy and no congressional authorisation to be there.”
Why does Jordan need the US providing border security. Last I heard Jordan has a very proficient military. Pound for pound only the IDF is better.
I count 15 possible additional bases in that area….. most along the border with Iran.
Our “vital interest” is to make the world safe for perverts.
I am not kidding.
Just read what the administration and DOD says—and believe what you read.
Tower 22 is recognizable as the building with the rainbow flag of perversion flying above it.
We are the (neo) Marxist hegemon now. The new, globohomo comintern is based in Washington DC
I'm going to start keeping track of how many dopey -- or outright duplicitous -- Freepers publicly buy into the "Remember the Maine," Gulf of Tonkin, and "weapons of mass destruction" bullsh!t our government has been peddling for our entire lifetimes.
They are there to carry out the Neocon Globalist World Order plan I say they are a buffer to keep Israel from going after Iran all out.
The US still committed to Vietnam style limited war IMHO.
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Part of the reason Afghanistan exploded on us was the DoD doing lgbtqwerty promotion in Afghanistan.
Rainbow flags and lisps everywhere, and the locals were understandably upset.
But the DoD thought they could make the place more like a big gay nightclub because obviously that’s a good idea ™ ® ©. ( Is the sarc tag necessary?)
U.S. DOD and politicians stupidly kept thinking the base position being in Jordan made it “secure”.
It would have been more secure in a position the U.S. understood it had to defend.
What is Tower 22?
ELINT, SIGINT
Bases in hostile areas need this sort of facility in or near by.
It’s interesting that, at the link is an aerial photo showing the base.
I looked it up on Google Earth, and it’s partially obscured by the software, under the name “Rukban”.
The pictures in the press are showing the whole base.
Google Earth has it partially covered.
The secret US base.. ROFLMAO.
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