Posted on 09/30/2024 12:24:53 PM PDT by EBH
The U.S. is sending a “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday. The announcement follows word that Israel has already launched limited raids across the border into Lebanon.
The additional forces would raise the total number of troops in the region to as many as 43,000.
The increased presence will involve multiple fighter jet and attack aircraft squadrons, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. U.S. officials said the total includes small numbers of other troops to augment the presence as well.
It follows recent strikes in Lebanon and the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, a significant escalation in the war in the Middle East, this time between Israel and Hezbollah.
The additional personnel includes squadrons of F-15E, F-16, and F-22 fighter jets and A-10 attack aircraft, and the personnel needed to support them. The jets were supposed to rotate in and replace the squadrons already there. Instead, both the existing and new squadrons will remain in place to double the airpower on hand.
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Just like “military advisors” in French Indochina...
(today he said there is NO more money for hurricane victims in Tennessee and North Carolina)
Under Democrat Joe Biden it’s:
America Last
Americans Last
The Middle East countries can do whatever they wish. Our indebted USA and American taxes should not be paying for their actions. The USA National Guard was organized to help Americans in the homeland not foreign interests.
Well...at least she didn’t broadcast troop movements?
I wouldn’t trust that the US Government as currently composed, wouldn’t turn all that firepower against Israel in a bid make her a vassal state. What will the US do that Israel hasn’t already been doing for herself? I think the US would like to hamper Israel’s ability to go nuclear in any conflict.
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