CENTCOM shared a photo of a B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber in a post on social media confirming that the bombers arrived in the Middle East region early Sunday. (U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM))
Posted on 11/03/2024 9:04:44 AM PST by EBH
U.S. bombers have arrived in the Middle East region as tensions flare over Iran potentially launching another attack on Israel, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed early Sunday.
B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the Middle East, CENTCOM said, without elaborating.
Pentagon officials earlier said that B-52 long-range bombers, along with more destroyers, fighter squadrons and tankers, would be deployed to the region to deter Iran and its militant allies.
The moves come ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday and as the entire Middle East region teeters on the edge of being engulfed in a wider regional conflict over the ongoing conflicts between Israel and Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah in Gaza and Lebanon.
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CENTCOM shared a photo of a B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber in a post on social media confirming that the bombers arrived in the Middle East region early Sunday. (U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM))
I know, let’s park them in harm’s way! What a gesture.
How would a US B-52 Bomber be useful in a war between Israel and Iran?
A show of force? And by that I mean a bs flagging. I wonder if Iran will wait until the day after elections. If Trump wins, they won’t attack Iran. If Harris wins, they will. Either way, say goodbye to the Mullahs.
Lucky for us no troops are in harms way. Right quemala?
Sounds like Obummer, Jarret and Iran want to attack Israel.
They work in tandem. Probably on election day to muddy the election.
Put them in a place that causes them to be destroyed? That would be the logical thing for illogical Biden/Pentagram to do.
There is more money to be made building new ones.
I’m not sure, but I don’t think the Iranians will like it at all. They threaten a lot, but as a famous boxer once said “everybody’s got a plan ‘til they get punched in the mouth.”
Relax there’s an election and if the dems will they’ll give the weapons to Iran
ย Carpet bomb all the oil refineries and military installations.
stationed in middle east? where? Turkey?
JMO, YMMV
A number of destroyers with Aegis anti-missile systems are also being sent, joining a number of them already there with Wasp ARG and a Fast Response Cutters Patrol Force.
Likely would launch any action from UK or Diego Garcia.
๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐๐ ๐-52 ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ด๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ?
Show of force. If a show of force is insufficient, the B-52 can lay down 31 flavors of hate from altitude, and air to ground missiles from distance.
Too bad, more than half of Americans have already voted, so Harris won’t pick up much of the “gather around the flag” during wartime vote.
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Probably because itโs the only plane that can carry the MOABs needed to take out deep underground and under-mountain assets.
The B-52 is primarily a stand-off weapons delivery system.
I’m expecting, and fearing of course, a massive surprise tomorrow or Tuesday, which will throw the election into chaos. A surprise that will possibly initiate WW3.
These globalist demons don’t care a bit about human life. They just want to stop Trump, at all costs.
They need to be exposed and neutralized with extreme prejudice.
As always, I’m hoping that this just extreme paranoia on my part.
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