And the worst part is that the media has no curiosity about who those people actually are.
Posted on 11/03/2024 9:15:07 AM PST by EBH
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to the Middle East, a Pentagon statement said on November 1.
The forces will begin to arrive in the region in the coming months to replace the departing USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder said in the statement.
The announcement comes three weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden said he had ordered the Pentagon to send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and troops to Israel as part of U.S. efforts to defend its ally and build up positions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“These movements demonstrate the flexible nature of U.S. global defense posture and U.S. capability to deploy worldwide on short notice to meet evolving national security threats,” Ryder said in the statement.
It added that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “continues to make clear that should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take every measure necessary to defend our people.”
The long-range nuclear-capable B-52 bomber has been repeatedly deployed to the Middle East in pointed warnings to Iran. The action announced on November 1 is the second time this month that strategic U.S. bombers will be used to bolster U.S. defenses in the region.
Ryder did not provide the specific number of aircraft and ships that will be moved.
He said the movements were in keeping with U.S. commitments to the protection of U.S. citizens and U.S. forces in the Middle East, the defense of Israel, and de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy.
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Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Middle East Force Posture Updates
Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following statement:
In keeping with our commitments to the protection of U.S. citizens and forces in the Middle East, the defense of Israel, and de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy, the Secretary of Defense ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several U.S. Air Force B-52 long-range strike bombers to the region. These forces will begin to arrive in coming months as the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Carrier Strike Group prepares to depart.
These deployments build on the recent decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to Israel as well as DoD’s sustained Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) posture in the Eastern Mediterranean. These movements demonstrate the flexible nature of U.S. global defense posture and U.S. capability to deploy world-wide on short notice to meet evolving national security threats.
Secretary Austin continues to make clear that should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take every measure necessary to defend our people.
So....just WHO the h&ll signed off on that??????????
...Then he got his ice cream!
Time to make some money. Liz? You on board with this? Got your positions staked out on defense contractors?
I don’t like the direction this is taking. The election is taking on international importance and the rats are making the world more dangerous by the day. We need to turn the page on these warmongers.
Looks like the Cheneys are now advisors. Can’t get enough war!
They should have left him continue his walk down that runway 🙄
Surely they’re not taking orders from Biden? So who is ? Kamala? Pelosi? Who is ordering our military around?
Exactly...who?
They know movement of military in the hightened state the world is now always sends messages. Looks like th warmongers are in charge all on their own.
Send all the Kamala voters
And the worst part is that the media has no curiosity about who those people actually are.
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That’s a scary thought. What’s scary about it is you’re probably right. Every time Biden puts one foot in front of another he needs someone to hold his hand. He probably doesn’t know what’s going on.
My thinking is that this is a buildup with Russia in mind, ostensibly to threaten Iran.
I think Dick Cheney still has a big block of Halliburton Stock, so yes the Cheney family will do just fine.
The article says, “the forces will begin to arrive in the region in the coming months”
So in other words, US forces are LATE TO NEED. Thanks for nothing Brandon.
How soon can they start a major confrontation between US and Iran by Monday night?
WWWIII was on one of the game cards for their side to steal the election.
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