Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a limited number of U.S. troops to prepare for deployment in support of Israel, as reported by multiple sources.
Approximately 2,000 troops have been selected to be on standby for advisory and medical assistance.
The troops will be drawn from various branches of the U.S. military, including those already stationed in the Middle East and nearby Europe.
While their specific units and deployment locations have not been disclosed, it has been emphasized that they will not have a combat role.
The U.S. is extending support to Israel, which is engaged in a conflict with Hamas, primarily focusing on intelligence and planning assistance for potential hostage rescue operations.
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I mean look at all of our past successes in the Middle East /s
But have you considered how much money the weapons industry shareholders will make?
And bankers.
I imagine they are already making a killing from the war in Ukraine.
Well, yes, but: Even more money! If the numbers don’t go up, and by more than predicted, it’s considered a failure.
weapons industry shareholders
They’re eagerly seeking yacht upgrades, practically drooling at the prospect of a regional conflict, likely daydreaming about the financial windfall.
US considers humanitarian deployment of troops to provide advice and medical aid
Lemmy: omg how TERRIBLE
Yesterday: Biden warns Israel that occupying the Gaza strip is a big mistake (strategically)
Today: US puts troops on standby in Israel.
Well, I guess we now know what the US thinks is a better plan. And it appears to be basically the standard US plan of placing military units all across the map.
Sometimes I wonder if the US will ever have a Roman-style “we extended our borders too far to adequately defend the empire” tipping point.
This feels like the US deploying troops to work side by side with Israeli, to try and reign in the Israeli a bit.
Going in as a sort of peacekeeping force like NATO usually does would dare to suggest Israel it’s in the wrong, so they opt to babysit the Israeli troops as they hopefully won’t go to overboard when being watched by US troops.
reign
Rein - hopefully they don’t intend to reign.
That is an interesting way to look at it, but from the other lens it will be seen differently.
Israel does not need US troops help to slaughter mass Palestinians. They have had no problem doing that on their own for decades. We need to keep our troops out of further war crimes. We committed enough of those in Iraq.
Should Hamas committed a brutal act of violence and terrorism like they just did, no. Can Israel respond to that yes. Does that response give them the right to make a million civillians homeless or dead, and steal more land, no.
And here I was wondering how Israel was going to be able to stand up to the multitudes of the Palestinian armed forces.
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Give people a weeks notice that you’re going to turn the whole of Israel, Gaza and everything else in this little religious hot hole into a glass bowl nuclear style. Repatriate the people all over the earth equally. They’ve fought over these silly little “holy” spots for too long. Its time to take their toys off them and make them sit in a corner.
Meanwhile we are shifting massively more assets into the region, including two aircraft carriers. This has all the hallmarks of a Vietnam style creep into a war. Can we just fucking not?
