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Alarm as Pentagon Confirms Deployment of US Troops to Israel (www.commondreams.org)

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[-] LiamMayfair@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 hour ago

Clickbait bullshit. The Department of Defense statement clarifies the US "troops" are just the crew required to operate the air defense battery equipment the US has been supplying to Israel for a while now.

This is not the first time the United States has deployed a THAAD battery to the region. The President directed the military to deploy a THAAD battery to the Middle East last year following the October 7th attacks to defend American troops and interests in the region.

Again, nothing new or different about this. The US is not putting boots on the ground to shoot people up. At least not yet.

[-] aquinteros@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

to stop Netanyahu right.... right ??? padme shook face*

[-] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

Is anyone really alarmed, this was inevitable.

[-] Kalysta@lemm.ee 29 points 6 hours ago

Biden is trying really hard to lose the election for the democrats.

What blackmail does Netanyahu have on the guy? This is such a bad move.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

What blackmail does Netanyahu have on the guy?

Ask Epstein

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[-] pound_heap@lemm.ee 104 points 9 hours ago

Oh come on, the header is a clickbait. There is a US military base in Israel already, it's been there for years. The article is about an announcement that they are sending another missile defense battery with personnel alongside

[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 27 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

There are 100 more US soldiers deployed, aren't there? I'm not a US citizen, but I still wonder why more troops are needed to help Israel in an war of aggression that violates international law.

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[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Oh thank you

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[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 hours ago

In an alternative timeline, Biden finally grows a pair, cancels this and other weapon shipments and the election ends with a landslide.

It’s right there Joe, it would be a bigger power move than him stepping down.

[-] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 25 points 10 hours ago

Now why exactly are we doing that?

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[-] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 42 points 12 hours ago

So hold on, no troops in Ukraine, because they're not NATO, but troops in Israel no problem?

Or is it because US is scared shitless of Putin? Or is it because a lot of prople sympathise eith Putin?

Maybe there's no profit in aiding Ukraine?

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