U.S. Sends More Troops to Middle East as Israel Escalates War With Lebanon
Even though poll after poll shows the majority of Americans do not want the US to aid Israel's wars, let alone send our soldiers to fight them
Even though poll after poll shows the majority of Americans do not want the US to aid Israel's wars, let alone send our soldiers to fight them, the US government has amassed around 40,000 troops in the Middle East and is sending even more to back up Israel's multifront wars.
From AP, "US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah":
The U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday.
Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, would not say how many more forces would be deployed or what they would be tasked to do. The U.S. now has about 40,000 troops in the region.
On Monday, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, two Navy destroyers and a cruiser set sail from Norfolk, Virginia, headed to the Sixth Fleet area in Europe on a regularly scheduled deployment. The ships’ departure opens up the possibility that the U.S. could keep both the Truman and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Arabian Gulf, in the region in case more violence breaks out.
“In light of increased tension in the Middle East and out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional U.S. military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” Ryder said. “But for operational security reasons, I’m not going to comment on or provide specifics.”
The new deployments come after significant strikes by Israeli forces against targets inside Lebanon that have killed hundreds and as Israel is preparing to conduct further operations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Lebanese civilians in a videotaped message to evacuate their homes ahead of a widening air campaign. He spoke as Israeli warplanes struck alleged Hezbollah targets in southern and eastern Lebanon.
Regardless of the "specifics" the Pentagon won't get into, the general reason our troops and aircraft carriers are there is to threaten Iran and Lebanon with US military might if they fight back too hard against Israel's aggression.
A poll from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs released last month found the majority of Americans (56%) oppose sending US troops to defend Israel -- yet it's had zero effect on our foreign policy.
Though the majority of Americans oppose Israel's wars and want nothing to do with them, our sold-out Congress with their "AIPAC babysitters" and the Biden-Harris White House overwhelmingly support Israel and couldn't care less what their constituents think.
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