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US to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions
Source: CNN
The US will send an advanced anti-missile system and US troops to operate it to Israel to help bolster Israels air defenses following Irans unprecedented attacks against Israel on April 13 and again on October 1, the Pentagon said Sunday.
It is not the first time the US has deployed the system, the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, to the Middle East, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said in the statement, and the system was also deployed to Israel in 2019 for an exercise. But the deployment of additional US troops to Israel is notable amid the heightened tensions between Israel and Iran, and as the region braces for a potential Israeli attack on Iran that could continue to escalate hostilities.
Approximately 100 US troops are deploying to Israel to operate the THAAD battery, according to a US defense official. It is rare for US troops to deploy inside Israel, but this is a typical number of troops to operate the anti-missile defense system.
The THAAD system is specifically meant for anti-ballistic missile defense and could help Israel better defend itself against a future Iranian attack if Iran decides to respond to any Israeli strike.
Source: CNN
The US will send an advanced anti-missile system and US troops to operate it to Israel to help bolster Israels air defenses following Irans unprecedented attacks against Israel on April 13 and again on October 1, the Pentagon said Sunday.
It is not the first time the US has deployed the system, the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, to the Middle East, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said in the statement, and the system was also deployed to Israel in 2019 for an exercise. But the deployment of additional US troops to Israel is notable amid the heightened tensions between Israel and Iran, and as the region braces for a potential Israeli attack on Iran that could continue to escalate hostilities.
Approximately 100 US troops are deploying to Israel to operate the THAAD battery, according to a US defense official. It is rare for US troops to deploy inside Israel, but this is a typical number of troops to operate the anti-missile defense system.
The THAAD system is specifically meant for anti-ballistic missile defense and could help Israel better defend itself against a future Iranian attack if Iran decides to respond to any Israeli strike.
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Your post 80 has nothing to do with the THAAD system being deployed to Israel,
MarineCombatEngineer
Monday
#86
Yup, and it's not an offensive missile system, it's purely defensive,
MarineCombatEngineer
Sunday
#14
I agree. It was my first thought when I read about it. And quite honestly, I'm just as worried about friendly fire.
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Sunday
#28
So you're saying that Nuttyahoo will purposely kill US troops in Israel to harm
MarineCombatEngineer
Sunday
#30
Do you trust Netanyahu after all the stuff he's pulled in the last few months?
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Sunday
#37
Seriously? We can't give Ukraine such help but we think Israel needs more help bombing neighboring countries?
brush
Sunday
#7
The point is Ukraine needs that help. Israel is doing ok on it's own and is anything but helpless.
brush
Sunday
#13
I'm quite aware of this fact... I was talking about weapons given to Ukraine, not THAAD.
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Sunday
#41
Some folks don't seem to like things that make it more difficult to kill Jews, I suppose.
tritsofme
Sunday
#21
I don't want to increase the chance of dead US soldiers, let alone one month before the most consequential election
dsp3000
Sunday
#44
I understand that this is defensive. But I am opposed to sending any more help to Israel
totodeinhere
Sunday
#20
It'll stop when HAMAs, Hizbollah, Iran and all the other terrorist orgs. decide to stop attacking
MarineCombatEngineer
Sunday
#29
I agree everyone is allowed their own opinions. I guess my confusion is why the US is so set in protecting Israel when
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Sunday
#35
No I don't. HAMAs are guilty of horrific atrocities and the terrorists should be eradicated for their actions.
Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
Sunday
#48
It has a lot to do with the influence AIPAC has on both political parties. n/t
totodeinhere
Sunday
#43
What you believe or don't believe matters not one whit to the Biden Admin.
MarineCombatEngineer
Sunday
#26
I think it may also involve classified information that perhaps the U.S. would prefer to keep within its own
JohnSJ
Sunday
#53
I suspect you're right, probably one of the reasons it's not deployed to Ukraine. nt
MarineCombatEngineer
Sunday
#57
I think it's pretty clear. You're the one here accusing Biden and VP Harris of being their "puppets"
tritsofme
Sunday
#72
What answer are you looking for? The implication made is clear, that Biden and Harris are puppets for "the Jews"
tritsofme
Sunday
#75
Or maybe you worded it badly and that's why I took it to mean you meant
MarineCombatEngineer
Sunday
#69