Last Updated on September 23, 2024
The United States has announced the deployment of additional troops to the Middle East as Israel continues expanding its war effort and begins launching large-scale strikes in Lebanon, where both sides are preparing for what’s being called an imminent Israeli ground invasion. 40,000 American troops and several American ships are already stationed in the region, in addition to troops who’ve been deployed to Eastern Europe to support the Ukrainians.
The Pentagon announced Monday that additional U.S. forces will be deployed to the Middle East in response to recent developments related to Israel’s war, though a Pentagon spokesman refused to elaborate on how many troops will be sent there and exactly where they’ll be going, citing “operational security reasons.”
“Given the tensions, given the escalation, as I highlighted, there is the potential for a wider regional conflict,” Pentagon Press Secretary, Major General Pat Ryder, warned the media.
Ryder went on to add that the U.S. has “more capability in the region today than we did on April 14th when Iran conducted its drone and missile attack against Israel,” an interesting statement to make in regards to U.S. military intervention, considering that when the Iranian drone and missile attack was carried out, American forces jumped into action on behalf of Israel, shooting down Iranian projectiles in place of the exhausted Iron Dome.
Furthermore, since the very beginning of the ongoing Middle Eastern war, the United States Navy has taken on the role of an active combatant for Israel by intercepting Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea, some of which have ended up striking American vessels.
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As mentioned, this latest round of American troop deployments comes as Israel appears to be preparing to invade Lebanon and confront Hezbollah. In recent days, Israel has struck over 1,300 Lebanese targets, killing at least 400 people thus far.
Those strikes come on the heels of an unprecedented Israeli attack on electronic devices including pagers, cell phones, and walkie-talkies often used by Hezbollah to communicate.
Additionally, the American troop deployments come as the U.S. southern border remains in a state of neglect, with record-setting levels of illegal aliens pouring in each day.
According to recent polling data, the majority of American citizens are opposed to sending troops to the Middle East on Israel’s behalf.
