Are we getting sucked into a hands on war in the Middle east?

[GlennfromLA]

"The US will send an advanced anti-missile system — and US troops to operate it — to Israel “to help bolster Israel’s air defenses following Iran’s 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. "


https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/13/politics ... index.html




If we send our troops to operate these things and they get hit or killed what happens we send more troops and attack the country that killed one of our service men?

[TheButcher]

Yes America is sleep walking into a mid east regional war without realizing it.

[BrasSmonkey]

let israel reap the rewards! the united states won't be able to stop what is coming. that whole region is on irans side.

[gspotman]

War is good for business if you sell weapons

[jag]

War is good for business if you sell weapons

Unfortunately true why conflicts start and carry on for years.

[BHT]

We're going to get in the middle of this middle east conflict

[Sammy]

We had no wars started during president Trump's 4 years and look at it now after 3 and a half years of Biden's term.

[greatpornlinks]

Even if the war expands over there it will not come home, so who cares.

[bucksm]

Even if the war expands over there it will not come home, so who cares.

This is obvious but we have bases all over the middle east