Washington maintains that there are no plans to put American boots on the ground
US Air Force personnel in Iraq have been ordered to remain on standby in case of “on ground US involvement in the Israel Hamas war,” The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing a Pentagon memo.
Circulated earlier this month, the memo instructs an unknown number of troops to be placed “on standby to forward deploy to support troops in the case of on ground US involvement in the Israel Hamas war,” the news site reported. The standby order applies to troops stationed in Iraq since last year, according to a separate Pentagon document seen by The Intercept.
The Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment.
The White House has stated on several occasions since October that its support for the Jewish state would not involve American soldiers fighting alongside their Israeli counterparts.
The US responded to Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel by immediately dispatching two aircraft carriers to the region and preparing 2,000 additional troops for deployment to the Middle East, but White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on October 10 that “there is no intention to put US boots on the ground” in Israel or Gaza.
However, US special forces have been active in Israel since October, with senior official Christopher Maier telling reporters at the time that American commandos were “actively helping the Israelis to do a number of things.” The Pentagon has also admitted to flying spy drones over Gaza “in support of hostage recovery efforts.”
Since the conflict began, US troops in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan have come under fire more than 150 times, with Iran-aligned Shi’ite militias subjecting their bases to regular drone and rocket barrages. One such attack on an outpost in Jordan on Sunday killed three US soldiers and injured several dozen others.
American ships and warplanes have also launched several strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen, in a bid to break the Houthi blockade on “Israel-linked” merchant shipping passing through the Red Sea. The Houthis have responded by targeting US commercial and military vessels in the area. On Wednesday, the militants announced that they had fired multiple missiles at the destroyer USS Gravely.
US Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, said that the Graveley shot down one incoming missile, and suffered no damage or casualties.
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No. It’s not okay, damn it!
At work we’ve actually printed a bunch of these out, laminated them and have them all over the place. There’s even a Spanish version ‘Esto esta bien’.
The What :
One thing for certain , as the war drums beat louder so will the RA-RA propaganda and with it expect massive attempts to squash any and all voices of opposition , deconfliction or peace talks. ( See Ukraine. )
The How :
At Davos just days ago the WEF / globalists said the quiet part out loud that many have known for the last 4 to 5 years. ” We no longer ” own ” the news. ” Now , suddenly , and not at all by accident , we have major attention by all MSM on the Deep Fake Taylor Swift – A.I. matter , AND Senate hearings and legislation to crack down on the internet and social media platforms. This is being framed just like gun control to ” Protect The Children .”
The Hill . com – Davos elites whine about loss of control over the media, ‘we owned the news’ admits WSJ
From Senate page :
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a full committee hearing on January 31, 2024, featuring testimony from the CEOs of social media companies Discord, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and X (formerly known as Twitter)—a consensus panel agreed to by Chair Durbin and Ranking Member Graham
Bottom line: Social media companies have failed to police themselves at our kids’ expense, and now Congress must act.
Protecting children from exploitation is fine , but any such legislation will quickly be changed in a hurry , under fake duress to silence ALL voices online that are contrary to or even ask questions about the narrative of the day. This is the camels nose under the tent.
Congress must act…
It’s all an act. The COngress will do as it’s told.
anf the COurts.
and especially the occupied Executive under FJB. They will do as they are told.
“Ranking Member Graham”. Ironic.
The Good:
People are realizing something is wrong.
The Bad:
For the majority? It is already too late.
RIP Pokemons..
The ugly:
There will be very few English speaking whites in 2030
The speed of information — and young people’s unfettered access to it — means that today’s kids aren’t just questioning the war. They’re questioning the war machine itself.
May nation “A” Attack Nation “B” If “B” is supplying Weapons Used to Attack Nation “A”
Well, if it is good for the goose then it must be good for the gander. The United States supplied Patriot Missiles to Ukraine and Ukraine used those missiles to attack and destroy a Russian aircraft ferrying Ukrainian prisoners of war to a site for a prisoner exchange. If it is okay for the U.S. to attack Iran and extract some measure of revenge, then it follows that Russia is entitled by the same principle to attack the United States.
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It’s nonsense because the leadership hasn’t cared for the last two years, or before that in Syria. These people are like fleas, hopping from current thing to current thing.
US troops? No. A bunch of well-paid mercenaries and traitors. If these guys represent you, all I can say is eat more Washington shit.
“Hey dude. We will give you a scholarship and some metal to hang on your uniform if you rob, kill and rape some countries that have historical bloodlines of our enemies while we rape the girls and boys you kidnap there. We’ll drink lots of champagne and load up on cocaine while you eat dog food on the dirt floor. We’ll keep the treasures you loot behind ropes in museums so your children can’t touch them. It’s good to know that they are just copies of the treasures. See irony knock on your door now. There are no longer good men going to the bankers’ war, but only mercenary pigs who rape, kill and steal like Satan.
That’s the nature of the game, my friend. That’s the nature of the game. Some don’t shoot and fall, while others build drones out of sticks to defend their families.”
“Oh. And if they survive the war, we will ignore them and let them rot in the streets or among their families. If you have a pig spirit like us, we have a great place at the congress or at one of the companies that sponsor us. You will be chosen for some position based on the votes of useless eaters who still leave their homes to vote.
That’s the nature of the game, my friend. That’s the nature of the game.”
Nice rant!…..
US troops told to prepare for war in Gaza.
Whoever divined this headline is perhaps unfamiliar with the military reality of hurry up and wait.
And compartmentalization of information.
The leaders never tell the grunts what is really going to happen to them.
That would be stupid.
The grunts might realize [though they do their best to screen out thinkers] that they will be used as cannon fodder, and say…..um, “Nope!”
You never give the real info to those who are about to die for the lies of “the cause”
Hey, I may not agree with Darth Vador’s policies…but I still think we should support the Imperial Stormtroopers! LMFAO
“Washington maintains that there are no plans to put American boots on the ground”
which means American troops will be on the ground and involved in another unwinnable war.
no plans to put American boots on the ground”
There are no plans to put American boots on the ground because they are ALREADY on the ground.
They couch phrases like weasels.
Its an election year, what did anyone expect from a President under water in the polls.
PS I really dislike Democrats and Lindsey Graham
No boots on the ground eh? Were these three Georgia NG troopers levitating or something? All 150 attacks the troops were levitating because we have no boots on the ground? The two SEALS don’t count because they had boots on the water. FJB
Boots on the ground? Now for the real decision. Do we support Israel or the “Palestinians”. Oh which shall we do!
Let’s support both!
We usually do.
So are American troops going to the Middle East to fight Israel or Hamas? It looks to me like America has set up the whole thing to backstab Israel and to help Hamas.
By who?
I thought the fruitloop in charge was MIA?
Always been a hornet’s nest there ever since Israel was created and just as the Bible predicted. It would become a burden (like a heavy stone) on the rest of the world. The GOD/Hebrew on mankind hatred was underestimated.
As usual, there are no plans, but they will move forward anyway.
No plans to put boots cuz da boots already dare!
Well, at least they won’t be able to PRETEND anymore that they AREN’T fighting and dying for Israel’s foreign policy objectives.