Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a limited number of U.S. troops to prepare for deployment in support of Israel, as reported by multiple sources.
Approximately 2,000 troops have been selected to be on standby for advisory and medical assistance.
The troops will be drawn from various branches of the U.S. military, including those already stationed in the Middle East and nearby Europe.
While their specific units and deployment locations have not been disclosed, it has been emphasized that they will not have a combat role.
The U.S. is extending support to Israel, which is engaged in a conflict with Hamas, primarily focusing on intelligence and planning assistance for potential hostage rescue operations.
Yeah…
This is almost definitely “be ready in case shit goes really really really bad and WW3 starts”. Because even the dumbest True Believer understands that there is a big difference between “Yeah, I support Israel because they fucking murder brown people” and “I want to go protect The Jews” and this will be even more controversial than “You know how we injected you with like five hundred experimental vaccines? Now we want to inject you with one well tested one so you don’t die”
But it is a lot easier to sell “We might have to go protect our allies who are the victims of terrorist attacks” than “We might need to go fight the entire Middle East before the world is glassed”
I truly fucking hate this situation, the deployment of American troops. Regrettably, I can already envision the headlines: ‘U.S. Troops killed in Israel,’ serving as a potential catalyst for dragging the U.S. into a regional conflict.