A B-52 assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flies over an aerospace show in Malaysia, March 26, 2019. HEATHER REDMAN/U.S. AIR FORCE
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadrons, tanker aircraft, and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to the Middle East, the Department of Defense announced on November 1.
In a statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder said that the assets were deployed to reaffirm the U.S. commitments to the protection of its citizens and forces in the Middle East, the defense of Israel, and de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy.
These deployments build on the recent decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system to Israel as well as the Department of Defense sustained Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit posture in the Eastern Mediterranean, the press secretary continued.
“These movements demonstrate the flexible nature of U.S. global defense posture and U.S. capability to deploy world-wide on short notice to meet evolving national security threats,” he added.
The deployment came amid heightened tensions with Iran which is reportedly preparing to respond to the October 26 Israeli attack on its territory.
Several Iranian military targets, including air defenses and missile sites, were hit during the attack, which also claimed the lives of four officers. The attack was in itself a response to a large-scale ballistic missile strike launched by Tehran against Israel on October 1.
“Secretary Austin continues to make clear that should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the U.S. will take every measure necessary to defend our people,” Maj. Gen. Ryder noted in his statement.
Just a day before Austin ordered the deployment of additional assets in the Middle East, the Axios news site reported, citing two Israeli sources, that Israeli intelligence was preparing for an attack in the coming days involving a large number of ballistic missiles and suicide drones launched by Iran allies in Iraq, where U.S. forces are present.
Overall, the U.S. appears to be determined to go on with its support for Israel even at the cost of an all-out war with Iran and its allies in the Middle East.
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since when are b-52s defensive? how is iran a ‘national security’ threat? it’s israel that is the threat, to the u.s. and the world. they want to start a nuclear war. so, who’s the threat? a non-nuclear iran or the crazy zionists with nukes? they would nuke the area and irradiate the world oil supply and that’s just fine? how crazy is that? drop a tactical nuke on tel aviv and the world’s major issues will vanish along with the fire starters. biden is providing the tools for war.
yes, everyone is a security threat when you are the supreme hegemon and the empire of exceptionals who controls all the world. your task 1 is to not let anyone to get close to your throne, task 2 oppress everyone and always show your power military might worldwide. israel is the daughter of usa empire, and the usa empire is the son of the british empire who created israel with the balfour declaration.
i do remember when vietnam was a security threat to usa? also some goat breeders in afghanistan were a threat, then iraq, then libya, a lot of countries worldwide were a security threat and we did regime change, coupdetats to secure countries. everyone is a threat these days 🤔🤔🤔 the other option is that you are insane and you are a security threat to everyone else, just like israel or just like the empire of the exceptionals
they think themselves so strong, and yet live in constant fear of “threats” they create themselves… sounds like a dying empire to me
north korea.
totally true and confirmed zman, as the world is one powder keg spark away from full blown boom boom boom
make no mistake the usa will put large numbers of american lives in danger to build a cause for war. 9/11, pearl harbor as well as fabricate incidents like gulf of tonkin . they are not defending people but corporate profiteering and global zionism.
how?
the days when the us could land a large army in asia are gone. they can’t resupply them by sea.
that’s why they bribe proxies in asia to play stupid games and win stupid prizes…cause they vaxtarded their entire army…
usa still have the lead, and they won’t go away, we are in the beginning of the age of ‘power shift’ moving from usa to china. we are in the beginning, when power moves you have wars, so the age of wars should come first, then the new age could start. but i cannot see any bright future in the horizon, war, destruction, sin, deception, propaganda, brainwashing, deceive, there is no bright future
my thoughts. immediately coming to mind that zios are about to make fake pretxt. well, this time won’t be working for usa and “allies”. russian pilots are there with dozens upon dozens of su-35s.
the buff has a combat range of over 14000 kilometers, it doesn’t need to be anywhere near the middle east; diego garcia would be close enough. they are just window dressing.
the buffs out of the 1950s with the 2000lb bombs will also work for speeders and people with parking tickets as it will solve all problems associated with america.
america – d o e s n’ t have an army ready to figt! and that is an issue.
the arabs don’t know it, but they could easily overrun israel. and then it would be too late for the us/bankers.
more targets the better… lol, and the us cried about a north korean camping trip to russia and screeches “escalation”… like carpet bombing children isn’t escalation, like bombing unesco heritage sites isn’t escalation, like attacking nuclear plants isn’t escalation… russia gonna nuke d.c. and be like, “how’s that for escalation, you fukken zionist baby killers?”
the bankers are a little bit afraid that the arabs start thinking for themselves and even start working together. the area’s are not that big to be overrun. but, of course, all the arab countries are nicely divided, and more concerned about their dependent economies.
definitely so.
when push comes to shove, forget all the hogwash about rules based human rights democracy values. the mask has been taken off and the united snakes has shown its ugly, vile, repulsive true face to the rest of the world. the us/ uk stand four square behind genocide, ethnic cleansing, and atrocities of a nazi character committed on a nazi scale. there are no atrocities too vile for them to commit, there are no depths they will not plumb. and this realisation has dawned on the rest of the planet.
iran has brought this shit that starts to come down over their heads all by themselves. how could a country of that size failed so miserably to develope nukes? even nk has got them!
publicly they mildly reprimand nuttyahoo, but they keep sending him all the equipment/supplies he could ever need/want and try to pull wool over our eyes with this “protecting national interest” bs? pathetic exceptionalist scum
hope they’re sending all this to stop israel genocide.