US announces it's sending troops to the Middle East and warns Americans to leave Lebanon

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Posted on 09/23/2024 11:10:44 AM PDT by Angelino97

The U.S. is sending troops to the Middle East in response to the surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah and as the region teeters on the edge of an all-out war.

The Pentagon announced on Monday that 'additional' service members would be deployed to join the 40,000 already stationed in the region along with a dozen warships and fighter jet squadrons.

Israel forces have ramped up their airstrikes deep inside Lebanon and the State Department has warned all Americans to leave...

At the Pentagon, Press Secretary Gen. Pat Ryder would not confirm how many troops would be deployed or where they are going.

'In light of the increased tensions in the Middle East, and out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,' he said.

'Due to the unpredictable nature of ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and recent explosions throughout Lebanon, including Beirut, the U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available,' the State Department cautioned Saturday.

The number of troops deployed to U.S. Central Command grew from 34,000 to 40,000 in the aftermath of Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel.

Navy warships are scattered across the region and anchored in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Oman.

The U.S. has a single air craft carrier strike group, which includes the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, in the region, after another departed for the Asia Pacific region. In addition, there are Navy destroyers in the Red Sea and six warships in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The U.S. has placed four squadrons of fighter jets in the region, bolstered by the addition last month of advanced F-22 fighter jets, Military Times reported.

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We should be fully neutral in all Mideast conflicts, just as we should be fully neutral in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. We should not be deploying military, or supplying weapons, to either conflict.

1 posted on 09/23/2024 11:10:44 AM PDT by Angelino97

To: Angelino97

2 posted on 09/23/2024 11:13:40 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)

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