{"id":277138,"date":"2024-10-14T12:39:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=277138"},"modified":"2024-10-14T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:39:06","slug":"usa-aka-evil-empire-deploys-thaad-missile-system-and-100-troops-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/10\/usa-aka-evil-empire-deploys-thaad-missile-system-and-100-troops-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"USA [aka evil empire] Deploys THAAD Missile System and 100 Troops to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The deployment is part of the US and Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

13 Oct 2024 – <\/em>The Pentagon announced today<\/a> that the US is deploying a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to Israel, a strong show of support for Israel as it\u2019s attacking UN peacekeepers<\/a> in Lebanon and carrying out an ethnic cleansing plan<\/a> in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n

Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the deployment would include the \u201cassociated crew of US military personnel\u201d to operate the THAAD. An unnamed Pentagon official told CNN<\/em> that about 100 US troops are deploying to Israel.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ryder said the US previously deployed a THAAD to Israel back in 2019 for military drills. The new deployment comes as the US and Israel are coordinating on Israel\u2019s plans to attack Iran<\/a>, which they expect to provoke a new Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israeli territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe THAAD Battery will augment Israel\u2019s integrated air defense system. This action underscores the United States\u2019 ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel, and to defend Americans in Israel, from any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran,\u201d Ryder said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is part of the broader adjustments the US military has made in recent months, to support the defense of Israel and protect Americans from attacks by Iran and Iranian-aligned militias,\u201d Ryder added.<\/p>\n

Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1 in response to a string of Israeli escalations in the region, including the assassination of Hamas\u2019s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. The US helped intercept some Iranian missiles, but many made an impact.<\/a><\/p>\n

Israel is planning to launch airstrikes against targets inside Iran, and the US is expected to support the attack in some way. NBC News<\/em> reported<\/a> the US is considering launching airstrikes of its own, but US officials said intelligence support is more likely.<\/p>\n

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Dave DeCamp is the news editor of<\/em> antiwar.com.<\/p>\n

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