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[–] [email protected] 117 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Oh come on, the header is a clickbait. There is a US military base in Israel already, it's been there for years. The article is about an announcement that they are sending another missile defense battery with personnel alongside

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

There are 100 more US soldiers deployed, aren't there? I'm not a US citizen, but I still wonder why more troops are needed to help Israel in an war of aggression that violates international law.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yes it’s an anti-missle battery and a crew of 100 to operate it. Presumably this includes 7-day around the clock shift coverage so it sounds like a reasonable number for a large missle array.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'd like to refer you to my reply to a similar comment: https://slrpnk.net/post/14228501/11555288

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

It's only a huge deal if we talk about doing the same for actual allies like Ukraine instead of Netanyahu's rogue regime

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Nothing to see here, y'all! \s