Forum Post: Thousands of US troops land in Israel. Aircraft carrier coming soon
Posted 12 years ago on Jan. 7, 2012, 10:45 p.m. EST by reckoning
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http://www.debka.com/article/21629/
''Senior US military sources told debkafile Friday, Jan. 6 that many would be staying up to the end of the year as part of the US-IDF deployment in readiness for a military engagement with Iran and its possible escalation into a regional conflict.
They will be joined by a US aircraft carrier. The warplanes on its decks will fly missions with Israeli Air Force jets. The 9,000 US servicemen gathering in Israel in the coming weeks are mostly airmen, missile interceptor teams, marines, seamen, technicians and intelligence officers.
The incoming American soldiers are officially categorized as participants in Austere Challenge 12, the biggest joint US-Israeli war game ever held. The maneuver was originally designated Juniper Stallion 2012.
However, the altered name plus the comment heard from the exercise's commander, US Third Air Force Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, during his visit two weeks ago, that the coming event is more a "deployment" than an "exercise," confirmed that Washington has expanded its mission.
The joint force will now be in place ready for a decision to attack Iran's nuclear installations or any war emergency. Our sources disclose that it was decided at the last minute in Washington and Jerusalem to announce the forthcoming Austere Challenge 12 on Thursday night, Jan. 5, ahead of the bulletin released by Tehran about another Iranian naval exercise at the Strait of Hormuz to take place in February, although its 10-day drill in the same arena only ended Monday, Jan. 2.''
Thank you Obama!! we want to send mre ameicans to die!!
This is supposed to be a democracy. Are we being force marched into war with Iran against the wishes of the vast majority? Are we like train passengers looking out windows powerless to affect events they witness?
Impeach Obama.
Oil wars - The stakes are higher than just Iran http://whataboutmarx.blogspot.com/2012/01/oil-wars-stakes-are-higher-than-just.html
Yeah, Obama would probably want to get this over with quickly.
crap
the US can't stop
Obama is an imbecile, supporting the troublemaker criminal Israel.
Obama may be an imbecile, he may even be supporting Israel, troublemaker or not, but his reasons for doing this are exclusively about American hegemony and power, not anyone else's.
this sounds like a Pentagon story designed to incite the left and impact the coming elections.
Who is debka.com
who funds them?
Who advertises with them?
The Pentagon usually keeps reporters at arms length - unless they know them - or they want something.
This story is also in the Washington Post (and many other publications).
Really? Hadn't seen it.
I should go find it I guess -
Was that quote common among the other articles? I realize that publications have certain editorial freedom when it comes to publication - but that statement is one of war policy, isn't it?
Usually War Policy statements come from the Commander in Chief, don't they?
Given such a statement may have international implications - I would be surprised to find it a common denominator of this article as it appeared on major news outlets.
It could have - and if it did then I would like the President's reaction.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3744319
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45887886/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/israel-us-stage-major-defense-drill/#.Twn7_W9rM_Q
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/israel-us-defense-drill_n_1186491.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/israeli-and-us-troops-gear-up-for-major-missile-defense-drill-after-iran-maneuvers/2012/01/05/gIQAE0QqcP_story.html
It's everywhere in the news.