Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a limited number of U.S. troops to prepare for deployment in support of Israel, as reported by multiple sources.
Approximately 2,000 troops have been selected to be on standby for advisory and medical assistance.
The troops will be drawn from various branches of the U.S. military, including those already stationed in the Middle East and nearby Europe.
While their specific units and deployment locations have not been disclosed, it has been emphasized that they will not have a combat role.
The U.S. is extending support to Israel, which is engaged in a conflict with Hamas, primarily focusing on intelligence and planning assistance for potential hostage rescue operations.
Just why? Israel is a terrible ally and have continued to allow settlers to move into the West Bank stopping any attempts at a peace process. The US should wipe their hands of this mess instead getting into another quagmire.
because the Christian death cult running the states wants it to happen so their imaginary friend can come back.
Yeah, this is way more serious than people realize. The extremist Christian evangelical movement has a disproportionate amount of influence over Israel and how the world views it. They fund schools, museums, archaeological digs and many other things, but with an obvious bias, and often not in the best interest of anyone but those who share their apocalyptic worldview.
It’s pretty wild, and can come off as a bit conspiratorial, once you realize that much of the American support for Israel is for the purpose of preparing for a world-ending war and the resurrection of a mythical character who lives in a collection of short stories.
A former friends mother lost her Catholic mind to some nonsensical flavor of the evangelical god juice and took a trip with a bunch of other lunatics to Israel. Know what they did? Provided free labor to settlements and farms because it was such a transcendent experience to pay 5-10 thousand dollars to go to the holy land and work for gods original chosen people. They love this shit because it brings the world closer to annihilating itself and the fabled rapture they want so very badly.
So fucking over all these lunatics asking us to respect their religious beliefs that are focused at quickening the end of human existence. Is it so hard to just eat pizza and be grateful for the time we have here?
There are radical Israelis over there trying to breed the prophesied heifer in test tubes, according to my now-deceased political blogger friend.
I know this from personal experience after reading the entirety of the Left Behind book series as they were published. At the start I was spending my summers in the equivalent of that Jesus Camp documentary, and by the time I finished was at the end of my personal deconversion journey and come out the other side as an opinionated college atheist.
So, yeah, quite terrifying to see that kink for the apocalypse continue to play out in front of us.
Thanks for sharing! I’m sure it wasn’t easy to get out, I’ve got nothing but respect. Those lifestyles are often prisons for life. I was lucky to figure out atheism very young, and with the surprising support of my family, but I know that’s not usually how it goes.
Shit, Left Behind? That’s a call back I wasn’t expecting today but still quite apt.
Well let them fund Israel and go fight.
Yup the far Christian right want all jews in Israel because their book of fiction says all jews need to be in Isreal to bring about the rapture. Remember when Trump said jews should have dual citizenship?
Remember when Trump said jews should have dual citizenship?
No, but I remember when he claimed to be Israel’s Messiah. I sent this article to a family member and they replied “Biden 😅 “ and I replied “Yeah, but trump would do the same and push to use nukes.” They’re not necessarily a D/R, in fact they’re so disgusted, they said voting is useless, they’re sticking to mutual aid (Their state and mine have a gerrymandered voting district map case before the court upcoming).
Eh, Israel also is supposed to protect “our interests” in the Middle East, strategically positioned, etc. As an old friend who had a political blog for the Chicago Times once said (glad he’s not here to see this crap): all wars are Wall Street’s wars.
I want everything they think is going to signal the end times to happen just so when it doesn’t they have no more excuses.
I know they’ll just reinterpret and invent more, but it would still be funny to the rest of us.
Please no. A lot of people will die just for them to say it wasn’t enough suffering.
I think this claim is very overstated. People online often say this, but I’ve never heard of real people saying this.
Attend an evangelical or Pentecostal church for a few months. It’ll come up. They still believe Jesus is coming back and he can’t do so until the temple is rebuilt. Which would require the razing of the mosque.
A family member of mine is a preacher and he and his family are gleefully announcing the end times are here!! It’s happening!! The red heifer has been born!! It’s absolutely disgusting how they want Israel to get rid of the Palestinians so they can get on with the rebuilding of the temple.
Well if they’re anything like my own relatives who are giddy that “it’s finally happening”, have you brought the parallels between their antichrist and a certain ex-president?
I did, and now half the family refuses to acknowledge my existence at family reunions. So it worked out pretty well for me.
I remember a few years ago coming across a website that had a huge list of over 100 things, referencing various Bible verses and then giving their real world parallel. I’ve tried looking for it again, but can never seem to find the right one.
You’re looking for
https://www.benjaminlcorey.com/could-american-evangelicals-spot-the-antichrist-heres-the-biblical-predictions/
Could American Evangelicals Spot the Antichrist?
After a brief glance over it, I do believe this is the one I was thinking of!
Man, I need to edit and print this out and leave it in my mother in law’s mailbox and wait for the inevitable social media meltdown about Satanists or something.
what the actual fuck
These idiots don’t realize the temple could have already been rebuilt because Isreal controls that location already.
“Settlers”
Because Hamas kidnapped some American citizens and is holding them in Gaza. The US would likely prefer to attempt any rescue themselves or at least assist in any attempts.
Unfortunately Israel is the only “western aligned” middle east country, so for that reason we go all watermelon eating contest on their bhole
is that really why ? I’ve been wondering
We don’t have universal health care in America and it’s their fault but we pay for them to have universal health care. So no, they’re not our ally, we’re vassals.
It’s Israel’s fault that there’s no universal health care in the US? How?
AIPAC funnels money to anti-UHC candidates like Shontel Brown despite the reality that the american taxpayer funds Israeli UHC.
Gee I wonder why Israel is the only Western aligned middle east country it’s almost like they do a genocide and the West sends aircraft carriers to protect them
This is exactly why; they keep the place destabilized.