United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadrons, tanker aircraft, and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to the Middle East, the Department of Defense announced on November 1.
In a statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder said that the assets were deployed to reaffirm the U.S. commitments to the protection of its citizens and forces in the Middle East, the defense of Israel, and de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy.
These deployments build on the recent decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system to Israel as well as the Department of Defense sustained Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit posture in the Eastern Mediterranean, the press secretary continued.
Poster Comment:
The Russians gave their Mach 9 Zircon cruise missile to Iran. They are giving it to their very best friends in Yemen and Lebanon. In 3 months those American soldiers and sailors will be going home.