• pound_heap@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    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

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      2 months ago

      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.

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        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.

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        Lol,maybe because Hezbollah rockets are getting launched and we’d like to shoot them down before US personnel are killed potentially escalating this even further?

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          Maybe we should get the US personnel out instead of sending more, then.

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            You’re both right. We want to protect our servicemen there from Hezzbollah rockets and they shouldn’t be there in the first place.

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          we’d like to shoot them down before US personnel are killed potentially escalating this even further?

          So we’re sending more personal instead of getting them out of the situation? Gymnastics.

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          Gtfo. If you need to play wargames maybe send some more support to Ukraine instead.

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          I’ve got an idea to prevent this from escelating further: Depose Netan-fucking-Yahu.

          The UN and the US Citizens would praise it if anything. China and Russia would say shit about it but they also say shit about us doing nothing. We can literally only gain from destroying the Israel current administration.

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            Absolutely. However, there is no need to destroy anyone. It would be enough for the US to give up its unconditional support for the Netanyahu regime. Then Netanyahu would be voted out and would go to prison for corruption in his own country.

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              Ok but that does nothing to stop genocide, land theft, terrorism, invasions, etc.

              It’s a joke to pretend like yahoo is the root problem.

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                I’m just trying to suggest a somewhat reasonable solution. I don’t think Israel could afford to keep this inhumane war going if they didn’t have the support of the US. Let us also not forget that it was radical right-wing Zionists who assassinated Yitzchak Rabin, the Israeli politician who first credibly promised peace in the region. What I want to say is this: Violence and hatred cannot be a solution - this only leads to more violence and more hatred, more misery and more suffering.

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          Who is “we”?

          Maybe I’d have some sympathy for you if y’all stop with the genocide, terrorism, ethnic cleansing, land theft, invasions, etc.

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