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1 year agoYou’re telling me this enormous being with 6 wings surrounding flaming wheels covered with eyes that God is speaking to me through isn’t real?
Most of these are medical, advising, and EOD. Above article even says explosive handling.
Another sensationalist title and selectively worded article, making it seem as if the US is going full crusade.
Sources:
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-palestinians/card/u-s-picks-troops-to-prepare-for-potential-deployment-to-middle-east-0pYNLxiZ7dmUbN6NxCML - Says Medical and advising staff
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/10/16/israel-hamas-war-live-updates/71201737007/ - says Medical and Gate crossing security
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/world/middleeast/pentagon-us-troops.html - Medical and advising
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/10/17/pentagon-orders-2000-troops-prepare-deploy-israel-war-prompts-growing-us-military-presence.html - take this with a grain of salt, since it’s a military source. Says the most combat troops deployed were special forces to secure the embassy.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4259025-pentagon-puts-troops-on-notice-to-prepare-to-deploy-to-support-israel-reports/ - advising and medical
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/16/politics/us-marines-pentagon-israel/index.html - Medical and logistical support
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/pentagon-sends-deployment-notices-to-2000-us-troops-over-israel-hamas-war/ - Medical, explosive ordinance, and advising
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/10/16/2000-us-troops-may-deploy-to-middle-east-amid-israel-hamas-war/ - Medical or advising support, NOT combat roles
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/us-military-roughly-troops-prepare-deployment-israel-hamas - US officials do not intend to have US troops see combat
Based on these sources, the US being there is officially for posturing and mostly medical support, as well as advising. Several of these sources also state that there are American citizens among the hostages.