I hate to burst this fragile and delusional bubble, but the United States already has troops and personnel on the ground in Israel.
Yes, in the past no official acknowledgment of boots on the ground has been made, but that's changed with the new equipment and systems being
supplied to the nation by America.
U.S. European Command (EUCOM) has deployed to Israel a high-powered X-band radar and the supporting people and equipment needed for coordinated
defense against Iranian missile attack, marking the first permanent U.S. military presence on Israeli soil.
More than a dozen aircraft were required to transport an AN/TPY-2 X-band radar to Israel. (U.S. Missile Defense Agency)
More than a dozen aircraft, including C-5s and C-17s, helped with the Sept. 21 delivery of the AN/TPY-2 Transportable Radar Surveillance/Forward Based
X-band Transportable (FBX-T), its ancillary components and some 120 EUCOM personnel to Israel's Nevatim Air Base southeast of Beersheba, said sources
here and in Stuttgart, Germany.
Among the U.S. personnel is at least one representative from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), though officials said the agency had little to no say
in the deployment decision. MDA involvement has been confined to providing equipment and advice on technical aspects of its deployment, one official
said.
(my bolding)
www.defensenews.com...
www.armytimes.com...
(IsraelNN.com) Last Sunday Israel received a new missile defense system from the U.S., complete with a team of American support personnel that
will become the first group of U.S. troops to be stationed permanently in the country. The FBX-T system is based on the latest x-band radar
technology, and is designed to provide early detection and warning of incoming missiles such as the Shahab-3 rockets that Iran claims can reach and
destroy targets in Israel.
On September 21, more than a dozen aircraft deployed by the United States European Command (EUCOM) arrived at the Nevatim Air Base southeast of
Be’er Sheva, carrying the AN/TPY-2 Transportable Radar Surveillance/Forward Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T) system, as well as some 120 American
personnel. The team of technicians and advisers, including at least one from the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (M.D.A) will remain in Israel as
the support crew for the new system. They represent the first time in Israel’s history that the U.S. military will have a permanent presence in
Israel.
www.israelnationalnews.com...
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I'm sure many past examples could be posted about U.S. involvement in Israeli affairs can be noted going back to the second world war, but even in as
recently as 2003 American military forces have had very close ties to Israel.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...
And where do you think Israel got all the nukes in the first place ???
They didn't develop them on their own.
EDIT: bbcode
[edit on 11/12/2008 by anxietydisorder]
