The Pentagon has confirmed it is sending a THAAD missile defence system and US troops to Israel, publicly acknowledging that US troops will be on the ground assisting in Israel’s defence.

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    7 hours ago

    Yes, that first but confirms the news article.

    And then it talks about a deployment 5 years ago for a training exercise.

    These aren’t brick and mortar buildings, they’re mobile platforms, and mobile air defense batteries redeploy all the time.

    Again, I am not closed to the idea that there was US military operated THAAD system in Israel during that attack, I just can’t find any reports confirming that, or even eluding to it.

    Never mind, I misread that last bit. I will take a look at it later when I have a few moments, thank you.