The massive increase in pressure, missiles and drones, from Hezbollah and Iran is what led the reluctant US President and Commander-in-Chief Biden to go even further in supporting the men of Netanyahu: they will be American soldiers responsible for strengthen Israeli anti-missile shields.
Last Sunday, Washington announced that it would send its most sophisticated system, the ZAAD, and that it would send around 100 troops to manage it. A decision that changes the position of the United States in this war, since it will be the first time that deploy troops on the ground.
What will the United States deploy in Israel?
Currently, a battalion – around a hundred men – to manage THAAD, one of the anti-missile systems more advanced and efficientand expensive, in the world. With precise radar and six shuttles. As far as we know, capable of intercepting up to 48 missiles at a time.
Is this an unprecedented deployment?
On the one hand yes and on the other no. This is the first time he will serve “in combat” in Israel. Something that already I rehearsed there five years agoand before, in 2017, he was also deployed to South Korea against the Pyongyang regime.
What does this deployment mean?
For starters, it is not uncommon for the United States to send troops to Israel. In fact, there is always a small contingent. But this is the first significant element in this area Netanyahu’s offensive. As the director of “The Political Room,” Yago Rodríguez, explains, “if the United States is forced to spend such valuable and scarce resources, a window of opportunity will open for China with Taiwan. With this, we can end three conflicts together: Taiwan, the Middle East and Ukraine.”
