Associated Press: Sending Todd to Israel puts pressure on American forces

According to RCO News Agency, the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced on Sunday that it will provide the THAAD air defense system to the Zionist regime on the order of President Joe Biden and will send an expert staff to work with it. This work takes several days due to the long distance between America and the occupied territories.

After announcing this News, US military commanders expressed concern that the deployment of this system in Israel and accompanying about 100 troops with it will add to the current difficulties and pressure on the army’s air defense forces and possible delays in the modernization of its missile defense systems.

2 senior commanders of the air defense forces, without providing details about the deployment of this defense system, said that due to the continuation of the war in Ukraine, the continuation of the war in Gaza and the intensification of Israel’s attacks against Lebanon, the demand for THAAD and Patriot systems will increase.

Tension in the Pentagon about the ability to simultaneously supply weapons to Ukraine and Israel

US Army Secretary Christian Vermot said about this: The greatest pressure is on the Air Defense Force and Artillery. We always try to be as disciplined as we can and provide the Secretary of Defense with the information he needs to accurately assess the pressure on the force as he considers future operational deployments.

He emphasized that the military must be careful “what we take on.”

According to the Associated Press, the move also adds to growing tensions within the Defense Department over whether the United States can afford to send weapons to Ukraine, Israel or elsewhere, and the resulting risks to America’s military readiness and ability to protect these countries. The country adds.

Washington’s decision to deploy the THAAD system in the occupied territories was taken after Iran targeted the military bases of the Zionist regime in a missile attack. On the other hand, despite the fact that the Zionist regime has a multi-layered air defense system of drone attacks, Hezbollah’s attack against the occupied territories on Sunday resulted in the death of four soldiers and the wounding of several Zionist soldiers.

The problems of sending troops to the occupied territories

The US Army Secretary also said that the deployment of about 100 troops with the THAAD system to the occupied territories would put the US military under pressure to deploy its forces overseas, as the military has struggled to ensure after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ensure that military forces have enough time at home to train and regroup between deployments.

Reducing the amount of time troops stay at home could affect the military’s ability to keep good soldiers on the force.

General Randy George, the head of the Joint Staff of the US Army, said: “The troops are on mission for one year and at home for one year.” They settle abroad again for one year and return home for one year. Obviously, this would be difficult for anyone to do.

He said the military is looking at a range of ways to reduce the impact on troops, including by increasing troop numbers and modernizing systems so that fewer soldiers are needed to operate military equipment.

However, frequent deployments of military equipment make it difficult for systems to enter stockpiles where they can be upgraded, the Associated Press continued.

Vermut said: We must be able to return these units home to be able to go through the renovation process. So, we’re trying to explain that to the defense minister so he can weigh those risks.

end of message