I have no doubt that we have personnel in country but doubt it’s 2000 in the roles specified. Regardless, openly fielding US soldiers in any capacity is a step closer to a global conflict.

^^^^

Our boots are everywhere.

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
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To be quite honest, no. Do you have compelling evidence to suggest "we" do??

Having Tier 1 family in SF I know that we have boots on the Gerald Ford Carrier but do not know his exact location (for obvious reasons).

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Jerusalem cardinal offers himself to Hamas in exchange for the children being held hostage

That would truly be a brave and heroic act. He must know that he'd be facing certain torture and likely death.

https://www.breitbart.com/poli...=breaking_news_email

WATCH: Hamas Releases First Purported Video of Israeli Hostage, Mia Shem

The Palestinian terror organization known as Hamas has released what is being described as a video of one of the 199 known Israeli hostages taken to Gaza during a massive terror attack that killed over 1,400 Israelis and wounded over 4,100 on Oct.7.

The video shows a young woman who is resting in bed and having bandages applied to her right arm. She has tattoos on her left.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Jerusalem cardinal offers himself to Hamas in exchange for the children being held hostage

That would truly be a brave and heroic act. He must know that he'd be facing certain torture and likely death.

Yes, brave and heroic beyond words.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast...457934490df0e7f9d9c0

About half a million people have left northern Gaza for the south following Israel's evacuation notice on Friday, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said Sunday.

The estimate represents roughly half the population of northern Gaza, where the IDF is gearing up for the next stages of its war with Hamas, which runs the territory.

The evacuation advisory came after Israel imposed a complete siege on Gaza. The IDF said Saturday it would allow safe movement on specified streets for residents to move from the northern city of Beit Hanoun to Khan Yunis in the south — a roughly 20-mile distance of rubble-strewn streets.

Southern Gaza is struggling to accommodate the influx of people. Shelters are overloaded and the area is experiencing shortages of food, water and fuel.

Conricus said Israel has “opened taps” on its side to allow water to enter southern Gaza, but said he "doesn't have visibility on exactly how much is actually flowing where it should."

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Originally posted by 6guns:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Jerusalem cardinal offers himself to Hamas in exchange for the children being held hostage

That would truly be a brave and heroic act. He must know that he'd be facing certain torture and likely death.

Yes, brave and heroic beyond words.

Because we all know what those savages would do to him.

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
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To be quite honest, no. Do you have compelling evidence to suggest "we" do??

Having Tier 1 family in SF I know that we have boots on the Gerald Ford Carrier but do not know his exact location (for obvious reasons).

That’s not “boots on the ground”.

I interpret this as Iran has given Hezbollah the green light to attack and open up a northern front from Syria and Lebanon.

Iran Threatens Preemptive Action

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday that a “preemptive action” against Israel was possible in the coming hours.

Iran-backed militant groups in the region “will not allow the Zionist regime (Israel) to do whatever it wants in Gaza ... therefore any preemptive action is possible in the coming hours,” Amir-Abdollahian said in a live interview broadcast on state TV late on Monday.

When asked if Iran would “go to war,” he replied: “Every possibility is conceivable.”

“No party should be indifferent to the crimes being committed in Gaza,” Amir-Abdollahian added.

Iran’s top diplomat said that failing to defend Gaza now will lead to Iran having to defend against Israeli attacks in its own cities in the future. “If we do not defend Gaza today, tomorrow we will have to defend against (Israeli) bombs in our own cities.”

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

That’s not “boots on the ground”.[QUOTE]


The U.S. said early on they were sending Delta Force and Navy Seals to Israel to coordinate with the IDF to rescue American hostages. They are there.


https://patriotalerts.com/2023...-for-hostage-rescue/

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https://www.breitbart.com/poli...=breaking_news_email

WATCH: Hamas Releases First Purported Video of Israeli Hostage, Mia Shem

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Hamas evidently hopes to use the video to pressure Israel to negotiate, and to stop attacking its positions in Gaza.

If I was captured and I knew it was a live broadcast somehow, I would tell them not to exercise caution or risk the mission to save me, if I'm housed in a high value target take the whole building down. Better to die knowing a dozen terrorists died with me than risk losing multiple IDF soldiers or letting the terrorists get away. Most of the 199 captured are dead no matter what, I rather them rain hellfire on my location knowing I went out with them.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

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Originally posted by Rick Lee:
I was talking with a guy at a trade show who had served in the IDF and he said they quietly flood the tunnels they find.
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Where do they get the water for flooding the tunnel? They’d need a LOT.

Have you looked at a map?

A couple of days ago I was contemplating flooding the tunnels with water from the Med. Assuming the tunnel is 300 miles long, 6' tall and 4' wide, the required water to fill it is about 304 million gallons. The largest portable pump I could find online pumps 28,000 gallons per minute. At that rate, one pump could flood the tunnel in 7.5 days, if my calcs are correct. Use more than 1 pump, and time drops accordingly. Certainly that is an optimistic number, but not out of the realm of possibility.

Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' while opening fire on tourists in Belgian capital. Suspect still at large, 2 Swedes killed.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/378623

Two Swedish citizens were murdered in an apparent terrorist shooting attack in the Belgian capital of Brussels this evening (Monday).

According to local media, the shooter shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before opening fire on the Swedes, who were in the city to attend the match between the Swedish soccer team and the Belgian team in a Euro 2024 qualifier. The shooter then fled the scene and remains at large.

A man claiming to be the shooter later posted a video allegedly of the shooting to social media. He also claimed to have killed three people. The veracity of the video has not yet been confirmed by authorities.

Prosecutors announced that the shooting is being treated as an act of terrorism.

Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...n-wednesday-n2629928

What a disgrace to have this mumbling fool represent U.S.

If I were Bibi, I tell that doddering, old, incompetent, moronic, puppet of a FOOL to not waste the gas and stay the F--- out of Israel. On a side note, it's AWFULLY interesting how the wildfires of Maui are yesterday's news, eh?? JSMH...

No boots on the ground - just there to get a tan and advise those wimps on how to fight. No boots in Cambodia either.

4 days ago - https://www.themirror.com/news...ta-force-seal-137554

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Originally posted by DrDan:
A couple of days ago I was contemplating flooding the tunnels with water from the Med. Assuming the tunnel is 300 miles long, 6' tall and 4' wide, the required water to fill it is about 304 million gallons. The largest portable pump I could find online pumps 28,000 gallons per minute. At that rate, one pump could flood the tunnel in 7.5 days, if my calcs are correct. Use more than 1 pump, and time drops accordingly. Certainly that is an optimistic number, but not out of the realm of possibility.

It wouldn't take nearly as long, if they partially filled the tunnels with gasoline, and then lit a match.

Methane would also work quite well. No need to use mercaptan (the stinky rotten egg smell). Let it be a surprise.

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Originally posted by sdy:
Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...n-wednesday-n2629928

What a disgrace to have this mumbling fool represent U.S.

What is a positive that could possibly come out of this meeting?

Is he going to tell stories about how bad of a dude corn pop was? Will he beg for a measured response? What in the world is a possible benefit to send him there?

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
What is a positive that could possibly come out of this meeting?

Wing failure over the Atlantic.