Gunny
10-08-2023, 01:13 PM
Anybody besides me getting the idea this incompetent boob is making the military decisions for the bobblehead he works for? This is another announcement that should come from the WH, not SecDef. Just another example of dysfunctional leadership. The CinC himself should be making these announcements. Wonder do they think the bad guys won't catch on?:rolleyes:
The Pentagon will send ships and aircraft closer to Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday, demonstrating a major show of force a day after Hamas militants launched attacks across southern Israel.
The closest U.S. Navy assets are the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford and its carrier strike group, which is currently deployed to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Biden administration is also expected to announce the transfer of additional weapons to Israel, as POLITICO first reported (https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/08/biden-major-weapons-transfer-israel-00120520).
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Sunday morning call that additional assistance for the Israeli Defense Forces is now on its way to Israel, with more expected to follow in the coming days, according to a White House readout of the call.
“The President again expressed deep sympathy for all those missing, wounded, and killed, and pledged his full support for the Government and people of Israel in the face of an unprecedented and appalling assault by Hamas terrorists,” according to the readout released by the White House.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/08/pentagon-ships-aircraft-israel-hamas-00120523
The Pentagon will send ships and aircraft closer to Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday, demonstrating a major show of force a day after Hamas militants launched attacks across southern Israel.
The closest U.S. Navy assets are the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford and its carrier strike group, which is currently deployed to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Biden administration is also expected to announce the transfer of additional weapons to Israel, as POLITICO first reported (https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/08/biden-major-weapons-transfer-israel-00120520).
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Sunday morning call that additional assistance for the Israeli Defense Forces is now on its way to Israel, with more expected to follow in the coming days, according to a White House readout of the call.
“The President again expressed deep sympathy for all those missing, wounded, and killed, and pledged his full support for the Government and people of Israel in the face of an unprecedented and appalling assault by Hamas terrorists,” according to the readout released by the White House.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/08/pentagon-ships-aircraft-israel-hamas-00120523