A US official told Al Arabiya that the US helped Israel track Hezbollah rockets and drones that were fired into Israel Sunday morning.
The official insisted the US assistance didn’t go beyond intelligence, saying that the US was not involved in the strikes on Lebanon and did not intercept any Hezbollah rockets or drones.
After Israel began bombing Lebanon early Sunday, Hezbollah announced it was launching its retaliation for the assassination of Fuad Shukr, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on July 30.
The attack came as the US and Israel are still preparing for Iran’s retaliation for the Israeli killing of Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on July 31. The US has deployed additional fighter jets and warships to the region to defend Israel from Iran or in the event that the conflict with Hezbollah turns into a major war.
As part of the effort, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown made a surprise visit to the Middle East, arriving in Jordan on Saturday. Brown told Reuters that he planned to discuss with regional officials “the things we can do to deter any type of broader escalation and ensure we’re taking all the appropriate steps to (avoid) … a broader conflict.”
While the US claims it’s seeking to ease tensions by continuing to provide Israel with military aid and pledging to defend it from any consequences of its actions, the US has emboldened Israel to continue its escalations.
Back in April, the US intervened to intercept Iranian missiles and drones that were fired at Israel in response to the Israeli bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria. The Pentagon has vowed it’s willing to do the same thing in the event of another Iranian attack.
It is about time the US reevaluate its relationship with Israel, as Israel seems intent upon embroiling the entire region, in a much larger conflagration.
NO BALANCE? NO PEACE!
The official insisted the US assistance didn’t go beyond intelligence”
The “official” is John Kirby with the long nose
So want the USA to switch sides and support the terrorists who are bent on destroying Israel. Well that is not going to happen.
Why not ?
The US allied with the Soviets until they didn't. The US fought both Japan and Germany only to immediately ally with them. And Nazi scientists ? The Americans loathed them until they imported them wholesale under Operation Paperclip.
The US supported Saddam's Iraq against Iran until they turned on Saddam Hussein in '91. They supported the mujahadeen until they became Al Qaeda, when they became USA Enemy #1; until an offshoot, ISIS, became useful in Syria (against that former US ally in Gulf War 1 against former enemy Iraq). With ISIS being an enemy on the Iraqi side of that border.
The US had a very functional relationship with Gaddafhi's Libya until the USA decided to "lead from behind" and let France & NATO devastate it. With China against Japan in the '40s until goading Japan to come in with them against China now in the '20s.
The symbol of the United States of America shouldn't be an eagle.
It should be a weather-vane. Pointing in whatever convenient direction the political and economic winds are blowing.
Why not? Because Americans like Israel and hate terrorists. When this war is over, the Palestinians will still continue their terror attacks on civilians. You know like blowing us buses, etc. Americans hate that.
I'm sure we killed Hezbollah. The bottle rockets that were fired after we "pre-emptively bombed" them were fired using a google phone timer. That's because we killed Hezbollah.
As part of the effort, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown made a surprise visit to the Middle East, arriving in Jordan on Saturday.
Always a surprise visit. C'mon General, let everyone know you're showing up. You don't have anything to worry about. Why would anyone want to harm someone who has nothing to do with Israel's attacks? /s
It was an unannounced visit not a surprise visit as written by the author. A surprise visit is when you mother in law shows up with out telling anyone. An unannounced visit is when your mother in law shows up and your wife did not tell you she was coming despite inviting her.
No difference. The general was protecting his own ass.
Same old LIE by America, "we are not involved" in strikes against Lebanon. When was the USA NOT involved, in everything the Zionist Terrorist State of Israel does? Who supplied the BOMBS, MISSILES, Intelligence and Technology? Israel does NOT survive without the USA, so in reality, it is the USA committing Genocide, the USA attacking Lebanon. Time for Jordan to be an honest broker for their Arab Neighbors and STOP sleeping with the Zionist. The ME will never have Peace, until the USA stays OUT!
" that the US helped Israel track Hezbollah rockets and drones" The USA and Israel may have their difference but they do agree on one thing: They both don't like and/or tolerate terrorists.
Self-loathing is a dreadful psychological condition.
Are you getting any help with it?
Israel is
oureveryone's pimp.OK — Hezbollah fired about 300 objects. Mostly countermeasures, decoys, and a few real rockets. Mostly cheap stuff. Israel shoots two of its missiles forceach incomg. That is 600. It takes American manufacturers almost a year to produce 500. This is now a math game.
They helped Israel alright…! Tracking all the inbounds and watch them hit Israeli targets specially the super spy center Unit 8200 located at Glilot military base near Tel Aviv…!
They're still preparing…?! That means they are not yet prepared…?!
The Iranian retaliation attack will not follow Hezbollah one right away… Waiting and finger nail biting continues…!
"They're still preparing…?! That means they are not yet prepared…?!" One is never fully prepared for terrorists attacks.
In other words, they're still planning for and supporting a regional war with direct US involvement. Anyone who doesn't see that by now is a moron.