A US B-52 Stratrofortress bomber flew over the eastern Mediterranean Sea on March 4, marking the third US flyover of the Middle East in the past month, shows of force that are meant as threats toward Iran and its allies in the region.
“Israeli F-35i and F-15i aircraft flew alongside an American US B-52 strategic bomber,” the Israeli military said in a statement on Thursday. “During the flight, the forces practiced operational coordination between the two militaries to enhance their ability to address various regional threats.”
US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that it conducted a “Bomber Task Force Mission in the Middle East.” It said the B-52, which is capable of carrying nuclear weapons, took off from a base in the UK and flew across Europe on its way to the Middle East.
According to Air & Space Forces Magazine, the US bomber “orbited off the coast of Israel,” meaning it likely flew near the besieged Gaza Strip.
The flight came just two weeks after the US sent two B-52 bombers over the Middle East on February 20. CENTCOM said the two bombers “flew across Europe and six partner countries in CENTCOM’s area of responsibility during their mission, which included aerial refueling and training missions at ranges.”
Just a few days earlier, on February 18, CENTCOM said two US B-52 bombers flew over the region along with US F-15 fighter jets and aircraft from four “partner nations.” That flight included “aerial refueling drills and live munitions drops.”
The uptick in US bomber flights in the region came after reports said that Israel was looking to bomb Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities in the coming months with US support. The region is also on edge as the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal is hanging by a thread due to repeated Israeli violations.
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Without our tax money, Israel is zero.
Trump has approved over $14 billion in Military aid & weapons sales to Israel. https://www.trackaipac.com/trump
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Just another flunkie for the Lobby.
Israel is zero even with our tax money…!
A brave and free people are never zero.
I agree… but they are neither brave nor free…!
Your opinion.
Hi Jake. 🙂
Expand your mind just a bit.
We all need to pull together, not apart!…
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It's women & children killin that they specialize in!!! 70% of their victims in Gaza are of this defenseless category!!
Not really a real man sort of act!!! More like the work of coward's & perverts and certainly not real men of any stripe !!!!!!!! Perhaps Jake is in that category too if he thinks that real men like murdering kids & women!!!
Which means Israel is indeed zero. Brave and free people don't condone ethnic cleansing and torture.
Workin on makin their little state a ground zero and nowhere to go!!!!!! When a state with ZORO strategic depth goes nuclear and starts talking tough and makin threats they are just begging to have a GREAT FALL: HUBRIS PRECEDES A GREAT FALL & Zionist HUBRIS VAST!
For the first 30 years ,Israel did quite well without any US tax money-it grew and prospered.
Wich means what? Nothing. Even their own people admit that they wouldn't have been able to sustain their ongoing slaughter without the US.
The past is past.
Without the US government presuring and bribing many countries to vote for the creation of Israel, Israel wouldn't have come into existence. Political support and cover for Israel action was more important than financial support.
Benefits to Israel of U.S. Aid
Since 1949 (As of November 1, 1997)
https://www.wrmea.org/congress-u.s.-aid-to-israel/u.s.-aid-to-israel-1948-present.html
Since World War II, Israel has been the largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance, to the tune of $158 billion.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/Politics/foreign-policy/the-long-history-of-us-support-for-israel
Then you shouldn't object if the US terminates all aid to Israel.
A free and brave people will always forge ahead,despite a few naysayers.
Rest assured “forging ahead” doesn’t involve bulldozing settlements, blockading food supply or ethnic cleansing.
Right on!!!
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That’s funny, considering the man with the feathered headband had no reading and writing skills to keep record count of that magical 100 million.
Genocide and denying it, that’s the true white supremacist American way.
For four hundred years—from the first Spanish assaults against the Arawak people of Hispaniola in the 1490s to the U.S. Army’s massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee in the 1890s—the indigenous inhabitants of North and South America endured an unending firestorm of violence. During that time the native population of the Western Hemisphere declined by as many as 100 million people.
American Holocaust: D. Stannard (Oxford Press, 1992) – “Over 100 million killed”… “Christopher Columbus personally murdered half a million Natives.”
Death Toll: 95,000,000 to 114,000,000
The American Indian Holocaust, known as the “500 year war” and the World’s Longest Holocaust In The History Of Mankind https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/community/the-american-indian-holocaust-known-as-the-%C2%93500-year-war%C2%94-and-the-world%C2%92s-longest-holocaust-in-the-history-of-mankind/
He's told us innumerable times that he "wants to stop the killing".
The Arabs can't match the west's air power but do they have access to hypersonic missiles?
The Arab League
Yes, it it very easy to destroy ,rather than make peace. If enough hypersonic missiles are fired at Israel ,there are more than enough Jericho III's with 200 kiloton weapons,to reduce the sende'rs cities to slag.
What the flying fuck!!
Iran, pick your targets well. Procure more hypersonic missiles from Russia. And for G-d sake, get a couple of nuclear weapons on the ready. ASAP.
Russia, pay attention to this, not what Trump says to blind you.
China, prepare.
U.S. citizens, prepare long term food supplies. Know where your shelters are. Get your iodine. Pray.
I am 81. I have never seen things like this in all of my life. Even during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Do you really want Iran to have nuclear weapons?
The best thing would be for some kind of miraculous event to cause all nukes to disappear and make it impossible for them to be re-invented.
Since that’s not going to happen, the next best thing would be for the Iranians to possess their own nuclear deterrent.
The problem with your last statement is that for Iran to posses their own nuclear deterrent they have to cross the nuclear threshold. And that is where the problem occurs. Israel might decide to strike before Iran has sufficient nuclear capabilities and US might join them. So there is a lot of potential problems.
Deciding to strike is one thing.
Actually doing so with the desired effect is another.
So far as I can tell, the only reason the Iranians don't already have nukes is that they don't want nukes.
"don't want" by virtual of a Fatwa making nuclear and chemical weapons illegal under Iranian law. Unsurprisingly the current climate has caused growing hardline pressure on the Ayatollah Khamenei to rescind it.
Correct — the fatwa could be rescinded. But unless it’s been rescinded secretly, it’s still in effect. And the evidence that the Iranians are actively seeking to build nuclear weapons is:
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I wouldn’t blame them if they DID develop and publicly test a nuke. That would dramatically reduce the Israeli/US appetite for conflict. But all they’ve done so far is openly increase the percentage of uranium enrichment and offer to stop doing so if the US and its allies will return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Agreed!
Remember when the theocrats hung 6 Jews in the public square-that was the start.
The start of what?
Ultimately, they will destroy each others cities.
Peace comes in two ways, deterrence or mutual destruction. It’s the reason why the world is still in one piece since WW II.
Which they will use as a cover for a 20+ year war of attrition. I thought you were a proponent of peace.
That would have to mean the US was no longer the host of that blood sucking parasite. And why wouldn't Israel use their nukes on Iran even if Iran had one to retaliate with?
Yes, and yes again. Not too many are messing with North Korea any more are they? Why do you want the US to have nukes but no one else?
USA and Israel may not make the same mistake and allow Iran to go nuclear. The answer to your last question is self evident.
This is supposed to be an antiwar site,not a prowar site.
And it is. But it's also an open comment forum, which is why pro-war people like vlp1730 and yourself get to post.
I support Israel at his site because the site has an anti Israel bias .If this was a Zionist site ,I would point out Israel's flaws. Plenty of times in the past year , I have seen use of an ethnic slur referring to the alleged murder of someone's deity, who happened to be a Rabbi ,and no one has stood up
If you saw an ethnic slur here and didn't flag the comment for moderation, then you supported said slur.
If this was a Zionist site ,I would point out Israel's flaws.
So instead, you cover for Israel's flaws with pithy one line hasbara type comments. Says a lot about you.
Truly, your unquestionable obedience is fascinating.. You remind me of the dominion.
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Department of Government Efficiency: bigger bombers will wipe out mor mothers and their children per flight. US is reverting to genocide style of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. More blood for the buck says Elon Musk.
That's what "peace through strength" means. Kill anyone who does not toe the emperors line with bombs, missiles and nukes.
Be careful, B-52 crew – you spot the IDF doing something criminal, those Israeli jets will pretend they never saw your IFF transponder signal & American flag decals and open fire on you until such time as you manage to radio for help, at which time they'll run away, claim it was mistaken identity, and both governments will cover up the whole incident.
That is just a plain stupid comment.
Oh, a USS Liberty Denier !
Are you a Moon Landing Hoaxer and a Flat Earther too, or is your ignorance limited to only one stupid, unfounded niche ?
Correspondence from senator duckworth ; "… Rather than focusing on readiness to ensure our military is the most lethal fighting force in the world, this administration has chosen to require our Armed Forces to divert time and resources away from training and executing their core mission" https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/eaf86d2c9bd191ad751425e5295a7024e37b97424bc5d603c2e04587a655cd38.jpg my response: Rather than focusing on 'the readiness to ensure our military is the most lethal fighting force in the world,' I would rather debate with an 'enemy' instead of killing him and his family then robbing their house for corporate interests. 'War is a Racket' (Marine General Butler), and to become a gangsta of capitalism is not an ethical choice. Proverbs 25:21-22..
General complaint re signing in here: Verify it's You is getting to be a real pain in the ass.
What are we in, kindergarten? Posting this claptrap here? Jesus Christ. This kind of reporting reminds me of "Student in Government Day" in high school.
"According to Air & Space Forces Magazine, the US bomber “orbited off the coast of Israel,” meaning it likely flew near the besieged Gaza Strip." …. wow, really cool and macho, bro.
Dave didn’t bother to add the “to show the sign of force to Iran” at the end of title this time around because he knows…!
It is truly wonderful to see the solidarity between two peaceloving nations,patroling the skies. When the police patrol ,it sends a message to miscreants to behave themselves. Beautiful.
Trolling at its finest.
Flying that slow old Junk won't frighten any of the real players & their Hypersonic capable partners with super sized nukes 4000 times more explosive force & blast than U.S. & NATO nukes. It will only embolden them & boost their confidence!!!! Time for these clowns to cool their 1950s jets & take a rest B4 someone's obliterated!!
Each of those pieces of junk have nuclear armed stand off missiles that can their work from 1000 miles away. Time to see who the good guys really are.
What happened to that QME?
In the Middle East, USA foreign assistance ensures Israel has the military and intelligence capabilities necessary to maintain that Qualitative Military Edge, to defend itself against missile and rocket threats, and to prevent terrorist attacks within Israel.
May 6, 2018: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "We are determined to block Iran's aggression against us, even if this means a struggle. Better now than later."
July 15, 2019: Israel P. M. Benjamin Netanyahu, "At the moment, the only army in the world to fight Iran – this is the Israeli army."
NO WOUNDED WARRIORS FOR ISRAEL!
Thermonuclear carpet bombing cures hamas, first time every time. Nuke it from orbit, its the only way to be sure. Build out the IDF and sharpen the bayonets.