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Someone please educate me here… Are shows of force like this really effective? Everyone knows that the US isn’t going to participate in this thing directly, right?

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It’s a show of force to dissuade anyone like Iran (active in Syria right now) from getting any silly ideas. Beyond that I don’t think the US will step foot there, nor does Israel need their help to crush the Hamas terrorists.

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Ahh makes a lot more sense when you factor in other powers! Thanks :)

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It’s a deterrent for Iran or other countries that might think they can hop in while Israel is weak

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Ahh gotcha! Thanks :)

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If you missed the memo, it’s the 50th aniversary of the yom kippur war, which started in a surprise attack from the arabs lol

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What did i miss? U.S + Israel are buddies and pretty the same country?

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If you missed the memo, it’s the 50th aniversary of the yom kippur war, which started with a surprise attack from the arabs lol

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We’re definitely not the same country. The US is more like an overseas subservient territory to Israel.

Israel is to the US and the US is to Puerto Rico.

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Ahh so israel is the big boss? No wonder reading the end titles of a movie is like reading a phonebook from tel aviv😉

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Ah yes, casual antisemitism, very cool my guy.

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Are we aiming for USS Liberty redux?

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Why didnt the US send warships to help Ukraine…🤔

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Nukes

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Also the Montreux Convention

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How exactly are these aforementioned warships supposed to get to the black sea?

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Through Gibraltar and Istanbul, duh

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Good luck getting a 100000 ton aircraft carrier through there with Montreux in effect

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At least someone’s on the ball, bravo 😅

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