• UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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?

    • AlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

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