there are an amazing number of US bases scattered throughout the...

there are an amazing number of US bases scattered throughout the area, and many of them have been attacked and/or ransacked for weapons/ammunition by the Resistance etc

"...While America’s enemies have demonstrated, to lethal effect, their knowledge of the locations of U.S. bases in the region, the Pentagon’s public affairs office claims to have no list of such outposts...."

lmao

https://theintercept.com/2024/08/06/secret-military-bases-middle-east-attacks/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=theintercept
The U.S. Has Dozens of Secret Bases Across the Middle East. They Keep Getting Attacked.

An Intercept investigation found 63 U.S. bases, garrisons, and shared facilities in the region. U.S. troops are “sitting ducks,” according to one expert.

"....U.S. and allied forces have been attacked more than 170 times during the Gaza war: 102 times in Syria, 70 in Iraq, and once in Jordan.....

....While America’s enemies have demonstrated, to lethal effect, their knowledge of the locations of U.S. bases in the region, the Pentagon’s public affairs office claims to have no list of such outposts.....

...The Intercept launched its own investigation and developed a list of more than 60 U.S. bases, garrisons, or shared foreign facilities in the Middle East. These sites range from small combat outposts to massive air bases in 13 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen....

....Lies by American officials and secrecy surrounding bases in the Middle East has allowed the Pentagon to skirt accountability on several different fronts. U.S. outposts in the region have, for example, become sites of secret sexual assault and a ready source of weapons, ammunition, and equipment for criminals and militants....."

Posted by: michaelj72 | Aug 8 2024 5:44 utc