Service & Sacrifice: ‘Imminent Threat’, by Tom Sileo

By Tom Sileo, The Stream, September 20, 2024

Tom Sileo is a contributing senior editor of The Stream. He is the author of the newly released I Have Your Back, Be Bold and co-author of Three Wise Men, Brothers Forever, 8 Seconds of Courage and Fire in My Eyes. Follow Tom on X @TSileo and The Stream at @Streamdotorg.

A snapshot of the burdens brave U.S. troops and military families are shouldering around the world.

Middle East

As Israel delivers justice to Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, thousands of U.S. military forces are on their way to the Middle East.

In a statement, the U.S. Army announced that its 101st Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade and 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command are headed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations, which includes Iraq and Syria. They will replace soldiers who are currently fighting ISIS and other terrorist groups in the two countries, where about 3,400 combined American troops are deployed.

The announcement comes as Iraq’s prime minister is calling on all U.S. troops to leave his country. Bloomberg reports that Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani claims ISIS is “largely defeated” and that “Iraq in 2024 is not the same as Iraq of 2014.” …

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