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U.S. dispatches 100 troops to Israel to operate THAAD missile system

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U.S. dispatches 100 troops to Israel to operate THAAD missile system

Israel Support: The United States is becoming more entangled in Israel’s fight. The news is out Over the weekend, our military will dispatch an advanced missile system called THAAD to Israel, along with 100 American soldiers to operate it.

Israel is still mensuration Iran said it was retaliation for Israel’s killings of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (September) and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (July) for Iran’s ballistic missile offensive two weeks ago. Iran also attacked Israel in April. In that and recent attacks, Iron Dome and U.S. Navy destroyers were able to shoot down most of the missiles. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly considering retaliatory attacks on Iran’s nuclear and oil facilities.

The THAAD system is a “ground-based interceptor designed to shoot down ballistic missiles.” sugar that Wall Street Journal. USA supplied To Saudi Arabia again in 2019 “This is reportedly the first time this system has been used in a military operation” to help defend against attacks by Houthi rebels. Defense News.

Of course, Israel has been at war with Hamas since it committed massacres within Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, and Israel has been fighting Hezbollah since roughly that time, but only recently dispatched troops to Lebanon. Both Hamas and Hezbollah are allies of Iran, as are the Yemeni Houthis, who have threatened and attempted to attack container ships in the Red Sea. israel city.

While it is not particularly surprising that the United States supports Netanyahu, this deployment is still an aggressive and visible show of support, and the timing is consequential. The presidential election is less than a month away, no matter what happens in the interim. The East is certain to influence domestic politics here. This is especially true when we place our boots on the ground.

2024 Gyeongju: Here’s some data on the performance of the Democratic and Republican parties over the past 20 years: Increased polarization Among education levels, the Democratic Party has become the party of college-educated voters, while the Republican Party is doing increasingly well with the working class. “The growing educational gap is strained by one of the longest-standing features of American politics: racial polarization.” write Nate Silver from Substack.

Black voters have long been the foundation of Democratic support. Hispanic and Asian voters were largely Democratic, although less staunchly so. But as Silver points out: “Black and Hispanic voters are more working class (less likely to have completed a college degree) than white voters, so in principle, if educational polarization continues to increase, Democratic support among these groups will erode. For whites, From an Electoral College perspective, this is It would actually be a good deal for the Democrats “Because white voters are overrepresented in the Electoral College relative to their proportion of the overall voting population.”

That seems to be happening. “If these trends are real,” Silver says. “Then we can expect to see a shift in the electoral landscape as well, with Harris winning in white states, including the Blue Wall battlegrounds of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania — but Trump is basking in his performance in the more racially diverse Sun Belt. We’ve improved it, and some surveys show exactly that. pair A NYT/Siena poll on Saturday showed Harris leading Trump by 4 points in Pennsylvania but by 6 points in Arizona. It’s no longer a great indicator of which party people will vote for. here.

New York scene: new york times investigate one of Mayor Eric Adams’ advisor and her of To the Chinese Communist Party.

quick hit

  • “Goldman Sachs Group raised its forecast for China’s economic growth in 2024 and 2025 after the Chinese government announced a series of measures to boost growth. increase in public spending Announced over the weekend report Bloomberg. “The bank expects China’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 4.9% this year, up from 4.7% previously. According to a report released on Sunday, the growth forecast for next year was also raised from 4.3% to 4.7%.
  • “SpaceX returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster to a Texas launch pad for the first time using a giant mechanical arm on Sunday’s fifth Starship test flight, marking another new engineering feat in the company’s effort to build reusable Moon and Mars vehicles. “I did it.” report Reuters.
  • The presidential election is very close.
  • This is actually a big language problem.

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