US Announces Submarine and Carrier, Deployed to Middle East , Amid Gaza Conflict.
On November 5, United States Central Command
(CENTCOM) announced that an Ohio-class submarine
has been deployed near Israel and Palestine.
'Newsweek' reports that the news comes just days after
CENTCOM announced that the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carrier Strike Group had been deployed to the Middle East. .
At the time, CENTCOM said the deployment was , "part of the increase in regional posture.".
According to Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General
Pat Ryder, the United States' intentions are to prevent
the conflict from escalating into a wider regional affair.
According to Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General
Pat Ryder, the United States' intentions are to prevent
the conflict from escalating into a wider regional affair.
Since that Hamas terrorist attack we've
also been crystal clear that we do not
want to see the situation in Israel
widen into a broader regional conflict. , Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
Since that Hamas terrorist attack we've
also been crystal clear that we do not
want to see the situation in Israel
widen into a broader regional conflict. , Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
And as you've heard President
[Joe] Biden, Secretary [Lloyd] Austin
and other senior U.S. leaders say,
our message to any country or
group thinking about trying to
take advantage of this situation
to widen the conflict is 'don't.', Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
And as you've heard President
[Joe] Biden, Secretary [Lloyd] Austin
and other senior U.S. leaders say,
our message to any country or
group thinking about trying to
take advantage of this situation
to widen the conflict is 'don't.', Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
According to 'Newsweek', Ryder said the U.S. was , "strengthening our force posture across the
region to deter any state or non-state actors
from escalating this crisis beyond Gaza.".
Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and senior
adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies,
says the submarine's presence is likely meant as a deterrent.
Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and senior
adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies,
says the submarine's presence is likely meant as a deterrent.
I think the carrier is doing a couple
of things: one, it's sort of a powerful
symbol of U.S. might and a message
to Hezbollah, Syria and Iran, Mark Cancian, Senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, via 'Newsweek'.
But it's almost certainly doing
some air surveillance and
watching for missiles coming in, Mark Cancian, Senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, via 'Newsweek'