Some US lawmakers have begun to complain that American troops stationed in the Middle East have become sitting ducks and are in a highly dangerous situation with Iranian ballistic missiles increasingly reaching their marks. This is especially in the wake of the four US troop deaths earlier this month.
The Iranian attacks particularly on US bases in Jordan have been especially fierce of late. Also there are ongoing concerns of dwindling anti-air defense missiles in the Gulf and the region. Fresh weekend NBC news reporting has highlighted these growing problems, and has gone so far as to say that US commanders are having to ration Patriot missiles.
The Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan, which has come under attack of late. via X/The Week"U.S. military commanders have been picking and choosing which Iranian missiles and explosive-packed drones to intercept and are allowing some attacks through their defenses, amid an effort to preserve the Pentagon’s diminishing supply of weapons that block projectiles from reaching their targets," two senior U.S. officials were cited as saying in the NBC report.
This is an astounding revelation if true, constituting an admission that American bases and host countries are much less protected than previously thought.
"Military commanders have opted not to expend munitions if they determine an Iranian projectile won't hit American forces, significantly damage critical U.S. facilities or threaten allies in the region, the officials said," NBC co
