U.S. troops deployed to Israel. The New York Times buries it on Page 8.

This week, the Biden administration announced that, for the first time since the war began, U.S. troops are being deployed to Israel to fight alongside the Israeli military in anticipation of an expected attack on Iran.

You might have thought that putting U.S. boots on the ground in this war would spark a major debate in the media.

But most outlets barely mentioned it. The New York Times buried it on Page 8.

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Over the last 12 months, the United States has sent a stunning $17.9 billion of bullets, bombs, shells, and other military aid to Israel, enabling Israel’s war on Gaza and invasion of Lebanon.

An estimated 114,000 people have been killed in Gaza, and more than 3 million people have been displaced in Gaza and Lebanon.

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