Barreling Toward War With Iran Is More Concerning Than A National Security Leak

Leaked US documents that show Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran stir panic, but not because officials are afraid of what Israel will do next

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President Joe Biden’s administration has deployed at least 100 United States troops to Israel, along with an anti-ballistic missile defense system, to help the Israeli government as it pursues an attack on Iran.

When the Israeli military strikes targets in Iran, the U.S. will become a party to the armed conflict between Israel and Iran.

"To introduce troops into hostilities, per the 1973 War Powers Act, you either need an authorization from Congress, or there needs to be some urgent and imminent self-defense threat," said former U.S. Army major Harrison Mann, who resigned in protest over Israel's war on Gaza.

"In this case, the supposed self-defense threat is an Iranian missile attack. But the irony here is the Iranian missile attack is only going to happen if we help Israel strike Iran first," Mann added.

Amidst this stark development, leaked top secret U.S. military intelligence documents from the Pentagon and National Security Agency (NSA) circulated during the past several days. They were published on October 18 to a Telegram channel called the Middle East Spectator.

U.S. prestige media organizations refused to publish the newsworthy documents. They instead summarized their contents and focused attention on the Telegram channel that posted the information as well as the U.S. government’s hunt for the source of the disclosure.