In building Gaza’s new port, US forces face varied threats [Video]

There are no boots on the ground, but the U.S. is in deep water as the war in the Middle East continues.

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that U.S. troops will build a temporary port off Gaza’s shore to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians, suffering from a shortage of food, water, and medicine.

“In order of danger, it’s Hezbollah and then Iranian-backed Shia militant groups in Syria,” says Ted Singer, the CIA’s former chief of Middle East operations and a senior adviser to the Chertoff Group. “Hezbollah has a deep expertise and a deep arsenal on which you could draw to attack U.S. or allied personnel involved in this maritime humanitarian delivery.” But he says they haven’t made that choice so far. “I am certain that the U.S., its allies involved in this maritime corridor, are viewing Hezbollah as the immediate threat to this potential aid corridor. I don’t assess …