Posted on 05/23/2019 4:40:11 AM PDT by Steve1999
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a U.S. military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Tehran and Washington have this month been escalating rhetoric against each other, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to try to cut Iran’s oil exports to zero and beef up the U.S. military presence in the Gulf in response to what he said were Iranian threats. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the request had been made by U.S. Central Command, but added that it was not clear whether the Pentagon would approve the request.
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I’m certainly no expert, but I can’t imagine what good 5000 soldiers would really do.
If you want to take on Iran (and I can’t imagine we do) then send 500,000.
If you want to avoid foreign entanglements, send zero.
But 5000? What’s the point?
DOD considerers lots of things: Big News
Screw the middle east, send them to OUR border.
GWB had it right, the Norks, Iran and Venezuela were and are all in cahoots.
Then the is Ivan and the Chinese.
This is a LONG WAR
Oh brother...not this !@#$ again.
+1
The only Middle East I’m interested in seeing troops deployed to is the middle eastern section of our southern border. I guess that would put them around El Paso.
Bump!
+1
Yes, that’s where they’re needed the most. Secure the damn border.
Trump declared a national emergency on the border. So why doesn’t he send troops down there and close it like he said he was going to do?
Otherwise, what was the point of declaring the emergency?
He Pentagon “officials” What ABOUT SENDING THEM TO OUR SOUTHERN BORDER?
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