Sounds like he’s really confident in American forces. 275 Marines against 12000 jihadis. That sounds about even. Do the Marines at least get air support?
Maybe a few re-habbed Brewster Buffaloes?
I’d guess that he didn’t deploy 300 because it might upset the jihadists. So, he cut it short.
Plus those Brewster’s guns won’t be loaded and enough fuel to go one way.
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