II Marine Expeditionary Force Now in Jordan

Global Security.org ^ | March 26, 2003 | US Forces 'Order of Battle' staff memo

[ewing]

The II Marine Expeditionary Force is now believe to be located in Jordan.

This analysis is based on news reports coming out of North Carolina indicating that some 11,000 Marines in addition to the 2nd MEB have departed Camp Lejune.

[ewing]

This could be big.

[Semper Paratus]

The II Marine Expeditionary Force is now believe to be located in Jordan.

Probably not now.

[Dog]

Yep...

[ewing]

LOL, or not for long..

[demlosers]

The Iraqis are gonna get squeezed!

[EarlyBird]

There were reports of troops going into Jordan (and SA) after the Turkey debacle.

However, I don't think they're in Jordan anymore. ;-)

[Dog]

I would be willing to wager this force is sitting out at H-3 waiting for the trap to be sprung..

[zingzang]

I would be willing to wager this force is sitting out at H-3 waiting for the trap to be sprung.

Exactly. Right now we can pound the Iraqi's from three directions, and I'm sure coming in from the east won't be out of the question before it's all done. Rumsfeld was right when he said we're seeing the last acts of a desparate regime. They might have some sort of an idea of what they're up against, but when we hit them full force, they're going to be in for a real surprise.

[ewing]

Well, or course Global Security couldn't report that!!

[LS]

I have found something about Jordan odd for days. FOX has this newsbabe at the "refugee camp" which is basically empty. Her reports, that the "refugees have not materialized" seems strange. Here we have this whole camp with . . . no one in it. Or, were there.

[EarlyBird]

Exactly. Rummy et al have played this masterfully. They took our main weakness -- freedom of the press -- and turned it into a strength. Put all the hand-wringing media in the south and allow them to focus on all of that, while preparing the unexpected thrust from the north and west.

After all, it's obvious Saddam (or whoever) is making strategy based on what he sees on CNN. He,he,he

[SENTINEL]

With a strength in excess of 47,000 Marines and Sailors, II MEF is representative of the largest and most powerful Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). II MEF is comprised of four basic components: (1) II MEF Command Element containing personnel and equipment necessary for effective planning and execution of operations; (2) a ground combat element - the 2d Marine Division; (3) aviation combat element - the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing; and (4) a combat service support element - the 2d Force Service Support Group.

I remember hearing that Jordan had closed off a large part of their country. Without looking at a map, wouldn't this allow us to offload II MEF in Isreal and drive through Isreal, Jordan and on to Bugdead ? I know that we had USMC MPS ships parked in the Med, and they could have flown the Marines over to grab their gear and go.

Globalsecurity is a very reliable source, I hope their are right about this. Two thirds of the USMC...Those rock chuckers are about to learn the hard way that our God IS God !

[aristeides]

I wonder where the 4th Infantry is going.

[Boot Hill]

This report is crap.

--Boot Hill

[Rain-maker]

Maybe 2 days ago they were. Probably getting ready to knock on Ar Ramadi's door now.

[LS]

How reliable is this source? Doesn't surprise me if it is a genuine report, because having re-watched the Schwartzkopf "Gulf War Briefing," he was positively gloating that the idiot media bought the entire deception---and in fact, counted on deceiving the media as a way to deceive the Iraqis. I'd be surprised if that isn't the case here, too.

[Dog]

I remember seeing this article so did some research and found it...

Thousand's of US troops in Saudi Arabia near the Iraqi border....

[spodefly]

2MEB OOORAH!

SEMPER FI!

[Scott from the Left Coast]

The Iraqis are gonna get squeezed!

Wow! More than squeezed -- as the Republican Guard is being fixed in place by the rapid advance of the units now in theatre, the follow on punch from the many units now coming into theatre will simply overwhelm them and drive into Baghdad -- the Iraqis will be completely overwhelmed by the follow-on punch.

[EarlyBird]

Jordan opens up Iraq's western front

From the above post (3/21/03):

"It may come as quite a shock, but thunderous silence does not mean that all's quiet on the Iraqi western front. "The surprise is not the attack on Baghdad or the advance from Kuwait. The surprise will come from Jordan," a top Jordanian source who requested anonymity told Asia Times Online."