Posted on 06/05/2013 4:55:05 PM PDT by drewh
A large American military force disembarked Tuesday, June 4, at the southern Jordanian port of Aqaba - ready for deployment on the kingdom’s Syrian border, Exclusive military sources report. The force made its way north along the Aqaba-Jerash-Ajilon mountain road bisecting Jordan from south to north, under heavy Jordanian military escort. Our sources disclose that this American force numbers 1,000 troops, the largest to land in Jordan since the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2012. They are members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Force carried aboard the USS Kearsage amphibious assault ship, which has been anchored off neighboring Israeli Eilat since mid-May. Upon landing, the marines took to the road in a convoy of armored vehicles including Hummers.
Washington and Amman have imposed a blackout on their arrival. The Pentagon has only let it be known that the annual joint US-Jordanian “Eager Lion 2013” military exercise is due to begin in June and last two months, with the participation of US F-16 fighter jets and Patriot missile defense systems. According to our US sources, the arrival of the US force in Jordan was not directly related to the regular exercise but decided on at an emergency meeting at the Pentagon on May 31, which was attended by top military and civilian Defense Department officials. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who is away from Washington, took part by video conference.
The meeting decided that the military situation evolving in Syria and threats it posed to Jordan – including widening evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria - were urgent enough to warrant the dispatch of extra American military strength to Jordan, over and above the contingents participating in the joint exercise. The Israeli Air Force will provide air cover for the force until the F-16 jets are in place for the drill.
The US Central Command spokesman Lt. Col. T.G. Taylor in a statement to the US media said only: “In order to enhance the defensive posture and capacity of Jordan, some of these assets may remain beyond the exercise at the request of the government of Jordan.”
That request, according to our sources, was for the US to leave behind when the exercise ended and the troops departed - not just some of the weapons systems but all of the equipment which arrived with the marines Wednesday, as well as the F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles. There is no official word about Washington’s response to this request. However, the Obama administration is not expected to turn it
Of course he’s meeting with the President of China this weekend in Rancho Mirage CA and in 3 weeks will be touring Africa, Tanzania, South Africa and Ghana for a week.
Our troops have been hearing about, talking about and getting prepped for Syria for some time now. I will not say how I know.
Without a no-fly zone they would be too late.
If it helps in the fight to impede hezbollah and al qaeda in the region, I’d be for it too. :-)
The bastard is committed to aiding his Muslim buddies - sort of like his predecessor only with no eye towards Americs ‘s personal interests.
This bastard needs to be impeached.
Anyone heard of what Putin thinks of this?
Can anyone say World War 3? This jackals in the White Hut is really going to burn the planet,at least the radical environmentalists will be happy,no more humans
Perhaps they read Pravda?
http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/30-04-2013/124452-pentagon_invasion_plans-0/
Iranian election is June 14th (next week) with a likely run off on June 21st if no candidate receives 50%. Expect chaos, Iran saw widespread protests during the 2009 elections that were put down violently.
Except the antichrist was Constintine in the 4th Century.
And Napoleon and Hitler, among others, were also considered antichrists.
Lets hope this one is wrong.
See, lots of people have been the antichrist.
In the future, everyone will be the antichrist: but only for 15 minutes.
In the future, everyone will be the antichrist: but only for 15 minutes.
How is that?
In the first place Kearsarge has two "r's" in it. In the second place, the 24th MEU is not currently deployed on the Kearsarge. The 26th MEU is.
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