1,500 more U.S. troops headed to the Middle East

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The Pentagon Friday approved the deployment of 1,500 more troops to the Middle East as tensions continue over threats to U.S. forces by Iran or its proxies

, President Donald Trump announced.

In a statement, acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said the deployments include another Patriot air defense battalion, reconnaissance aircraft, an engineering unit for force protection and a fighter aircraft squadron. The deployments come as U.S. officials have sought to tamp down some of the rhetoric since national security adviser John Bolton announced May 5 that the initial forces were being deployed to confront Iranian threats to American interests.Sign up for Morning Defense, a daily briefing on Washington's national security apparatus.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.

 

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Why do we tell our enemies what we plan to do militarily.

Trump should be first.

1500? What is that...a welcome party? That’s not enough troops. You’re setting them up for failure.

This is bullshit.

1,500 more, wow, I bet 800,000 Iranian regulars, can we say Alamo?

Tensions that the Pentagon is creating?

Whelp.....the dog ain't gonna wag itself.

They are walking us straight into an unnecessary war again. This is scary.

A very stable genius! God help us! -

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