Top Pentagon Official Tells Senators More Troops Might Be Sent to Mideast

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A top Pentagon official told senators that the U.S. is considering an expansion of its military footprint in the Middle East to counter threats from Iran

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A top Pentagon official told senators that U.S. military officials are considering bolstering the U.S. force presence in the Middle East to counter threats from Iran following a significant buildup throughout the year.

John Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the Pentagon had sent 14,000 additional troops this year and was considering more forces, but wouldn’t say how many.

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We will literally never learn

Translation: Trump WH still debating whether this will affect his reelection prospects. Foreign policy is never what's in the nations interest, but what impact it has on Trump's base. It'll be fake news until it isn't, then it'll magically become real news. LifeintheTrumpera

geoff9cow Another Republican war. Thanks GOP.

First, counter threats from Turkey against the Kurds.

No!

Quit wasting the resources of the American people on your illegal, unjustifiable, immoral foreign adventurism.

what_speed Betrayed the Kurds isn’t how you do it.

What threats?

So the earlier reporting that there were plans to send about 14,000 troops which was denied by the Pentagon spokesperson isn’t entirely false....🤔

Here we go!!! WWIII. Armageddon in the Middle East!!! Are you ready?

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