More troops to the mideast

[Norm]

"WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday.

Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, would not say how many more forces would be deployed or what they would be tasked to do. The U.S. now has about 40,000 troops in the region.

On Monday, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, two Navy destroyers and a cruiser set sail from Norfolk, Virginia, headed to the Sixth Fleet area in Europe on a regularly scheduled deployment. The ships’ departure opens up the possibility that the U.S. could keep both the Truman and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Arabian Gulf, in the region in case more violence breaks out."


So we now have 40k troops in the "region"


US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

 

[animator]

But I thought kamala bragged (wrongfully so) that we had zero troops in any warzone for the first time ever.

 

[Void_of_Light]

But I thought kamala bragged (wrongfully so) that we had zero troops in any warzone for the first time ever.

Can't be a warzone if they don't declare war.

 

[Provience]

Can't be a warzone if they don't declare war.

Yup...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/08/31/us-troops-wounded-isis-raid-iraq/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-personnel-hurt-attack-against-base-iraq-officials-say-2024-08-05/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/12/us-troops-iraq-withdrawal/

 

[Gdogg]

A slight problem

 

[Roktoy829]

There is only one oiler fleet??

 

[Clb]

Tldr
Lemme guess

Obiden giving away gajillions (more) of our stuff to be used against us?

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

'small number'
'40,000 troops'

those are not the same

 

[Stingray]

didn't that Kunt say no troops in combat like 2 days ago?

 

[smurfblue40]

I occasionally wear a “Remember Everyone Deployed” shirt while running errands.

People with connections to the military know what’s going on (for the most part).

The general population is clueless.

 

[Stingray]

I occasionally wear a “Remember Everyone Deployed” shirt while running errands.

People with connections to the military know what’s going on (for the most part).

The general population is clueless.

My nephew falls into that window.

 

[smurfblue40]

My nephew falls into that window.

Deployed?

 

[Stingray]

Deployed?

Home now, (Stateside Texas) USS Eisenhower, Got home a few months ago. F18 pilot

 

[SoylentGreen]

Home now, (Stateside Texas) USS Eisenhower, Got home a few months ago. F18 pilot

Tell him to strafe some Haji's for the boys at Irate.

 

[Thefishguy77]

Yup...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/08/31/us-troops-wounded-isis-raid-iraq/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-personnel-hurt-attack-against-base-iraq-officials-say-2024-08-05/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/12/us-troops-iraq-withdrawal/

Probably just reclassify them to state department employees as usual. After all they are doing the bidding of the state. I cant think of a legitimate reason to deploy troops to the Middle East