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maxsolomon

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9. Where are they being sent?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 04:22 PM

Sep 2024

Additional troops in the Carrier group.

Probably additional troops at Incirlik in Turkey, maybe beef up the forces in the UAE/Qatar/Kuwait/Bahrain.

They'll be there to protect US assets.

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US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah [View all] Dennis Donovan Sep 2024 OP

... Faux pas Sep 2024 #1

If Israel can only stir up trouble for the US... Omnipresent Sep 2024 #2

Why? WarGamer Sep 2024 #3

No, just an "abundance of caution". AloeVera Sep 2024 #4

And right before our election. What a surprise from Bibi, the man who loves meeting with Trump and the Republicans. jalan48 Sep 2024 #5

Does Lebanon have a right to defend itself? superpatriotman Sep 2024 #6

Ah, so we can have another USS Liberty orthoclad Sep 2024 #7

Or maybe an overthow of the instigators of all this Mosby Sep 2024 #8

Where are they being sent? maxsolomon Sep 2024 #9