US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say

[Dulcinea]

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on ‌Tuesday, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup even as President Donald Trump talks about a possible deal with Tehran to ‌end the war.

Reuters first reported on March 18 that Trump's administration was considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops, a move that would expand options to include deployment ​of forces inside Iranian territory. Such an escalation could dramatically raise the stakes in the conflict, which is already in its fourth week and has roiled global markets.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not specify where in the Middle East the troops would go or when they would arrive in the region. The soldiers are stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

The U.S. military referred questions to the White House, which ‌said all announcements on troop deployments would come ⁠from the Pentagon.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-expected-send-thousands-soldiers-175150663.html

[Walleye]

1. "War fighters"?

[SheltieLover]

2. MS already sent Nat Guard!

https://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi-national-guard-deploys-troops-to-support-operation-epic-fury/70740052

[Ray Bruns]

3. Mission creep in action. This is not going to end well.

[dalton99a]

4. Iranians are shaking in their boots in fear and will surrender very strongly

[Escurumbele]

5. It is about time for lawyers to read Vincent Bugliosi's book "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder"

Vincent Bugliosi explains in that book how he managed to get Charles Manson in jail. Although Manson did not physically commit the crimes, he was the master mind, and he uses the same legal clause to craft the prosecution of GW Bush for sending that many soldiers to their deaths in Afghanistan, he knew many of them would die. The same with Iran, both trump and Hegseth have been vocal about the fact they know some young men will loose their lives, and they are still sending them to die.

It is a blueprint to prosecute people who start wars, ill prepared wars who send young people to die.

[Skittles]

6. kills me that repukes reduced the Afghanistan war to the withdrawal

those warmongering pieces of SHIT Cheney and Dubya killed THOUSANDS