US sending 1,000 additional troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions

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Washington (CNN)The US will send 1,000 additional US forces and more military resources to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, the Pentagon announced Monday.

"In response to a request from the US Central Command for additional forces, and with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and in consultation with the White House, I have authorized approximately 1,000 additional troops for defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats in the Middle East," acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said in a statement.


"The recent Iranian attacks validate the reliable, credible intelligence we have received on hostile behavior by Iranian forces and their proxy groups that threaten United States personnel and interests across the region," Shanahan said, adding that the "United States does not seek conflict with Iran."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/polit...ons/index.html

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Above news is another example of MAGA's bold globalist leadership and standing with our closest ally.

This is also more bad news for so called 'Constitutionalist' isolationist, purist libertarians like Amash.


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The more wiped out there means less for the Police State here.