The Pentagon is reportedly sending three California-based warships and roughly 2,500 Marines to the Middle East, the second significant deployment in a week.
The three warships are part of the San Diego-based USS Boxer amphibious ready group. The Marines are from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Pendleton. The deployments were reported Friday by the Associated Press, citing Pentagon sources.
A 2,500-strong Marine unit accompanied by the USS Tripoli warship launched from Japan on Saturday.
The major reinforcement comes as the war’s economic shock waves are felt throughout the globe, as Washington seeks to secure vital shipping lanes and deter further attacks on energy infrastructure around the Persian Gulf.
I doubt that there are any active duty troops here, but if there are, consider fragging
Why is he sending more people? I thought the war was over? I thought it was a huge success?
Nooo, not the FIFA Peace Prize winner?? Surely not that one??
No, you see he’s undercover. He’s trying to tackle the corrupt military power house and take it down from the inside. Just like he did when he drained that swamp…
This will secure peace in the long run, just like FIFA wanted all along.
I don’t expect you to understand these types of 5d chess moves. Just be assured that FIFA’s top peaceful person award winner is doing all this war for peace. Or something.
A bit over a year ago, when I was still on reddit, I commented in r/gold, which is full of conservatives, noting that Trump would likely start a war. Some MAGA chud took offense, telling me that Trump was “a man of peace.” I lol’d and moved on. I’d like to think he’s reconsidering his views, but the more likely scenario is that he invented some reason to believe that Trump had no choice, and war with Iran is a good thing.
It’s more probable that he’s so arrogant that he likely forgot all about the conversation and assumed you left defeated.
A guy I grew up with and now hate made this argument to me before that election. One of the more stupid and naive points I’ve ever heard.
Also this feels like it was both yesterday and a 1000 lifetimes ago
Alliteration never fails to disappoint.
A few weeks ago, he was trying to use American troops inside cities to support ICE.
He’s playing with people’s lives.
Doesn’t affect his orange ass in anyway what so ever, he’s fine sending those losers anywhere he desires, as it’s his right, since the dumbest of the dumb think he’s good
(Trump views troops as losers, I hope they refuse his illegal orders)
start flushing those t-shirts boys
