Tensions between Iran and the United States have intensified since Trump pulled out of a 2015 international deal to curb Iran's nuclear activities and imposed increasingly strict sanctions on Tehran
Daily Mail: White House plans to deploy 120,000 troops to the Middle East if Iran attacks American forces in alarming echoes of the Iraq War
* Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan reportedly presented plan Thursday
* Plan does not call for land invasion of Iran, which would require far more troops
* Comes after ships in Persian Gulf were 'sabotaged', which was blamed on Iran
The White House is reportedly planning to deploy 120,000 troops to the Middle East if Iran attacks American forces in an alarming echo of the Iraq War.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented the plan at a meeting of Donald Trump's top security aides on Thursday, reports the New York Times.
Several plans were detailed, the Times said, and 'the uppermost option called for deploying 120,000 troops, which would take weeks or months to complete' - and would be approaching the size of the force that invaded Iraq in 2003.
These plans do not call for a land invasion of Iran, which would require far more troops.
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WNU Editor: This would be a massive deployment, but it would take far more assets to invade Iran. Such a deployment will be primarily defensive, with the purpose of defending U.S. interests in the region.
More News On The U.S. Planning To Deploy 120,000 Troops To The Middle East In The Event That Iran Attacks American Forces Or Accelerates The Development Of Nuclear Weapons
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War -- The New York Times
White House reviews military plans against Iran: New York Times -- Reuters
White House reviews plan to deploy 120,000 troops to Middle East: NYT -- The Hill
NYT: White House reviews plan that would send up to 120,000 US troops to Middle East -- CNN
The US military is exploring a plan to deploy 120,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify -- Business Insider
Trump considering plan to send 120,000 troops to Middle East as Iran tensions heighten, report suggests -- The Independent
US considers plan to deploy 120,000 troops in event of Iran clash -- The National
US plans to deploy 120,000 troops in Middle East to counter Iran – report -- RT
NYT: Pentagon presented plan to deploy 120,000 troops in case of Iran escalation -- Axios
3 comments:
biggest winners of a war between Russia and Iran:
1. Russia in arms deals and wiping up the winnings afterwards (they will sweep into the power vacuum ,just like in Syria)
2. China - betting big on Trump not getting reelected as the voters would punish any president that gets us into another middle eastern war
3. CNN
weird how cnn, russia and china are always on the same side
More hysteria from the troglodytes at NYT. There is no way Trump is going to reinsert the US into a middle east war with 120,000 troops. I'm willing to bet that figure is in reaction to a worst case situation, such as an Iranian invasion of Saudi Arabia. Not happening.
Of course the entire purpose of sanctions is to affect Iranian behavior in a peaceful way. Time will tell if it works.
Lol (#3), but your onto something I think.
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