U.S. Military To Step Up Presence In Jordan In Light Of Syria Civil War -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- In a critical indication of growing U.S. military involvement in the civil war in Syria, CNN has learned Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering the deployment of up to 200 troops to Jordan, according to two Defense Department officials.
The troops, which will come from the headquarters of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas, "creates an additional capability" beyond what has been there, one official said.
The group will give the United States the ability to "potentially form a joint task force for military operations, if ordered," he said.
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More News On U.S. Troops being Sent To Syria
Pentagon sending additional troops to Jordan -- Washington Post
More U.S. Troops Head to Jordan to Help Contain Syria, Hagel Says -- US News and World Report
Hagel: US sending Army soldiers to Jordan -- FOX News/AP
US sending troops to Jordan as Assad issues warning -- ABC News (Australia)
Hagel: U.S. sending Army planners to Jordan -- AJC
Jordan says U.S. to send 200 troops there due Syria crisis -- Reuters
US to send 200 troops over Syria: Jordan -- The Australian
My Comment: If I was a betting man, I would bet that these soldiers are being placed to plan for a post-Assad Syria intervention.
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