Trump Administration Considers 14,000 More Troops for Mideast

12/5/19
 
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from The Wall Street Journal,
12/4/19:

Officials are discussing deployment that includes dozens more ships and other military hardware to counter threat from Iran.

The Trump administration is considering a significant expansion of the U.S. military footprint in the Middle East to counter Iran, including dozens more ships, other military hardware and as many as 14,000 additional troops, U.S. officials said.

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