Earlier we mentioned that there are a lot of US installations/troops all over the Middle East.
Now there are TWO carrier groups there. And China has moved six additional warships into the area as well.
... Following detailed discussions with President Biden on recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East Region, today I directed a series of additional steps to further strengthen the Department of Defense posture in the region. These steps will bolster regional deterrence efforts, increase force protection for U.S. forces in the region, and assist in the defense of Israel....
I redirected the movement of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to the Central Command area of responsibility. This carrier strike group is in addition to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, which is currently operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea....
... I have also activated the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery as well as additional Patriot battalions to locations throughout the region to increase force protection for U.S. forces.
Finally, I have placed an additional number of forces on prepare to deploy orders as part of prudent contingency planning, to increase their readiness and ability to quickly respond as required....
Democrat Presidents have a sorry history of leading this country into war.
Just sayin'...
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When the global conflicts intensify, distance will not protect the US homeland this time.
This is not the 1940’s and the three thousand plus miles of ocean barrier on the east coast, or the six thousand plus mile ocean barrier on the west coast are trivial distances in our current world, where humans routinely send objects over twenty two thousand miles above those oceans.
Is the current administration war mongers? It’s hard to find evidence to the contrary.
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