US sends troops to Jordan

Started by TheCommandTent, October 10, 2012, 10:09:54 PM

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October 10, 2012, 10:09:54 PM Last Edit: October 10, 2012, 10:11:42 PM by TheCommandTent
QuoteThe United States has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help build a headquarters in Jordan and bolster that country's military capabilities in the event that violence escalates along its border with Syria, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.

Speaking at a NATO conference of defense ministers in Brussels, Panetta said the U.S. has been working with Jordan to monitor chemical and biological weapons sites in Syria and also to help Jordan deal with refugees pouring over the border from Syria.

But the revelation of U.S. military personnel so close to the 19-month-old Syrian conflict suggests an escalation in the U.S. military involvement in the conflict, even as Washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in Syria.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/10/pentagon-team-in-jordan-for-syria-crisis-official-says/#ixzz28xLqs0F3

It will be interesting to see if they are just a deterrent or a quick response force.
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October 10, 2012, 10:20:14 PM
or the tripwire for another mid-east shitshow.
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