US to deploy 200 troops to Jordan over Syria war: minister
Source: AFP
AMMAN The United States plans to deploy 200 troops in Jordan because of "the deteriorating situation" in war-torn Syria, Information Minister Mohammad Momani said on Wednesday.
"The deployment of the troops is part of US-Jordanian military cooperation to boost the Jordanian armed forces in light of the deteriorating situation in Syria," Momani told AFP.
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sinkingfeeling
(51,473 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)What the hell will they be doing there, I wonder?
John2
(2,730 posts)knew all the capabilities of the military, you probably could figure it out. Congress nor the Obama Administration can fool me one bit. I'll give you a clue, go back to the beginnings of every U.S. War since Vietnam. How do you get troops on the ground when there is no public opinion for it? Drip,Drip, Drip.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)can't keep our noses out of it
wonder if King Playstatio er Abdullah and John Kerry will do a Daily Show spot talking this up?
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)We've already got lots of Syrian blood on our hands.