US could send more troops to Mideast: Pentagon chief
Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan says the Pentagon could send more troops to the Middle East (AFP Photo/ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS)/ Washington (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it was considering deploying more troops to the Middle East as it looks for ways to enhance the protection of its forces in the turbulent region amid simmering tensions with Iran. But acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan denied news reports that plans under consideration call for the deployment of as many as 10,000 more troops, a move that ...
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