Trump preparing to send hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia

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The Trump administration is reinforcing its controversial military relationship with Saudi Arabia by preparing to send hundreds of troops to the country amid increasing tensions with Iran.

Five-hundred troops are expected to go to the Prince Sultan Air Base, located in a desert area east of the Saudi capital of Riyadh, according to US two defense officials. A small number of troops and support personnel are already on site with initial preparations being made for a Patriot missile defense battery as well as runway and airfield improvements, the officials said.

The US has wanted to base troops there for some time ... The US hopes to be able to fly stealth, fifth-generation F-22 jets and other fighters from the base, according to officials.

Last month the administration announced it was sending 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as Iran tensions flared but did not specify which countries they were going to. The forces going to Saudi Arabia are part of this deployment.



https://www.10news.com/news/national/trump-preparing-to-send-hundreds-of-troops-to-saudi-arabia-amid-tensions-with-iran

[superpatriotman]

1. I'm sure they're just 'advisors'

What could go wrong?

[dhol82]

2. Isn't that what originally fomented the whole Al Qaida jihad?

Bin Laden was pissed that there was American military on his sacred ground.
Lunacy.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Oh, that's just swell. Having US military on Saudi soil was the motivation for

Osama bin Laden to launch the 9-11 attacks.

[dalton99a]

4. Good dog

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Are the Saudis "paying their way" for this? (And not paying into Trump's pocket)

[spanone]

6. Gotta protect his murdering pal MBS

[maryellen99]

7. We are on the precipice of WW3/Nuclear Weapons use

[Goodheart]

8. Didn't Osama Bin Laden bomb us because he objected to American troops on Saudi soil?