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National Security & Defense

nitpicker

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1. From DW

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2019, 03:43 AM

May 2019

https://www.dw.com/en/us-may-deploy-thousands-more-troops-amid-iran-tension/a-48840504

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Officials, speaking on conditions of anonymity, said the discussions would also include a request for additional Patriot missile batteries and more ships in the area. The US has evacuated non-essential staff from Iran's neighbor Iraq, citing "credible threats" against its forces.
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