One day after saying ‘We’re Not Putting Troops Anywhere’ comes this announcement.
Thousands More Marines Headed to the Mideast
The Wall Street Journal reports Pentagon Sends More Troops to Middle East
The Pentagon is sending three warships and thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East, in the second deployment of Marines to the region in the past week. Roughly 2,200 to 2,500 Marines from the California-based USS Boxer amphibious ready group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are heading to the U.S. Central Command, U.S. officials said.
As the war neared the three-week mark, Iran projected defiance, with the new supreme leader declaring that “safety must be taken away” from the country’s enemies and its armed forces vowing to pursue them even in tourist spots.
President Trump again lashed out at NATO members for not joining a U.S. effort to open the Strait of Hormuz, calling the alliance “A PAPER TIGER” on social media.
Paper Tiger Rant
Truth Social: Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER! They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices. So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER! President DONALD J. TRUMP
NATO Pulls Troops from Iraq
WSJ: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Friday that it had pulled all its personnel from Iraq and moved them to Europe. The staff are focused on training security institutions in the country, which shares a land border of roughly 1,000 miles with Iran and has recently come under attack from its forces.
Iraq has had NATO troops posted there since 2004, and the deployment in recent years has been “a non-combat advisory and capability-building mission” for Iraqi security operations and forces, NATO said. Several hundred personnel were evacuated, a NATO official said. They will now work from a NATO command center in Naples, Italy, NATO said.
NATO Message
Q: What’s the message here?
A: If you don’t want to get involved in needless, stupid wars, don’t put troops in harm’s way.
Reducing troops in the region is a huge slap to Trump’s face.
Trump Seeks $200 for the War, Says ‘We’re Not Putting Troops Anywhere’
Yesterday, I noted Trump Seeks $200 for the War, Says ‘We’re Not Putting Troops Anywhere’
It’s $200 billion today, how much tomorrow?
I am Pleased. Are You?
I’m am sure pleased that the military fight is already won. That’s why we don’t need to send more troops and warships to the Mideast.
Then again, “If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you, but I’m not putting troops, and we will do whatever is necessary” to keep the price of gas and oil down, Trump told reporters.
In this case, it’s obvious those extra troops and warships are going to a tea party (which does not constitute as “anywhere”).
The bond market must be equally pleased by the news off troops not going anywhere. Let’s do a fact check on that idea.
Wait! What?
The 30-year yield is up 10 basis points to 4.948 percent.
I thought the bond market would be pleased the war is “militarily won” and “troops are not going anywhere.”
Action Needed
I demand action. I want to see Trump lecture the bond market in a Truth Social post.
That would surely get the bond market in line in a hurry.
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Article posted with permission from Mish Shedlock
