US EditionU.S. cancels training exercises, fueling speculation of MidEast deployments: Washington Post
The 82nd Airborne, capable of deploying 5,000 troops within 18 hours, was pulled from a Louisiana exercise to remain at Fort Bragg amid Iran tensions and troop deployment speculation.
- The U.S. Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise for the headquarters element of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg.
- The cancellation is fueling internal speculation that the division's Immediate Response Force could be deployed to the Middle East as the conflict with Iran intensifies.
- No formal orders have been issued for ground troop deployment to Iran as of Friday, though more than 50,000 U.S. troops are currently involved in regional operations.
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US press manufacturing consent for ground invasion of Iran
The US press is attempting to manufacture consent for the US army to invade Iran. A Washington Post article, dated Saturday, 6 March, states that the US army has: abruptly canceled a major training exercise for the headquarters element of an elite paratrooper unit. Which is: fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat and a range of other missions may be sent to the Middle East as the conflict wi…
US forces in the Middle East are already in action for a week against Iran. So far, ground troops have been excluded. However, the fact that an elite force is now excluded from an exercise fuels discussions about a possible order for action.
The U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division suddenly cancels training, sparking speculation that it could be deployed to the ground war against Iran. The U.S. Army's recent abrupt cancellation of a large-scale training exercise for its elite airborne division command is fueling speculation that it could be deployed to the ground war against Iran. The Washington Post reported on the 6th (local time) that the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division
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