Decision: Caveats and Troops

decision: Some key caveats, from no decision about a deployment has been made just yet, and all the troops might not be needed at once, according to Asahi Shimbun. Why now AP writes the move is not in response to any new threat from Iran but is aimed at reinforcing security in the region. If President Trump wants to put another 10,000 troops in the Middle East, the Pentagon on Thursday is expected to tell the White House how it can do it, CNNreported Wednesday and the Associated Press added a bit more this morning. Where the request came from U.S. Central Command, a defense official told CNN, which first requested the USS Lincoln be expedited to the region three weeks ago. Frank McKenzie, 42 days after taking command, visited the Iran-watchers of the Federation for the Defense of Democracies on May 8 to trumpet the White House's renewed anti-Iran rhetoric. And recall that CENTCOM's new chief, Gen. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.