'I think it's going to be very good in the Middle East,' Pres. Trump says after announcement U.S. is sending 1,500 more troops to the Middle East. 'I don't think Iran wants to fight. And I certainly don't think Iran wants to fight with us.'
An additional 1,500 U.S. troops and increased defensive capabilities capabilities are being sent to the Middle East to continue to help deter Iran, a U.S. official said on Friday.
“I don't think Iran wants to fight," he said."And I certainly don't think they want to fight with us. They cannot have nuclear weapons and under the Obama horrible agreement, they would have had nuclear weapons within five or six years. They can't have nuclear weapons. They understand that," Another U.S. official said some of the additional forces would be engineers who would “harden” structures for defensive purposes.
"What we’re looking at are there things we can do to enhance force protection in the Middle East," he added.On Thursday there was a White House meeting to consider the request from U.S. Central Command, according to two U.S. officials, who stressed that it was unclear which portions of the topline CENTCOM request could be approved at this White House meeting.
After hearing from the officials, Democratic lawmakers expressed alarm over the administration's posture in the Middle East and the possibility of a conflict with Iran.
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