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Any former 82nd Airborne doggies here? Thousands More US Troops Deploying to Middle East in Response to Iranian Threats![[Linked Image from images03.military.com]](https://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2020-01/82nd-airborne-deploys-pope-1800.jpg) clic pic for story
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Didn't this already happen? Like last week?
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They won't be there long.
Anything serious that happens with Iran, which I think is highly unlikely, will be short, hard & will not require any kind of ground troops to be in or otherwise occupy Iran.
This is just smart precautionary & good PR for Trump in moving assets into the general area & showing the Iranians that he is not going to hesitate to kick their azzes.
The Iranians are really not dumb enough to start any kind of full scale & ongoing direct overt action against the U.S.
Some terrorist stuff, & maybe some other nominal stuff against some of our allies there, but if they get too aggressive, Trump is going to body slam them real quick like in front of Allah & the rest of the world.
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Didn't this already happen? Like last week? It takes the Army much longer to get somewhere than the Marines, so I was just trying to give them equal billing! 
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Didn't this already happen? Like last week? It takes the Army much longer to get somewhere than the Marines, so I was just trying to give them equal billing! Gotcha. I'm former Army, so I can appreciate. One thing the Army taught me was to "wait like a mf'er".
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Marines do their share of "Hurry up and Wait!"
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Marines do their share of "Hurry up and Wait!" Roger that.
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Marines do their share of "Hurry up and Wait!" Roger that. They won't be there long.
Anything serious that happens with Iran, which I think is highly unlikely, will be short, hard & will not require any kind of ground troops to be in or otherwise occupy Iran.
This is just smart precautionary & good PR for Trump in moving assets into the general area & showing the Iranians that he is not going to hesitate to kick their azzes.
The Iranians are really not dumb enough to start any kind of full scale & ongoing direct overt action against the U.S.
Some terrorist stuff, & maybe some other nominal stuff against some of our allies there, but if they get too aggressive, Trump is going to body slam them real quick like in front of Allah & the rest of the world.
MM Any bets on whether or not we will respond to this: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...ense-contractors-killed-kenya/index.html
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Trigger, the Marines assigned to the African Response force are now being deployed to the middle east. I'd say we are stretched a bit thin right now.
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Didn't this already happen? Like last week? It's a little more complicated than that. The "ready battalion" of the 82nd can be anywhere in the world in 18 hours, but the more extensive the deployment, the longer it takes to get everyone in place.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
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Didn't this already happen? Like last week? It takes the Army much longer to get somewhere than the Marines, so I was just trying to give them equal billing! Lol bull chit... the 82d already deployed a BCT Kuwait 2 days ago.. the marines are on some tuna boat sailing that direction..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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And their has been Armor bde in Kuwait for a while..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Any former 82nd Airborne doggies here?
] All the Way! 11B3PF7 1/505 PIR When I was young.
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spent some time with them though not infantry, my GT score was too high for that  Mike
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I’m in 4-25 most guys will spend a week arguing 25th ID doesn’t have a 4th bde..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Any former 82nd Airborne doggies here?
] All the Way! 11B3PF7 1/505 PIR When I was young. My Baby brother jumped Granada. 82nd Artillery. Proud of him.
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They won't be there long.
Anything serious that happens with Iran, which I think is highly unlikely, will be short, hard & will not require any kind of ground troops to be in or otherwise occupy Iran.
This is just smart precautionary & good PR for Trump in moving assets into the general area & showing the Iranians that he is not going to hesitate to kick their azzes.
The Iranians are really not dumb enough to start any kind of full scale & ongoing direct overt action against the U.S.
Some terrorist stuff, & maybe some other nominal stuff against some of our allies there, but if they get too aggressive, Trump is going to body slam them real quick like in front of Allah & the rest of the world.
MM ^^^This^^^
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Any former 82nd Airborne doggies here?
] All the Way! 11B3PF7 1/505 PIR When I was young. My Baby brother jumped Granada. 82nd Artillery. Proud of him. My West Point roommate jumped Grenada. It was cool as hell having a combat veteran as a roommate with both Ranger and Pathfinder tabs. Didn't this already happen? Like last week? It's a little more complicated than that. The "ready battalion" of the 82nd can be anywhere in the world in 18 hours, but the more extensive the deployment, the longer it takes to get everyone in place. Yes, I know - see above. But when they send that 18hr hot-force, there's always thousands to follow. I guess the media just needed to spin it some more.
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