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More US Marines and warships are being deployed to the Middle East, two officials confirmed to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the group would be led by the Japan-based USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship.

The unit headed by the USS Tripoli typically consists of around 5,000 sailors and Marines distributed across several warships.

The development comes as Donald Trump said US forces had "totally obliterated" Iranian military infrastructure on Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipping.

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[–] metalGoat1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Where is Israel? Only Americans' lives are at risk.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago

Looking forward to the draft, that should be fun.

People think all the protests in the 60s were about the War, but they were really about the draft. Once the draft ended, and only volunteers were going (always plenty of morons who want to experience the "glory" of war), the protests slowed a lot.

Call for a draft, and watch the fireworks.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That's what you voted for guys!(The maga ones) Now wait for mid elections or something and go fight for your country.
The worst part is kids does and will die.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Don't forget the idiot leftists who think both sides are the same so didn't vote .

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Harris got a >50% more votes in California than Trump, or over 3 million more.

If 3 million Californians who voted for Harris instead voted for 3rd party candidates, or stayed home, she still would have won California.

If 500 000 Texans who voted for Trump instead voted for Harris, she still would have lost Texas.

Over 4.8 million Texans voted for Harris, and she still lost that state.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election#Results

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The populate vote doesn't technically matter; but it still matters. Moreover, spreading the crap that the parties are the same, stressing that the dem candidate was just as bad on some issue, that her laugh was annoying - all that matters.

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I like that she does laugh.

Correct, Republican and Republican-lite aren't the same, and if you're in a purple state, you might have to hold your nose while you vote, but not all states are purple, and even then some would still rather vote for something that allies more with their principles.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Israel doesn't have a useful idiot as leader.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 12 hours ago

trump is israels useful idiot.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 21 hours ago

Loosing terribly when not just bombing from a far.