The Pentagon said only about 900 of the 1,500 troops will be newly deploying and that 600 are already in the region and will be extended, adding
none of the additional forces are headed to Iraq or Syria, but all meant for "defensive purposes" to counter Iran threat.
It also said they include
Patriot missile battery personnel, manning for surveillance aircraft and engineers.
Also on Friday Trump, saying there is a national emergency because of tensions with Iran,
cleared the sale of billions of dollars worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia and other countries, U.S. senators said, despite strong resistance to the plan from both Republicans and Democrats.
The administration has informed congressional committees that it will go ahead with 22 arms deals worth some $8 billion, congressional aides said, sweeping aside a long-standing precedent for congressional review of such sales.
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