Will Biden Leave Them Behind Too? Defense Dept Readies 8,500 Troops For New War

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DOD Announces 8,500 Troops at 'Heightened Readiness to Deploy' in Support of Eastern NATO Countries

January 24, 2022


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The Pentagon announced Monday that at the direction of President Joe Biden it's placing 8,500 American troops at a "heightened readiness to deploy" in support of Eastern NATO allies
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  Department of Defense (DOD) press secretary John Kirby stressed to  reporters at a Jan. 24 briefing that "no decision has been made to deploy" any troops at this time.  "We remain committed to the (NATO) alliance, and we absolutely remain  committed to bolstering the capabilities of NATO's eastern flank to the  degree that they desire that extra support," Kirby said. Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops along its border with  Ukraine, as well as Russia-annexed Crimea and Belarus. Kirby said Monday  that the Russian force has continued to grow in recent days.

Who gave him the power to bypass congress and send troops anywhere he pleases?

The heightened alert puts the United States in a position to provide additional brigade combat teams, logistics, medical, aviation, intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance, and other capabilities into Europe in the event the NRF is activated or under a "deteriorating security environment." The U.S. State Department ordered family members of U.S. government  employees at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the Ukrainian capital and  authorized the voluntary departure of non-essential civil servants on  Sunday night. Biden has said previously that sending U.S. troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion is "not on the table." ...

DOD Announces 8,500 Troops at 'Heightened Readiness to Deploy' in Support of Eastern NATO Countries
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