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    Mittlerweile gibt es über 50.000 amerikanische Truppen im Nahen Osten


    Mittlerweile gibt es über 50.000 amerikanische Truppen im Nahen Osten

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/us/politics/us-marines-middle-east-iran-war.html

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    1. ChiGuy6124 on

      *TACO Trump will probably back down before stepping over the line. Right?*

      „The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the Mideast region at over 50,000 — roughly 10,000 more than usual — as President Trump decides on his next step in his month-old war in Iran.“

      „While it is still unclear just what the Marines, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, will be charged with, U.S. officials say the president is weighing whether to try a larger attack, like venturing to seize an island or other ground as part of Mr. Trump’s effort to open the Strait of Hormuz.“

      „The number of troops no longer includes the 4,500 aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Gerald Ford, however. That ship has been hobbled by constant mishaps, including a fire that broke out in the laundry. The Ford withdrew from the region on March 23 and sailed to Crete. On Friday it arrived in Croatia. It remains unclear where it is headed next.“

      „Last week, the Pentagon also ordered about 2,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East to give Mr. Trump additional military options.“

      „The location of the Army paratroopers is not public, the military official said. But they will be within striking distance of Iran. The paratroopers could be used to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub in the northern Persian Gulf, where U.S. warplanes bombed more than 90 military targets earlier this month. Or they could be deployed for other ground operations in conjunction with the Marines.“

      „But military experts caution that even 50,000 troops, many of them at sea, is a small number for any kind of major land operation. Israel used more than 300,000 troops for its operations in the Gaza Strip that began in October 2023. The U.S.-led coalition that invaded Iraq in 2003 was close to 250,000 at the beginning.“

      „At almost a third of the size of the continental United States, Iran has around 93 million people. Taking, let alone holding, a deeply complex country of its size and complexity and weaponry with 50,000 troops, military experts say, is not doable.“

    3. Competitive-Ad-9404 on

      This is looking more and more like Vietnam.  No plan.  Just send troops.  Assume the enemy is incapable of fighting back while our true enemies like Russia support them.   It only takes a boat sinking or base being hit with a few hundred casualties and it will be a 10 year war.  And unlike Vietnam, Iran WILL hit U.S. shores. 

    4. Imaginary-Ad-7919 on

      America keeps saying it wants „less involvement“, then shows up with 50,000 troops like it’s a surprise party.

    5. coatofforearm on

      Taking land and keeping it are 2 entirely different things and I don’t think anyone in that administration understands this

    6. localistand on

      They have a plan to reduce those numbers. Some may return on cargo planes.

    8. ScandiSom on

      If this is really about a distraction from the Epstein files then this war won’t end soon.

    9. Theferael_me on

      Maybe they’ll get the same friendly welcome that the Russians got when they invaded Ukraine.

    11. I405CA on

      It would be foolish to go into Iran without at least a half million troops. A million would probably be better.

      Iraq was easier, with flat terrain and centralized authority. Iran is mountainous and has decentralized its command structure so that cells can fight without relying upon the leadership for instructions.

      I’m sure that Caine knows this. He knows that they can’t do this.

      Trump is a typical high school bully. He believes that he is the tough guy, so the other side will respond to escalation by giving up.

      Trump doesn’t understand that the superior military does not necessarily win. This is one reason why he believes that Putin is winning, even though he isn’t. If he hadn’t suffered from his bone spurs problem, he could have seen this for himself.

    12. LeneHansen1234 on

      I wonder when the American public will revolt. Boots on the ground means coffins coming home soon.

    13. RingSplitter69 on

      Can’t even get mad at the Iranians for what will happen to these troops. If these troops make landfall we will be seeing the same grisly drone footage that we see from the Ukraine war but it will be American soldiers instead. The only country where this war is popular is Israel, where it is wildly popular because Americans are fighting it. The American public do not want this war but it will be their sons dying in it.

      Fuck Trump, fuck Netanyahu and fuck Israel.

    14. Choomba_Lord on

      That’s a whole lot of „losers and suckers“ ready to die for the Epstein class.

    15. torgofjungle on

      We invaded Iraq with literally 10x that. What exactly ate 50k going to do? From a practical standpoint we would need a million plus. Probably more to actually invade

    18. -lv on

      One fifth of the US troops that invaded Iraq. Not counting the 120.000 troops from allies (US had allies then).

      So what do they want to do with 50.000?

    23. dentz1 on

      Trump couldn’t get a management position at a Cinnabon, but yet here we are.

    26. PlanetoftheAtheists on

      Gee, I must have missed trump’s campaign speech where he said he would open a global conflict and drive prices up towards a worldwide economic meltdown.

    28. DrRealName on

      I always though soldiers would have the balls and the gumption to stand against regimes like the Trump regime but I guess „following orders“ is where their minds stop. I feel bad for what is about to happen to our own soldiers but also, you could have said no but chose to go along with this illegal war anyways so the consequences fall on you. Just goes to show being physically tough does not equate to being mentally tough. I’m disappointed in our military for following these orders. Wish you all had more balls but apparently you don’t.

    29. colondollarcolon on

      So who is the first person that Donald Trump will blame for the death of US ground troops, that he ordered into the combat zone?

    30. Terrible_turtle_ on

      Are fifty thousand troops really going to intimidate the Iran hardliners? This war seems pretty existential to the Iranians.

    31. J-Midori on

      Poor American troops! It’s a slaughterhouse… but Trump’s happy playing golf and partying… Pam Bondi is sleeping like a baby very comfortably in her mansion, same for all his sycophants

    34. xerthighus on

      That’s like 1/5th what Russia sent into Ukraine initially. Iran is more prepared than Ukraine was with decades of prep time.

    35. Sandy_Bananas on

      Hubris and stupidity. America, seemingly never changes.

      This one is going to be a fucking shit-show. One would hope you learn some lessons when this goes south, but I won’t hold my fucking breath.

      No nation has ever thrown so much away for so little reward.

    40. Jimbo415650 on

      Department of Defense the defense of America. Now it’s the Department of War so Trump and Hegseth go initiate a war. They have a MMA mentality and it’s costing lives. Congress needs to stop this madness

    41. RJ5R on

      and none of it authorized by congress

      and without any clear consistent list of strategic objectives

    42. Maoleficent on

      All those alpha maga bros standing in line to join the service? Not only their patriotic duty but for them, it is a just and godly cause. Have at it. Every time one of these trumpy podcasters are on air they should be asked if they enlisted and if not why not.

    47. EireOfTheNorth on

      Still not enough tbh.

      If there’s going to be an amphibious landing, that’s a relatively small amount of targets that have to make it through the Strait (hard) or land on Iran’s southern coast and then fight from the furthest region of Iran moving through multiple mountain ranges toward Tehran.

      The first ones to land will be bombed left right and centre from Iran’s various militarised mountain ranges.

      A land invasion from the north, Turkmenistan… Obviously off the cards. East… Afghanistan… Lol off the cards unless Trump wants to activate the Taliban again… South East, Pakistan… Not happening whatsoever, a lot of sympathy for Iran there… West in Iraq… Not happening… Loaded with Iranian paramilitaries actively making any US bases there a nightmare for any remaining personnel based there. Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan will all also want to steer well away from any conflict with Iran for myriad reasons.

      Maybe they’ll come in through Kuwait, driving through a tiny part of Iraq (likely loaded with Iranian paramilitaries already)… But that still means fighting through massive mountain ranges and being well within range of all of Iran’s drones and missiles.

      Honestly I don’t see how the US will manage this. Especially more or less solo.

    49. sabedo on

      he really started WW3 to distract from Epstein and on Israel’s beckoning

      America is going to fall. No one man should have this kind of power

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