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BREAKING: US to deploy the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to the Middle East in response “to send a clear and unmistakable message” to Iran
Sending a carrier to the region is not uncommon, but the language of the statement from @AmbJohnBolton announcing the move is unusual. It indicated the decision is in response to indications of a possible attack on the United States or allies
Here is the full statement
Anyone know which carrier strike group is currently in @CENTCOM? Cc @samlagrone @maeday22
It also strikes me as strange that this statement came from Bolton and not from the Pentagon. Anyone else?
On the bomber task force... it’s actually unusual that the US does not currently have bombers deployed to the Middle East. The B-1s returned home in March, right before the SDF declared victory against ISIS @beverstine cc @Oriana0214 airforcemag.com/Features/Pages…
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