As President Trump’s war against Iran spirals out of control, there is a growing concern he will order a ground invasion to remove the country’s leaders and take control of its vast supplies of oil. The consensus among military and foreign policy experts is that such a move would be disastrous — and that its failure could be catastrophic enough to permanently damage America’s standing as a superpower. But horrible outcomes have, at least to this point, not stopped Trump and his enablers from making irresponsible and dangerous decisions.
The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized deploying elements of a Marine Amphibious Expeditionary Unit and an amphibious-ready group to the Middle East. Such a force typically has 5,000 Marines and sailors, as well as warships, helicopters, jets and other capabilities.
