07-12-2019 01:09 via news.yahoo.com

U.S. military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday he believed the U.S. military had sufficient capability in the Middle East for now to deter conflict, dismissing a media report that a major troop increase was under consideration amid tension with Iran.Esper, speaking to a small group of reporters, did not rule out rotations of forces or even minor increases in the future."But nothing in terms of the numbers – 14,000 - it's just a completely false report," Esper said as he flew to Californi
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