A group of over 400 US ground troops are going to soon be deployed to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, as part of a 13-naton force aimed at preventing riots in the area around Israel’s border.
The troops have been training for months for the deployment, which comes on the eve of planned protests against the Morsi government in Egypt, which many fear could lead to a violent crackdown and further demonstrations, as has been so common in the past.
The Egyptian government downplayed the deployment, saying the troops are being sent “merely as a formality” and that they won’t have any weapons. This is likely aimed at preventing another controversy surrounding foreign troops occupying Egyptian soil.
Issues over the military bases for foreign forces in Sinai caused major concern among Egyptians last year, with the Egyptian Army eventually dismissing the reports as a “lie” and claiming that the bases were merely “multinational forces facilities” and not real military bases, even though they are bases for foreign military forces.
I guess this is the end of the Arab spring in Egypt. The U.S. and the military look to retake power.
And U.S. troops on the Syrian border.
So, let me get this straight, not only are we arming Al-Qaida in Syria, but now we are sending troops to help protect a Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt. And that we have to have massive spying and police state at home to protect these freedom-defending operations that are supposed to protect us from Al-Qaida terrorists that we are arming and defending?
The stupidity never ends!
Bullsheisse Alert!!! The US military would never agree to sending US forces to a "hot region" UNARMED. How effective would the forces be in quelling riots if they were unarmed?
Seriously, how stupid do these people think we are? It's obvious they think the Egyptian people are.
No weapons? Why bother with the military, why not just give 400 of our unemployed the job?
Why not send Congress. We don't need them. Just blindfold tham, tell them it is a lobbying party and that big juicy checks will be distributed.
Heck, just let obama lead the way on horseback throwing $100 US bills to the adoring multitudes.