Marine units positioned near Syria

[damnedifIknow]

"Marines in the Middle East, Africa and Europe are poised to reach Syria within hours should President Obama order a strike on the country as officials work to determine whether the government there was involved in a chemical weapons attack against its own people.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told BBC television Tuesday that the Defense Department has “moved assets in place to be able to fulfill and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take.”

The Corps has units forward-deployed to the region to deal specifically with crisis response missions, said Capt. Eric Flanagan, a Marine spokesman at the Pentagon. But so far, none have been directed to prepare for a specific mission or deployment, he said.

The various units are there for this type of reason, Flanagan added, and they include the following capabilities"

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20130827/NEWS08/308270036/Marine-units-positioned-near-Syria

[Harmony Blue]

1. This can spiral out of control

fairly quickly.

[uponit7771]

2. So if the president takes the option of no actions positioning Marines at the location is best?

Yeap, MIC push Obaam's hand.

I pray Obama stands up to them

[Arctic Dave]

3. Hmm, I wonder where in Africa these Marines are stationed.

I just looked on there website and the boast no base in Africa, just Embassy details and trainers in Senegal.