Pentagon sends three thousand troops to Saudi Arabia even as Trump calls for ending wars.
The Pentagon is sending a fresh wave of troops to Saudi Arabia to help defend the kingdom against Iran, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated pledges to end the U.S. military's commitments in the Middle East. The latest deployment, which includes two squadrons of fighter jets and three air-defense units, will bring to 3,000 the number of troops sent to Saudi Arabia since Iran attacked the kingdom’s oil infrastructure last month.