U.S. has sent troops to Jordan-Syria border, Panetta says

Source: Los Angeles Times

The United States has sent troops to Jordan to help improve its military capabilities in case the fighting in Syria spills onto its soil, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters on Wednesday in Brussels.

Panetta made the remarks at a NATO meeting of defense ministers. The revelation comes at a time of growing fears that the chaos and bloodshed in Syria for more than a year and a half could spread beyond the country across the Middle East.

Turkey has retaliated against Syria after repeated attacks on its territory, including shelling last week that killed five people. Though Turkey has said it does not want war, the two countries have continued to trade fire this week.

In Jordan, the enduring conflict has ramped up fears over the fate of Syrian chemical weapons and pushed more than 100,000 refugees into the country as winter approaches.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/us-has-sent-troops-to-jordan-syria-border-panetta-says.html

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This smells like yet another pretext to instigate war in the Middle East.

Does anyone remember what happened in Afghanistan and Iraq? Is not enough money being wasted there? Are not enough civilians and soldiers being slaughtered over there?

I suppose the military-industrial complex and the neocons are gleeful over this decision.