Everyone is talking about the American soldiers killed in Jordan. But I don’t know why they were there to begin with.

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    9 months ago

    They were all assigned to the 718th Engineer Company,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Moore

    Tower 22 is near Al Tanf garrison, which is located across the border in Syria, and which houses a small number of U.S. troops. Tanf had been key in the fight against Islamic State and has assumed a role as part of a U.S. strategy to contain Iran’s military build-up in eastern Syria.

    Tower 22 is located close enough to U.S. troops at Tanf that it could potentially help support them, while also potentially countering Iran-backed militants in the area and allowing troops to keep an eye on remnants of Islamic State in the region.

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      9 months ago

      i can’t find where the 718th sits in Fort Moore, but I’m not trying very hard. It seems that Tower 22 is a position that is very far inside of a political border that has wanted intelligence and presence for the US military.