Daily Memo: US Deployment, Chinese Drills

More U.S. troops and aircraft are being sent to the Middle East.

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Military buildup. The Pentagon deployed several A-10 attack aircraft and 300 troops to the Middle East over the weekend, part of the U.S.’ recent military buildup in the region. Last week, Washington sent multiple B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, a small island in the Indian Ocean that houses a joint U.S.-U.K. naval and air […]

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