A Marine F-35 Carrier Just Rolled Up In The Middle East Amid Rising Syria Tensions

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A Marine F-35 Carrier Just Rolled Up In The Middle East Amid Rising Syria Tensions
Alex Lockie, Business Insider

A U.S. Marine Corps aircraft carrier full of F-35B stealth jets showed up in the Middle East after Russia threatened U.S. forces in Syria in the latest military buildup between the world’s two greatest nuclear powers.

Russia sailed a small armada to the Mediterranean sea in August as its prepares with its ally, Syria, an offensive against the last rebel stronghold in the country after predicting a chemical weapons attack that it prematurely blamed on U.S.-aligned forces.

President Donald Trump has warned Syria against its offensive against its own people, and the White House said it “and its Allies will respond swiftly and appropriately” to any reports of chemical weapons use in the fighting.

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