FORT BRAGG, Jan 8 — For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission. They packed up ammunition and rifles, placed last-minute calls to loved ones, then turned in their cellphones. Some gave blood. The 600 mostly young soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, were headed for the Middle...
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“We're going to war, bro,” one cheered, holding two thumbs up and sporting a grin under close-shorn red hair. He stood among dozens of soldiers loading trucks outside a cinder-block building housing several auditoriums with long benches and tables. Trump last week said he ordered the killing to stop a war, not to start one. And despite Tehran's strident rhetoric, analysts say Iran will want to avoid any conventional conflict with the United States and is likely to focus on asymmetric strikes, such as sabotage or other military action via proxies.
“They're answering America's 911 call,” Knight said. “They're stoked to go. The president called for the 82nd.” “The guys are excited to go, but none of us know how long they'll be gone,” Burns said. “That's the toughest part.”
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