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A Final Comment
According to businessinsider.com, dated February 5:
"A senior member of the US Marine corps is telling people (that) "multiple platoons" are deploying in Egypt, a source tells us."
It explained that families of high-ranking marines are alerted when emergency deployments are made in case they can't communicate from abroad.
"That alert just went out, says our source." The official reason given was "to assist in the evacuation of US citizens. Our source was told that 'the chances they were going over there went from 70% yesterday to 100% today," meaning they're in country now for whatever purpose.
On February 4, the Los Angeles Times headlined, "Pentagon moving warships, preparing for possible evacuations," saying:
The Pentagon said "US warships and other military assets (were being deployed) to make sure it is prepared in case evacuation of US citizens from Egypt becomes necessary....The Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship carrying 700 to 800 troops from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the Ponce have arrived in the Red Sea, putting them off Egypt's shores in case the situation worsens."
As a result, the situation bears close monitoring as evacuation, if it's needed, may be secondary to key strategic calculations.
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