US Marines have stolen oil tankers.

From now on, when an American tells you they are a marine, your immediate response should be to ask them about being a pirate.

"Do you have a parrot?"
"Do you wear an eyepatch when at sea?"
(sing) "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!"
"When are you going to get a peg leg?"
"How many oil tankers have you captured on the high seas?"

#marines #USmarines

"The force, which would likely include infantry and armored vehicles, would be added to the roughly 5,000 Marines and the thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division who have already been ordered to the region."

#Trump #Iran #Tehran #war #military #Marines #troops #Pentagon
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"The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning said."

~ Costas Paris and Lara Seligman

#Trump #Iran #Tehran #war #military #Marines #troops #Pentagon
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