Pentagon puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert to deploy if requested by NATO

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Monday that 8,500 troops are being put on heightened alert. They could be requested by NATO to deploy to Europe, as Russia has built up troops along the border with Ukraine. Watch Kirby's press conference here.

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[ramonng]

Why is the US concerned with Burkina Faso, and not the homeless in Philadelphia, instead...?

[ummussalamatijjani]

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[cliffcr]

Why is it the US and the United Nations do not show the same level of support for Taiwan and Hong Kong as they do for Ukraine?

[phil_]

Poor guy, I can't imagine myself standing there answering the same damn questions for 32 mins. 😒

[krustymadrid]

"by and large I wouldn't speak for other countries" and then proceeds to do just that

[ramonng]

Is NATO committed to the US, or is it the US which is committed to NATO....? I am lost in the play of words...

[Stenforddaley]

This guy said ummmm roughly over 10 thousand times. And most of his answers are clueless and full of

[deloncleaves]

Enough is never enough ....wars everywhere

[voranartsirisubsoontorn]

By stating clearly out our standing, let's hope for the better some how.

[jettabusyjackson]

You can't fight war in the middle of pandemic our troops need to be social distancing

[npc]

People should spend precious little time with loved ones before the incoming nuclear war.

[briant]

Is this a joke or what..???🤣what are us troops supposed to do ooh use apaches on Russian soldiers or invade russia..??hahahahahahaha my God people need to throw those old grannies and grandpas in the front line to fight, they have nothing to fear as most of them are in their sunset days meanwhile the young have every reason to fear rattling russia to that extend

[edgarwatts]

Can someone tell Brandon. We have a border crisis right here.

[john-lenin]

Because you can’t Cut-N-Run until you have troops there.

[ramonng]

I.am not sending.my.dog.on this suicide mission....

[jamescampbell]

I would like to know if any American Politician are going to send any of their sons or grand sons to the front lines. They should have to just a regular Americans son that goes.

[ramonng]

8, 500 troops against 150, 000 you, I can go to sleep now,

[eumaster]

This Dude somehow imagines that his 8500 troops will take down Putin when a a coalition of the entire West couldn't take down a handful of ISIL for decades nor Afghanistan for 20 years.

[mercharris]

“It’s not useful to go back in history and find exact comparisons”. What a dope