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June 27th, 2014
08:39 PM ET
1,000 U.S. Marines headed to Persian Gulf
More Americans are heading to the Persian Gulf.
CNN's Barbara Starr reports the USS Bataan is headed to the region with 1,000 marines on board.
A U.S. official also confirms that armed American drones are now flying over Baghdad.
Is this mission creep?
OutFront, CNN military analyst Lt. Colonel Rick Francona and retired U.S. Army Colonel Doug Macgregor who was a tank commander in the first Gulf War.
On Twitter
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GET OUT !!!
How about you don't talk about our military's movements! My husband is on that ship and we want them safe. Quit giving away out men's position where they could be put in harms way.
Amen to this... my son is on the ship also
Agreed, we don't need personnel movement on the news
The US should send our ARMED drones out and DESTROY all the US Military Vehicles' in the ISIS columns.
Starting with the large Howitzers. I would also like to see our military air craft on the same mission.
Annihilate ISIS!