Trump Approves Modest Increase of About 1,500 Troops in the Middle East President Trump decided to deploy about 1,500 additional American troops to the Middle East to provide protection for American service members already there, officials said Friday. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Japanese Medical School Accused of Rigging Admissions to Keep Women OutBrazil’s Supreme Court Considers Decriminalizing AbortionChina Threatens New Tariffs on $60 Billion of U.S. GoodsAustralia’s Big Banks Have Stranglehold on Consumers, Government SaysAttackers in Burqas Kill Dozens at Shiite Mosque in AfghanistanPompeo Warns Turkey on Detained U.S. Pastor: The Clock Has ‘Run Out’