U.S. To Send More Troops To The Middle-East ...

 ... in addition to the 40,000 already in the region. Per the article, Pentagon Press Secretary Gen. Pat Ryder explained: "In light of the increased tensions in the Middle East, and out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region." The article also notes that the U.S. State Department has warned Americans to leave Lebanon.