The decision to bolster U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf was made after a Hezbollah proxy group received instructions to kill and kidnap U.S. soldiers, according to Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas.
“To the extent I can discuss it, it was human intelligence,” McCaul told USA Today of the threat that motivated the U.S. to beef up its presence in the Persian Gulf.
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