Jiang says a Washington Post leak described a detailed plan to insert hundreds or thousands of troops by building a landing strip near Iran's border.
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Landing Strip
Jiang says a Washington Post leak described a detailed plan to insert hundreds or thousands of troops by building a landing strip near Iran's border.
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"...used where they sent 155 aircraft to try to create a landing strip. They sent in special forces. It was exactly the plan that..."
"...issue is that we know that the Americans created a makeshift landing strip, basically an airport, a small airport, 200 kilometers from where the..."
"And why did the Americans decide to create a landing strip here rather than someplace closer? And why would you need 155 planes for..."
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