Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Sending more Marines to Middle East isn't "a boots-on-the-ground deployment" Mar 15, 2026 · Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a retired Navy SEAL, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Americans shouldn't take the sending of 5,000 more Marines to the Middle East "as boots on the ground deployment, especially with only 5,000 troops." Read more »