So Much For That American Pivot To Asia

Source: Staff reports. By Craig Whitlock and Laris Karklis/The Washington Post. Published on June 13, 2012

At Pentagon, ‘Pivot To Asia’ Becomes ‘Shift To Africa’ -- Washington Post

In his first term, President Obama instructed the Pentagon to pivot its forces and reorient its strategy toward fast-growing Asia. Instead, the U.S. military finds itself drawn into a string of messy wars in another, much poorer part of the world: Africa.

Over the past two years, the Pentagon has become embroiled in conflicts in Libya, Somalia, Mali and central Africa. Meantime, the Air Force is setting up a fourth African drone base, while Navy warships are increasing their missions along the coastlines of East and West Africa.

In scope and expense, the U.S. military involvement in Africa still barely registers when compared with its presence in Asia, let alone the Middle East or Afghanistan. On any given day, there are only about 5,000 U.S. troops scattered across all of Africa, while 28,000 are stationed in South Korea alone.

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My Comment: Another example of where the White House says one thing .... and it gets contradicted by world events.