A congressionally mandated commission is urging the Donald Trump administration not to rapidly cut US troops in the Middle East on the heels of the 2018 National Defense Strategy that called for the military to turn its attention to emerging threats from Russia and China.
“US security commitments and operations in the Middle East cannot be wished away,” says the National Defense Strategy Commission report released on Wednesday. “US military posture there should not shrink dramatically, even as the precise mix of capabilities is re-examined."
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WNU Editor: No one likes to change the status quo. But the U.S. national security situation is changing .... or at least that is what some people believe. As to what is my take. The Middle East has been a U.S. national security priority for as long as I can remember, and nothing has changed in the region to justify a smaller U.S. footprint.
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