Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, speaks to the media after arriving in Syria to meet with U.S. and allied commanders and troops, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Lolita C. Baldor)
The Hill: Top general: Russia, China will look to expand influence in Middle East as US pulls back
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, said that as the U.S. reduces its military footprint in the Middle East, competing world powers Russia and China would seek to expand their influence in the region.
“The Middle East writ broadly is an area of intense competition between the great powers. And I think that as we adjust our posture in the region, Russia and China will be looking very closely to see if a vacuum opens that they can exploit,” McKenzie told reporters, according to The Associated Press.
“I think they see the United States shifting posture to look at other parts of the world and they sense there may be an opportunity there," the general added.
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Update #1: US general: As US scales back in Mideast, China may step in -- AP
Update #2: As US pulls back in MENA, China, Russia may step in: General -- Al Jazeera
WNU Editor: The Chinese (and Russians) are already there.
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