Tag: US military presence

Categories Middle East

US Forces Reportedly Return to Six Previously Abandoned Bases in Syria

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Early in October, the US president announced the withdrawal of American troops from Syrian soil only to partially revert it at a later date. Some US servicemen stayed behind with the Pentagon claiming that they are guarding Syrian oil fields from falling back into the hands of terrorists. … Read More >US Forces Reportedly Return to Six Previously Abandoned Bases in Syria

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US-Turkey relations at critical crossroads: what’s behind Erdogan’s threat to shutter Incirlik Air Base?

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When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to close a vital airbase used by American forces, he wasn’t bluffing, and Washington should take his threats at face value, or risk losing a NATO ally, analysts say. … Read More >US-Turkey relations at critical crossroads: what’s behind Erdogan’s threat to shutter Incirlik Air Base?

Categories Middle East

US taking over from IS & Al-Nusra Front by seizing Syrian oil at behest of ‘money lobbies’ – Assad

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Powerful lobbies are behind the US rush for Syria’s natural resources, and the Americans are carrying on where Islamist groups left off by “stealing and selling” them, President Bashir Assad has said. … Read More >US taking over from IS & Al-Nusra Front by seizing Syrian oil at behest of ‘money lobbies’ – Assad

Categories USA

US Intends to Announce Withdrawal of 4,000 Troops From Afghanistan Next Week – Reports

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The Trump administration plans to announce next week a withdrawal of a total of 4,000 US servicemen from Afghanistan in the wake of the resumption of the talks between Washington and Taliban, media reported, citing US officials. … Read More >US Intends to Announce Withdrawal of 4,000 Troops From Afghanistan Next Week – Reports

Categories Op-ed

NATO all about values, but pay up! Pentagon boss reprimands US allies – or should that be vassals?

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US Defense Secretary Mark Esper argues that NATO members should pay up because there can’t be “free riders,” but then goes on to say US alliances are all about “mutual respect and common values.” It can’t be both, so which is it? … Read More >NATO all about values, but pay up! Pentagon boss reprimands US allies – or should that be vassals?

Categories USA

Cheney warns US against Middle East pullout as even Washington Post digs up proof his War on Terror was ‘UNWINNABLE’

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Ultra-hawk former vice president Dick Cheney has reprised his role as head cheerleader for the never-ending war he kicked off nearly 20 years ago. But has the prodigious conflict dragged on too long even for the war-happy MSM? … Read More >Cheney warns US against Middle East pullout as even Washington Post digs up proof his War on Terror was ‘UNWINNABLE’