US removes some military capabilities, forces from Saudi Arabia — report
[IsraelTimes] US President Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S. Former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body....
has ordered the removal of some elements of the country’s military presence in Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, in the first of several steps to refocus US attention away from the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reports citing unnamed defense officials.
The report says the US has "removed at least three Patriot antimissile batteries from the Gulf region, including one from Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, that had been put in place in recent years to help protect American forces."
If the Saudis want them back, they can buy them. "Some capabilities, including an aircraft carrier and surveillance systems, are being diverted from the Middle East to answer military needs elsewhere around the globe," it says, adding that "other reductions are under consideration."
The moves mean that thousands of troops could eventually leave the region
Posted by: trailing wife 2021-04-02 |