Posted on 04/04/2021 5:27:55 AM PDT by EBH
The withdrawals are part of an attempt by the administration to further reduce the US's presence in the Middle East, according to the report.
The US has removed at least three Patriot antimissile batteries from the Gulf region, despite recent waves of Houthi drone and missile strikes against targets in Saudi Arabia, as part of a move to shift military capabilities from the Middle East, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
"I am -- am not going to get into specific capabilities that are in specific places, and for how long they will be. I -- I think I need to just leave it at that," added Kirby, who stressed multiple times that he would not confirm the report, "particularly in that part of the world."
In response to a question about whether the US is moving resources to face China, Kirby stated that "it should be lost on nobody" that the secretary of defense's first overseas trip was to the Indo-Pacific region to meet with US allies and partners on tensions in the region, which he added were "in many ways, being propelled by China's aggressive activities and their excessive maritime claims and - and military modernization." Tensions between China and the US have increased in recent years, with both the Trump and Biden administrations taking a hard stance on their global rival.
In a March meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi and State Councilor Wang Yi in Anchorage, the two sides sparred with unusually blunt public remarks, according to Reuters. "We will...discuss our deep concerns with actions by China, including in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, cyber attacks on the United States, economic coercion of our allies," said Blinken at the time. "Each of these actions threaten the rules-based order that maintains global stability."
"The United States uses its military force and financial hegemony to carry out long arm jurisdiction and suppress other countries," said Yang. "It abuses so-called notions of national security to obstruct normal trade exchanges, and incite some countries to attack China."
Israel will stand by Saudi Arabia against Iran.
It’s evident Biden is nothing by a empty suit. Paid for with Iranian money as he is going to stand with Iran. Biden goal is to destroy any positive American ally
Such insanity
Yep
Saudi Arabia already has Patriot systems, and all they’ll need is the latest software upgrade to take out the small drones the terrorists are using.
Biden will probably send them to China for reverse engineering or maybe Iran will "capture" the convoy that transports them to wherever.
This makes sense. Houthi drones are too small for a Patriots to shoot down. Missiles can not engage targets smaller than themselves. Stingers and C-RAM systems have a better chance.
Destroy Saudi Arabia and choke to death Trump’s Middle East peace.
War, Inc.
Hey, Biden had to do that, A) the Iranians wanted the drones, and B) Biden does as he's told to do by his handlers.
Three batteries won't impact our problems vs China, even if sent to Taiwan. Will impact the Saudis, who should be looking elsewhere for arms.
Unfortunately you are correct.
Thanks for the post.
“EVERYTHING obama biden does either:
a) Weakens America/Americans
b) Distances America’s allies
c) Strengthens America’s enemies
d) Attacks Christianity
e) Serves islam
f) Harms Israel
Or some combination of the above.”
Bears repeating.
Obama, 2016-2020 called and want their foreign policy back.
China? Try Russia
Ping
They get their stuff from the Russians.
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