Pentagon's tough choice: Middle East carrier leaves as global threats rise
Pentagon faces hard choices about military assets as Middle East needs grow. Recent carrier departure shows difficulty in managing multiple global hotspots while watching Russia and China
The Pentagon deals with tough resource choices as Middle-East problems grow bigger — making it harder to keep an eye on other world-wide threats. The militaryʼs top-brass needs to split its attention between local issues and long-term plans (especially with Russia and China testing boundaries)
The recent move to pull-out Americas only carrier from the area shows how tight things are getting. The USS Abraham Lincoln‚ which helped keep things calm between Israel and Iran‚ had to leave its spot: this means one less big tool to show force in the area
The military has to be smart about where it puts its ships planes and troops; its like playing chess on multiple boards at once. The current set-up makes it tricky to handle whats going on with Iran and its friends‚ while also keeping track of other places where America needs to show its strength
