The US needs to get out of the Middle East — soon

An American-funded Israeli tank rolls along the fence as damaged buildings are seen in the Zionist regime’s genocidal war on Gaza. — AFP

THE United States has about 46,000 troops stationed in 11 countries across the Middle East, with all the accompanying hardware and support. Those forces are not available elsewhere, whether in Europe or East Asia, where America’s most ominous foes need deterring and its closest allies need reassuring. One of the biggest strategic questions for President Joe Biden – or Donald Trump if he wins in November – is whether to maintain this huge American presence or draw it down.

Right now would be the wrong time for such a drastic change.