The Middle East region is known as the "powder keg" of the world, and the situation there is now increasingly turbulent. For many years, the United States has relied on its strong military power to make waves around the world. Perhaps few countries can confront the United States head-on, but this does not mean that there is no way to deal with the United States. The frequent rocket attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq are the best example. The U.S. finally can't handle it. It has said that the embassy will be closed urgently.
The situation in the Middle East may usher in a great change.
Why is the embassy of other countries "peaceful" and the US embassy is frequently attacked? In the final analysis, it is because the United States disturbs the situation in the Middle East at every turn, and the locals cannot understand what the United States does. Obviously, the United States and the Middle East are thousands of miles away, and the Pentagon has long-arm jurisdiction. It has neither the role of a major power nor the style of a major power. While the United States is still chattering about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Russia has already begun a new round of deployment in the Middle East. Now, the "one advance and one retreat" between the United States and Russia may usher in dramatic changes in the Middle East situation.
The White House ordered to withdraw from Afghanistan. What is the meaning?
According to the People’s Daily Overseas Network, on November 17, the US Department of Defense, which had just experienced a “big change”, announced that Trump had ordered the Pentagon to withdraw a total of 2500 US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq in mid-January next year. It is worth noting that the completion time of this order is before November 15, which means that 5 days before Biden "takes office", the US troops in Afghanistan will drop sharply from the current 4,500 to 2,500, while the troops in Iraq will be It reduces the current 3,000 people to 2,500. This move can not help but make the outside world suspect that the Pentagon's "do not have deep meaning."
Although the U.S. Department of Defense stated that this withdrawal will certainly not affect the U.S. military's local objectives, but when the news came out, it caused quite a stir in the U.S. political circles, with opposition from the Democratic and Republican parties one after another. The Republicans said that such an impatient and immature withdrawal of troops would only make the United States repeat the same mistakes; while the Democrats were criticizing Trump’s motives for withdrawing troops at this time. They agreed that this was a “trap” for Trump and was to give new The government brought a hot potato.
According to US media reports, as early as February 29 this year, the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan had just reached a peace agreement and agreed to withdraw all US troops within 14 months. After the end of the campaign, news about Trump swept through, thinking that it was very likely that he would withdraw all troops deployed in Afghanistan before Christmas. Outsiders have speculated that the President is preparing to implement the peace agreement in advance as his "most important historical position"?
Putin started a new round of layout in the Middle East
Looking back at Russia’s series of actions, it is obvious that he is already preparing for a new round of layout in the Middle East. According to Star News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an important administrative order on the 16th Moscow time. He authorized the Russian Ministry of Defense to sign an agreement with the Sudanese government to lease the strategically important port of Sudan on the east bank of the Red Sea. This is to allow Russia to establish its first military base in Africa since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the Port Sudan area. After the
agreement comes into effect, the Russian Navy will build a modern "naval logistics center" in the northern area of Port Sudan, with a validity period of 25 years. At the same time, Russia has the right to unilaterally extend the agreement back for 10 years. Although the Sudanese government will not charge the Russian government for lease, Russia has to bear the cost alone during the construction process. In addition, it will also provide weapons and equipment to the Sudanese army for free, and upgrade the Sudanese navy's air defense system.
reported that according to the agreement, Russia can station up to 300 people in Port Sudan, and only 4 warships can be berthed, including a “nuclear-powered ship that meets environmental safety standards”, and Russian Air Force fighters will also Allowed to fly in Sudanese airspace. The agreement stated that the main purpose of the Russian navy stationed in Port Sudan is to "maintain peace and stability around the area, which is essentially defensive and does not target any country."
