On December 4, the US Department of Defense announced that President Trump had ordered the withdrawal of "most" personnel and equipment stationed in Somalia early next year.
After giving the US Department of Defense a "big change of blood", Trump began to fulfill his promise to withdraw troops overseas during the rest of his term. After reducing the number of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq, the third withdrawal order has now been issued. This time most U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Somalia.
According to the New York Times, the US Department of Defense stated in a statement that some US troops in Somalia will be transferred from East Africa and deployed to neighboring countries in Somalia. But the statement also emphasized that the United States will not leave Africa in this regard, nor will it change related policies. According to this statement, apart from the US troops dispatched to unexpected areas in East Africa, is the remaining part of the US troops stationed in neighboring countries to facilitate the US military and its allies to conduct cross-border operations? This can maintain pressure on violent extremist organizations.
In addition, the statement also mentioned that the United States will retain the ability to carry out counter-terrorism operations in Somalia and continue to collect intelligence on "security threats." Although
is a troop withdrawal, it does not mean that the United States is no longer bouncing over there. This is not surprising to the United States, which is afraid of the world.
At present, although it is not clear whether other US intelligence and diplomatic personnel other than the US military will also be withdrawn, and the specific scale of the withdrawal is not yet clear, according to an anonymous US Department of Defense official, almost all US troops in Somalia will be withdrawn. It will be completed by January 15 next year, just five days before Biden became president.
The general direction of Trump's move
Trump's previous declaration of "quitting endless war" is part of his campaign promise. Since the 2016 US election, Trump has made this commitment one of the core agendas of his "America First" policy.
Although many of Trump's election promises have not been fulfilled, he basically did it. Due to the influence of the domestic political structure of the United States, he has suffered a lot of interference. However, because of his desire to win the election, he must follow some previous promises in the United States, so that it is not easy to cause bad views among the people. Although Trump has been doing things in diplomacy, he has to do with domestic elections. I still need to know.
Is the US move to "evade" or "dig a hole"?
The successive withdrawal orders of the United States have followed the political needs of the United States. On the one hand, it has fulfilled Trump's own promises. On the other hand, he can dig a hole for his successor, Biden, so that he can clean up the mess after the withdrawal. It's a wonderful move to dig a hole while evading. Although Trump has fulfilled his promises, the decision to withdraw troops this time and the last time has caused big differences in American politics. It also aroused the concerns of the US military and allies. A large-scale withdrawal of troops under immature conditions is likely to prompt some extreme violent organizations to become active on a global scale. In response, McCall, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, said that the United States needs to maintain its troops in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future in order to defend the security interests of the United States.
In addition, many American politicians have expressed their opposition to the withdrawal of troops. They believe that the US military garrison will help to fight against local terrorist organizations. Moreover, under the background that the United States is the world's hegemon, war is a huge industrial pillar for the United States. The military expenditure of the United States is increasing every year, and withdrawal is actually harmful.
Earlier, when Trump hinted that he would withdraw troops from Somalia in October, Somali President Mohammed said that while the local situation was still turbulent, he very much hoped that the US could complete its anti-terrorism mission.
It is reported that Somalia will hold a presidential election in February next year. At this juncture, the US military's choice to withdraw will undoubtedly weaken the local ability to protect the security of election activities.
As for what Biden will do after taking office, he can only wait quietly.
In fact, whether it was the previous withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq or the announcement of the withdrawal from Somalia this time, to a certain extent, the United States has pursued a double standard in its counter-terrorism strategy. The United States, which only seeks its own interests, cannot win the "war on terror," but various factors have prevented the United States from leaving the battlefields of all countries. This has not only weakened the efficiency of international cooperation in counter-terrorism, but also expanded the soil for nourishing terrorism.
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