The nations’ proxy battle in Ukraine is causing actual physical altercations on a battlefront thousands of miles away.
that U.S. aircraft have been repeatedly violating the deconfliction rules and faults the U.S. for the incidents. It is possible that these incidents will remain relatively isolated ones, or they could be a prelude to increasing hostility and even direct conflict.
Pursuing that mission has also meant that U.S. forces are either targeted on the ground by militias linked to Iran or getting into close calls in the air with Russian planes. The U.S. stands to gain very little from its military operations in Syria, and the risks of escalation with both Russia and Iran are a serious concern. Keeping U.S. forces in Syria is not worth continuing to take those risks. It would make much more sense for the U.S.
There is a perverse idea in Washington that the U.S. should not pull its troops out of another country even when their continued presence no longer serves U.S. interests. The fear of creating a “vacuum” that will be filled by adversaries paralyzes Washington and traps it into maintaining deployments whose security benefits are negligible or non-existent. When policymakers accept this idea, it prevents the U.S. from cutting back on unnecessary deployments and contributes to spreading U.S.
Given the intense anti-Russian mood in Washington, the drone incidents will probably cause the administration to recommit to the mission in Syria and possibly even send additional reinforcements. As it is, the U.S. is alreadyits footprint in the Middle East with more troops and planes headed for the Persian Gulf. All of this is a mistake and keeps the U.S. overinvested in the region. The U.S.
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