- Pentagon Eyes Africa Drawdown as First Step in Global Troop Shift: The deliberations stem from a push to reduce missions battling distant terrorist groups, and to instead refocus on confronting so-called Great Powers like Russia and China https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/world/africa/esper-troops-africa-china.html?action=click&module=top%20stories&pgtype=homepage 8 comments worldnews
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- A Trump West Africa pullback would give terrorists free rein (opinion) | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/25/opinions/trump-africom-troop-withdrawal-isis-andelman/index.html 66 comments
- Russia Exerts Growing Influence in Africa, Worrying Many in the West - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/world/africa/russia-africa-troops.html 20 comments
- U.S. Intelligence Agencies Prepare to Pull Back Officers From Africa - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/us/politics/intelligence-cia-africa-terror.html 14 comments
- If the U.S. draws down troops from around the world, private contractors could fill in the gaps. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/military-contractors-iraq-kenya-syria.html 9 comments
- Congress and the Pentagon are tussling over US troops in West Africa - Vox https://www.vox.com/2020/2/18/21142207/pentagon-graham-hell-west-africa-troops-esper 2 comments
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- ‘An Endless War’: Why 4 U.S. Soldiers Died in a Remote African Desert - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/17/world/africa/niger-ambush-american-soldiers.html 81 comments
- From Rockets to Ball Bearings, Pentagon Struggles to Feed War Machine - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/us/politics/military-weapons-ukraine-war.html 65 comments
- Will Congress Ever Limit the Forever-Expanding 9/11 War? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/us/politics/aumf-congress-niger.html?amp%3Baction=click&%3Bcontentcollection=politics&%3Bcontentplacement=1&%3Bmodule=package&%3Bpgtype=sectionfront&%3Bregion=rank&%3Bversion=highlights&rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fpolitics 25 comments
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