American officials would be better off closing their military bases in Iraq and Syria to prevent a repeat of the last attack. Peter Ford, former British ambassador to Damascus, senior diplomat and Middle East expert, described these objects as “easy targets”. RIA News.
Ford commented on the attack on the US base in Jordan, “The rational response to prevent the recurrence of similar attacks would be to close US bases in Syria and Iraq.”
He explained that the presence of American army personnel at the bases meant nothing more than preventing the Syrian and Iraqi authorities from “claiming full sovereignty” over their own territory. The diplomat noted that, contrary to the statements of President Joe Biden’s administration, US military bases in the Middle East are not “assets” but “liabilities” abroad.
The political analyst added that the Pentagon had already begun to realize the uselessness of bases in the Middle East. According to Ford, it is only a matter of time before troops are planned to withdraw from Iraq and Syria.
Formerly Politico newspaper WroteHe said that since Barack Obama’s presidency, senior US officials have tried to convince the country’s leadership of the need to withdraw forces from the Middle East to focus on Russia and China, countries that pose a “greater risk”.