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US to significantly increase military presence in Kuwait following Iraq pull out | The United States is planning to significantly increase its military
presence in Kuwait with 13,500 troops, according to a congressional report. According
to New York Post, the U.S. plans such a move to give it flexibility to respond
to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the withdrawal of American
combat forces, the report said. The study by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
examined that the U.S. relationship with the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation
Council, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman,
against a fast-moving backdrop. According to the report, there are currently about
15,000 U.S. forces in Kuwait at Camp Arifjan, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Buehring,
giving the United States hubs, training ranges and locations to provide logistical
support. Several members of Congress, such as Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., had pressed for a residual U.S. force to remain in Iraq,
but the two countries failed to agree on whether American troops should be granted
legal immunity. Instead, officials talked of positioning a strong U.S. force just
across the border in Kuwait. The strategy preserves 'lily pad' basing that allows
the military to move quickly from one location to the next. As it recalibrates
its national security strategy, the United States is drawing down forces in Europe
while focusing on other regions, such as the Middle East and Asia. Defense Secretary
Leon Panetta said that he envisions about 40,000 troops stationed in the Middle
East region after the withdrawal from Iraq.
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