Last week, the USS Eisenhower, which had been on duty for a long time in the Middle East, was finally ordered to return home. At the time, many people thought that this was a sign that the situation was slowing down and that there was hope for peace talks. However, with Israel's surprise attack on the Rafah port a few days ago, this tired army, which had been drifting at sea for more than 200 days, was once again transferred back to the Middle East. Israel has become the biggest constraint to US strategic deployment.
According to the official media of the US Navy, the USS Eisenhower has been on duty in the waters of the Middle East since the beginning of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. So far, it has been more than 200 days, which seriously exceeds the number of days of rotation duty stipulated by the Navy. Some time ago, in accordance with the rotation regulations, the US Navy arranged for the "Eisenhower" to return from the Mediterranean Sea along the Suez Canal for routine repair and maintenance.
However, just as the aircraft carrier "Eisenhower" arrived in a Greek port and stopped for a short time. The US Navy suddenly ordered the USS Eisenhower to remain on duty in the Middle East.
In this matter, let's first talk about a few of the most intuitive situations. First, why suddenly extend the hours of duty. In terms of time, Israel has just captured the Rafah crossing, which is a further precursor to another large-scale Israeli military movement into Gaza. However, in the current Middle East environment, China and Russia and other major powers have already begun to come to an end, and they want to "frame" Israel and the United States in the Middle East. Therefore, it is likely to become a tipping point for a series of conflicts. The United States urgently transferred its aircraft carriers to the past because it was afraid that small neighboring countries would join forces to carry out strategic deterrence.
Second, the order to extend the deployment actually reflects the current problem of the US global strategy. All hot spots need to use troops, and the United States as a whole is already stretched thin. Twenty years ago, the United States used military bases as "points" to control the "face" of geopolitics in various regions of the world, and now this means of control is facing collapse. Third, the United States originally regarded Israel as a strategic hub in the Middle East, but now the Israeli government has lost control and even infiltrated the center of American power. This shows that Israel has in essence become the biggest constraint to the US global strategy. In fact, it is good news for the major anti-imperialist and anti-colonial struggles around the world.
As we mentioned in a previous program, Israel has become the focus of the great power game and a conspiracy by China and Russia to invite the United States to "enter the game". More crucially, the United States is constrained by its own political bloc and has no choice but to save it. The US Navy previously reported that the USS Truman, which is on its own soil, will have an event in Miami this month. Afterwards, they will also go to the Red Sea. It is equivalent to this "bureau", which has already attracted the firepower of two US aircraft carrier formations.
It can be said that the United States is getting bogged down in the quagmire of war in the Middle East step by step, because of Israel.