Niger recently announced that it would expel US troops from military bases in its territory and hand them over to Russia. It is understood that about 1,500 U.S. soldiers are currently stationed in Niger, while there are also two U.S. military bases in the area. Although the U.S. military is engaged in a counterterrorism campaign here, its real purpose is to exert military control over the region, thereby controlling strategic resources and strategic corridors, as well as dominance of African affairs. However, when the Nigerien government's position changed, they decided to expel the US military.
In the face of Niger's decision, the United States has tried its best to redeem it, but it has still not been able to change the fate of the expulsion of American troops. The Nigerien side said that the main reason for the expulsion of US troops was not only the bad behavior of US troops on the ground, but also the inability of the United States to give Niger enough preferential treatment.
Today, the United States is facing many difficulties. Military spending continues to rise, but it is also experiencing a serious shortage of funds. The United States can only write empty checks, and it is difficult to provide substantive preferential policies. In addition, the U.S. military spends enormously in Niger, but it does not provide Niger with anything in return.
U.S. troops in Africa are also at risk of being expelled. In the Middle East, U.S. troops have also been expelled, and almost no one wants to admit them. On the battlefield in Afghanistan, the U.S. military experienced a 20-year war that cost trillions of dollars, but finally fled in an extremely embarrassing way. This undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the US military and plunged the United States into a historical low.
In Iraq, local forces have made it clear that they want to expel U.S. troops; And the Iraqi government has also explicitly demanded the withdrawal of US troops, saying that their presence is no longer needed. In Syria, the U.S. military presence is even more controversial, with the Syrian government repeatedly demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops, and local tribal forces frequently expelling U.S. troops from Syria.
Globally, the U.S. military's garrison position is also becoming increasingly awkward. In Europe, protests have erupted in Germany on several occasions, demanding the withdrawal of US troops; In Asia, Japanese people also held demonstrations to demand that US troops leave the Ryukyu Islands; In South Korea, the population also began to oppose the US military, demanding that they leave.
It is worth noting that the US Air Force recently decided to abandon the repair of a B-2 strategic bomber damaged by an accident because the repair cost is too expensive. The cost of the B-2 strategic bomber is as high as 2.4 billion US dollars, equivalent to 16.8 billion yuan. After the scrapping of this aircraft, the number of existing B-2 strategic bombers in the US Air Force will be reduced to 19 units.
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