Some American officials and diplomats said, Barack Obama who government intends to U.S. troops in Iraq years after complete evacuation up the U.S. military deployment in the gulf, including to countries such as Kuwait additional forces and ships.
Obama announced this month 21, U.S. troops will be entirely out of Iraq by the end of the year, some U.S. generals and diplomats and gulf state officials worry, U.S. troop withdrawals that could lead to "unstable" or "the security vacuum".
The Pentagon had hoped Obama government and Iraq in twenty thousand U.S. troops to deploy troops agree that at the moment had to step up make alternative. The "New York times" reported 29, the United States is negotiating with the gulf countries, issues including the scale of the combat troops in Kuwait, expected in the next few days will have the answer.
The central command chief Karl hoss fine "back to the future" is a term that describes the deployment of U.S. troops in the gulf in the future trend. "We are considering a return to some extent in the past that way", including the deployment of smaller but strong battle effectiveness of the army, he thought this "effective, practical".
The U.S. government also seeks to strengthen to the greatest extent with the gulf Arab cooperation committee of military cooperation.
HaiGeHui altogether six members: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, bahrain, Qatar, the united Arab emirates and Oman. Although the United States has been respectively with these countries establish close military ties, but Obama government and the military intentionally creating new gulf "security structure", the integration of the air, sea patrol and missile defense.
According to the horst statement, American help GCC state tried to training the armed forces and the joint exercises with them can be integrated local resources, strengthen ally warfare. The central command staff officer responsible for exercise affairs John mentioned backyard, Iraq are invited to participate in next year in Jordan, is scheduled to be held to deal with insurgents and terrorists "gripen 12" exercise, it is the first time the military are invited to participate in these areas war games.
September this year, the defense minister Leon papadopoulos tower, the secretary of state in Hillary Clinton met in New York HaiGeHui member states officials, the United States wants to put forward with the six countries more firmly established the multilateral security alliance. HaiGeHui member leaders is scheduled for December in the Saudi capital of Riyadh a meeting to discuss the offer.
A not willing publicly U.S. official name, said the new "security structure" won't be "another NATO", "but the idea aimed at further integration" area defense.
Observers have pointed out that the move is aimed at the United States to Iraqi security situation suddenly "collapse", and the "enemy" deterrence in Iran.
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