Biden orders Pentagon to remove Patriot Missiles, ‘Excess Armaments’ from Persian Gulf

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – President Joe Biden has ordered the Pentagon to start removing Patriot anti-missile systems, other military hardware and forces from the Persian Gulf region and could deploy them elsewhere to counter Russia and China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing officials.

The Pentagon has moved three Patriot systems out of the region, including one that was located in Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base. It has also moved an aircraft carrier, surveillance systems and other military capabilities out of the Middle East, the report said.

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Some of the military hardware could be redeployed to focus on Russia and China, two countries which the Pentagon sees as its primary global competitors, the report said.



US officials are considering proposals to pull additional military equipment out of the region, including a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD anti-missile system, surveillance drones and antimissile batteries.

Part of the rationale for moving the equipment is that the Pentagon wants Saudi Arabia to assume more of the burden of defending its own territory, the report said.

Toward that goal, the Pentagon has assembled a “tiger team” of officials to explore ways to help the kingdom protect its facilities and oil installations. Options under discussion include sales of missile interceptors, expanded intelligence sharing and additional military training, the report said.

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Put Saudi Oil on the do not buy list, and declare the entire middle east a , travel at your own risk zone.
    No more deals with Monarchs or apartheid states. It is not who we are.

    • Of course it’s who we are. We’ve been dealing with monarchs and apartheid stars for well over half of our history.

    • A little while back someone unearthed an arm from a statue of King George in the US that got torn down after the revolution. Invite Australia and Canadien PM’s to a state dinner and give them half each. The media would love it. And what could any american say ?

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