The U.S. Defense Department wants to increase NATO's presence in Iraq to reduce the number of Americans serving there, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said: "To the degree that NATO can offset the U.S. presence, that would over time allow us to bring some forces home, which you all should know has been my ambition for some time," the secretary told reporters traveling with him on Feb.11 en route to NATO's Defense ministers conference in Brussels. David Vergun reports on DOD News.
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| British soldiers assigned to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards participate in an exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Feb. 4, 2020 (Picture source: U.S. DOD) |
