The U.S. Military Has A Basing Problem
As the post-World War II rules-based order comes under the most serious assault since the Cold War, it is essential for Washington to have the defense infrastructure to project power where force is most needed. Unfortunately, a 20th century framework serves only to address 20th century problems. It is time to adjust America’s overseas basing in order to enable the United States to remain leader of the free world.
The USS Gerald R. Ford remains deployed off Israel’s coast, in theory to provide assistance to the Jewish state but also perhaps to contain the spread of war.
The latest outbreak of conflict in the region sustains the pattern by which every administration that seeks to pivot away from the Middle East finds itself drawn back to the region. But it also focuses a spotlight on the military infrastructure that the United States has, and what it needs to pursue U.S. interests in the region.
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