Middle East unrest drives conversation on US troop presence

With the war in Ukraine well into its third year and the Middle East on tenuous ground as Iran and Israel trade missile salvos—and the U.S. throwing its hat in the ring on Saturday—any conversation about reducing U.S. troop presence in U.S. Central or European Command appears to be on hold.That was the message the likely incoming heads of those commands sent during a confirmation hearing Tuesday, along with concerns that one consequence of the U.S. striking Iranian nuclear facilities