Defense Secretary Ash Carter is endorsing the Arab League’s plan to form a joint military force.
Details on how such a force would operate are thin. But the agreement announced Sunday is a telling sign of a new determination among Saudi Arabia, Egypt and their allies to intervene aggressively in regional hotspots.
In remarks Monday during a visit to Fort Drum, New York, Carter called the planned joint force “a good thing.”
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the U.S. was waiting to see the exact structure and operational mandate of the joint force.
Arab League officials said a full proposal is to be presented within four months.
(AP)
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1. Since the US involvement is minimal, and Obama is unwilling to allow American troops to get involved, what the American Defense Secretary thinks isn’t all that important.
2. Right now the groups priorities are: Iran, Islamic State and Israel, in that order. If priorities change, Israel might be facing a serious threat. Remember that in the past, the Arabs who attacked Israel were always seriously disunited which the Israelis were able to exploit. On the other hand, if Israel negotiates with the Arab League it could lead to peace whereas the current technique of dealing with small groups of Arabs is clearly a blind alley since the Israelis need to make major concessions to get one small group to settle.