Opinion | The Upside of an American Pullback in the Middle East
Becca Wasser and Dina Esfandiary argue that the Iran war, which has damaged nearly all U.S. bases in the region and killed at least 21 American service members, offers Washington a chance to reshape its Middle East presence. They recommend a smaller, distributed footprint of outposts farther from Iran's reach, conceding that less American influence is a trade worth making.
