Intelligence Losses Pose Large Risks as U.S. Troops Head Home
by Jason H. Campbell and Javed Ali
Much has already been written about the potential national security implications of the apparent U.S. policy decisions to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria and reduce the current U.S. military presence in Afghanistan by half.
Lost within these larger policy debates and expert views are the inherent risks posed by the reduced access to intelligence precipitated by such decisions. Syria and Afghanistan represent some of the most active and desirable real estate for international terrorist activity, not to mention other threats that also would benefit from continued U.S. intelligence focus.
https://www.rand.org/blog/2019/01/intelligence-losses-pose-large-risks-as-us-troops-head.html
