Why does Trump want to reclaim the Afghan base? Just look at China's military deployment to understand.

Recently, Trump publicly claimed in the UK that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was a major strategic mistake, and he openly told the Afghan government: "If you want something from us Americans, I will tell you, we need the Bagram base."

Currently, the U.S. military power has significantly declined, and defense spending is high, which is precisely because the United States cannot support it, so the U.S. military unilaterally withdrew from Afghanistan. Now why does Trump want to reclaim the base in Afghanistan again?

The reason is very simple. Just look at China's military deployment to understand. China's military deployment is strong in the southeast and weak in the northwest.

The biggest problem China currently faces is solving the Taiwan issue, so it has stationed a large number of troops in the southeast. It is very difficult for the U.S. military to threaten Chinese forces from the southeast.

If the U.S. military confronts the PLA in the southeast, they not only have to break through the People's Navy's defensive circle at sea, but also face the strikes of the air force, army's long-range firepower, and the Rocket Force. The U.S. military has no hope of winning. Many American think tanks have simulated the Taiwan Strait war, and they all believe that the U.S. military has no hope of winning in coastal China, and even if they can win, they will suffer heavy losses, which is not in line with the U.S. national strategy.

Due to the towering Himalayas on the China-India border, the battlefield capacity is limited, and it is impossible to deploy a large number of troops, so the China-India border may only see small-scale conflicts, and large-scale wars are unlikely. It is unrealistic for the United States to use India to form a military threat against China.

China's north borders with Russia, and the China-Russia border has been demarcated, and China and Russia are strategic partners, so the China-Russia border is safe, and the United States cannot provoke trouble on the China-Russia border.

China shares a border with Afghanistan, and the People's Liberation Army has fewer troops in the northwest. If the U.S. military increases its troop deployment in Afghanistan, it could possibly gain an advantage. Even if it cannot gain an advantage, it can still exert a restraining effect on China.

The fundamental reason why the U.S. military stayed in Afghanistan for so long was to contain China and Russia. However, due to the U.S. inability to support it, it had to withdraw from Afghanistan. Now Trump wants to return to Afghanistan, the fundamental reason is that he has few cards left and cannot effectively threaten China, so he wants to regain the base in Afghanistan.

A journalist asked Trump, since the U.S. has abandoned the military base in Afghanistan, why now he wants to reoccupy the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Trump did not hide his intentions and said:

"It is too close to China's nuclear facilities! Only an hour's drive away."

Regarding this strategic move by Trump, we must remain highly vigilant. The U.S. wants to start a fire in our backyard, there's no way!

Original text: www.toutiao.com/article/1843778210119680/

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