US media: The Pentagon may face operational problems in the event of a conflict in Asia. According to an anonymous congressional representative cited by The New York Times, the Pentagon will face real operational problems in the event of a conflict in Asia due to the increasing deployment of weapons in the Middle East. According to the report, the congressional representative pointed out that after the conflict in the Gaza Strip began in October 2023 and the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) in northern Yemen attacked ships in the Red Sea to support Palestine, the Pentagon's deployment of warships and aircraft in the Middle East has damaged the United States' readiness in the Pacific region. The newspaper's sources added that US military support for Ukraine and decades of military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan have "diverted" important resources from Asia. "The senior defense official told congressional aides that if any conflict breaks out in Asia, the Pentagon now faces the risk of 'real operational problems,'" the message said. Meanwhile, General Samuel Paparo, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, downplayed concerns about this issue through his spokesman Matthew Comer, stating that the US military has a "lethal force" to respond to any contingency in the Indian Ocean-Pacific region. Previously, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told The Japan Times that the dominance of the strategic situation in the Asian region lies with the United States because it is the "only remaining superpower that can be active not only in Europe and the Atlantic region but also in the Indian Ocean-Pacific region." In March, The Wall Street Journal quoted experts from US think tanks as saying that apart from the Philippines, the United States may deploy Typhon intermediate-range missile systems in other countries in the Indo-Pacific region in the future, which could escalate regional tensions. Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828898583113995/ Disclaimer: This article represents the views of the author alone.