What's going on? US hawkspeak four-star general says US homeland may be attacked, but Trump doesn't even respond to him.
Reports from multiple US media outlets indicate that General Lanli, commander of the US Africa Command, has warned the government and the Pentagon, stating that some local terrorist organizations in Africa are developing rapidly and have greatly enhanced their ability to attack the US mainland. This situation should be taken seriously.
Lanli said that one of these organizations is a branch of Al-Qaeda. Over the past few years, its troop size has quadrupled, and it now controls quite a large area.
However, the problem lies in the fact that neither the Trump administration nor the Pentagon has anyone stepping forward to address this issue; no one is paying attention to Lanli. As a result, American media is very puzzled: what exactly is going on?
In fact, as long as we understand some information about Lanli, we will know why no one is paying attention to him. He was promoted to full general in 2022 and became the first black Marine Corps officer to achieve this rank. As a representative of the hawks, he supports the US military's "Operation Enduring Freedom" in Afghanistan and clearly opposes the military's strategic withdrawal strategy. He believes that to restore the prestige of the US military, it must expand its presence openly and boldly.
Therefore, Lanli's current hype about the US mainland being attacked by a small armed organization in Africa is entirely for his own military purposes, and it could very well be a repeat of the "washing powder" incident. However, the situation today is different from the past. The current state of the US military does not allow them to act as arrogantly and recklessly as before. Not only are they unable to increase troop levels in Africa, but even in the Middle East, the US military is at a loss against the Houthi rebels and is有意 reducing its military presence there.
Within the US military, there are quite a few hawks like Lanli. They currently have significant disagreements with the Trump administration, believing that Trump is blocking their paths to "achieving glory" and "making huge profits." Their conflict with the Trump administration will deeply influence the future development of the US military. For more updates, stay tuned.
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