Pentagon Looking to Withdraw Support From CIA Counter-Terrorism Operations

Pentagon Looking to Withdraw Support From CIA Counter-Terrorism Operations

One aspect of the plan is to determine if DOD personnel assigned to the CIA should instead be involved with missions to compete with Russia and China. The move is another sign of the Pentagon’s focus away from counter-terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa towards so-called “great power competition” with Russia and China as outlined in the 2018 National Defense Strategy.

So regime change for China and Russia?!